Mercedes-Benz CLA45 vs Mini Cooper
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,451 (better)
- $2,455
- Australia
- $2,029 (better)
- $2,030
- United Kingdom
- £1,489 (better)
- £1,491
- United States
- $1,894 (better)
- $1,896
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.6 L/100km
- UK
- 37 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- US
- 31 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 580 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 211 L
- Length
- –
- 3,863 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,150 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 100 kW
- Torque
- –
- 220 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
CLA45 or Cooper?
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 or the Mini Cooper?
The Mercedes-Benz CLA45, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mini Cooper's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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