Mercedes-Benz A200 vs Mini Cooper D
The Cooper D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $350 a year less in New Zealand.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,714
- $1,364 (better)
- Australia
- $1,418 (better)
- $1,684
- United Kingdom
- £1,041 (better)
- £1,192
- United States
- $1,324 (better)
- $1,886
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.3 L/100km
- 5.3 L/100km
- UK
- 53 mpg
- 53 mpg
- US
- 44 mpg
- 44 mpg
- On a full tank
- 811 km
- 830 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 370 L (better)
- 211 L
- Length
- 4,419 mm
- 3,821 mm
- Weight
- 1,395 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 120 kW (better)
- 85 kW
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 270 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
A200 or Cooper D?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A200 or the Mini Cooper D?
The Mini Cooper D: about $350 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz A200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz A200 or the Mini Cooper D?
The Mercedes-Benz A200, at 370 L to the Mini Cooper D's 211 L, for their newest versions.
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