Nissan Micra vs SEAT Leon
The Leon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,811
- $1,792 (better)
- Australia
- $1,498
- $1,482 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,100
- £1,088 (better)
- United States
- $1,399
- $1,384 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 50 mpg
- 51 mpg (better)
- US
- 42 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 732 km
- 903 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 300 L
- 380 L (better)
- Length
- 3,999 mm
- 4,368 mm
- Weight
- 935 kg
- 1,290 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 68 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 160 Nm
- 200 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- 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.
Micra or Leon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Micra or the SEAT Leon?
The SEAT Leon: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Nissan Micra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Micra or the SEAT Leon?
The SEAT Leon, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Nissan Micra's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Nissan Micra or the SEAT Leon?
The SEAT Leon, at 380 L to the Nissan Micra's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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