Where each one leads
Cupra León
- Fewer Cupra León cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.3% against 3.6%).
- New Cupra León cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 91 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 106 for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Cupra León uses 7.0 l/100 km on the road, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class 7.4.
Mercedes-Benz A-Class
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Mercedes-Benz A-Class uses 7.8 l/100 km on the road, the Cupra León 9.2.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Mercedes-Benz A-Class uses 5.7 l/100 km on the road, the Cupra León 5.8.
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
| Cupra León | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 25,455 (2020–2022) | 1,512,195 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 15,681 | 390,433 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 5,793 | 72,849 |
| In traffic in Finland | 597 | 16,775 |
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
| Cupra León | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 76% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 0.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −29% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.3% | 3.6% |
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
| Cupra León | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 9.2 l/100 km | 7.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 7.0 l/100 km | 7.4 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 5.8 l/100 km | 5.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 91 g/km | 106 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 150 kW (201 hp) | 112 kW (151 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,618 kg | 1,509 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €47,155 | €37,030 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 59,000 km | 131,000 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).