Kia Ceed vs Mercedes-Benz A180

The A180 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Kia Ceed

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Kia CeedMercedes-Benz A180

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,125
$2,102 (better)
Australia
$1,758
$1,739 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,291
£1,277 (better)
United States
$1,642
$1,624 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.6 L/100km
6.5 L/100km (better)
UK
43 mpg
43 mpg (better)
US
36 mpg
36 mpg (better)
On a full tank
761 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
395 L
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Length
4,310 mm
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Engine

Engine
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
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Power
88 kW
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Torque
172 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Ceed or A180?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Ceed or the Mercedes-Benz A180?

The Mercedes-Benz A180: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Kia Ceed at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Ceed or the Mercedes-Benz A180?

The Mercedes-Benz A180, at 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Kia Ceed's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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