Where each one leads
Alfa Romeo 147
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Opel Corsa
- Fewer Opel Corsa cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (3.0% against 3.9%).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Alfa Romeo 147 | Opel Corsa | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 5,887 (2010–2020) | 2,069,679 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,138 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,386 | 186,321 |
| In traffic in Finland | 196 | 13,485 |
| Generations on record | — | 6 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Alfa Romeo 147 | Opel Corsa | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 55% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | −3% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.9% | 3.0% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Alfa Romeo 147 | Opel Corsa | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 6.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 4.9 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 5.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 95 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 88 kW (118 hp) | 71 kW (95 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,830 kg | 1,200 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €24,195 | €18,204 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 183,000 km | 121,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).