Mercedes-Benz A180 vs Škoda Octavia
The A180 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,102 (better)
- $2,154
- Australia
- $1,739 (better)
- $1,782
- United Kingdom
- £1,277 (better)
- £1,308
- United States
- $1,624 (better)
- $1,664
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.5 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 751 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 600 L
- Length
- –
- 4,689 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,315 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 110 kW
- Torque
- –
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 9
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.
A180 or Octavia?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A180 or the Škoda Octavia?
The Mercedes-Benz A180: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Škoda Octavia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz A180 or the Škoda Octavia?
The Mercedes-Benz A180, at 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Škoda Octavia's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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