Mitsubishi Pajero vs Volkswagen Tiguan

The Pajero costs less to run, by the official figures: about $340 a year less in New Zealand, $280 in Australia, £210 in the UK and $260 in the US.

Mitsubishi PajeroVolkswagen Tiguan

Side by side

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

Mitsubishi PajeroVolkswagen Tiguan

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,587 (better)
$2,927
Australia
$2,140 (better)
$2,421
United Kingdom
£1,572 (better)
£1,778
United States
$1,999 (better)
$2,261

Official figures

Uses
8.0 L/100km (better)
9.1 L/100km
UK
35 mpg (better)
31 mpg
US
29 mpg (better)
26 mpg
On a full tank
1,100 km (better)
641 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
1,081 L (better)
615 L
Towing, braked
3,000 kg (better)
1,600 kg
Length
4,900 mm
4,509 mm
Weight
2,165 kg
1,437 kg

Engine

Engine
3.8 L V6 petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
184 kW (better)
96 kW
Torque
327 Nm (better)
220 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
4WD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
6
7 (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.

Pajero or Tiguan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the Volkswagen Tiguan?

The Mitsubishi Pajero: about $340 a year less in New Zealand, $280 in Australia, £210 in the UK and $260 in the US than the Volkswagen Tiguan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the Volkswagen Tiguan?

The Mitsubishi Pajero, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the Volkswagen Tiguan?

The Mitsubishi Pajero, at 1081 L to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 615 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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