Mercedes-Benz A250 vs Mitsubishi Express

The Express costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 in the US.

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

Mercedes-Benz A250Mitsubishi Express

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand: $2,367; $2,280 (better)
Australia: $1,958; $1,889 (better)
United Kingdom: £1,438; £1,385 (better)
United States: $1,829; $1,761 (better)

Official figures

Uses: 7.3 L/100km; 7.1 L/100km (better)
UK: 39 mpg; 40 mpg (better)
US: 32 mpg; 33 mpg (better)

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.

A250 or Express?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A250 or the Mitsubishi Express?

The Mitsubishi Express: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz A250 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz A250 or the Mitsubishi Express?

The Mitsubishi Express, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz A250's 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

Mercedes-Benz

A250

2013–2021

6.9 L/100km · 41 mpg UK

Mitsubishi

Express

1985–2023

7.1 L/100km · 40 mpg UK

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