Mercedes-Benz V Class vs Nissan Vanette

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

Mercedes-Benz V Class

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz V ClassNissan Vanette

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,409 (better)
$2,426
Australia
$1,993 (better)
$2,006
United Kingdom
£1,464 (better)
£1,474
United States
$1,861 (better)
$1,874

Official figures

Uses
7.5 L/100km (better)
7.5 L/100km
UK
38 mpg (better)
38 mpg
US
32 mpg (better)
31 mpg
On a full tank
765 km
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Space

Seats
7
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Length
5,140 mm
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Weight
2,170 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
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Power
140 kW
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Torque
440 Nm
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Gearbox
9-speed automatic
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Drive
RWD
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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.

V Class or Vanette?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Nissan Vanette?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Nissan Vanette?

The Mercedes-Benz V Class, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Nissan Vanette's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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