Where each one leads
Kia Rondo
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2017 Kia Rondo uses 8.9 l/100 km, the 2017 Mazda MAZDA5 9.6.
Mazda MAZDA5
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
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
| Kia Rondo | Mazda MAZDA5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2007–2011 | 2006–2018 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 61,738 (2010–2018) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 7,745 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 6,236 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 1,035 |
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
| Kia Rondo | Mazda MAZDA5 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 53% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | −14% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 4.4% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +78% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 3.8% |
| US owner complaints | 297 | 412 |
| Most complaints about | Steering | Steering |
| Model year with most complaints | 2007 (117) | 2006 (78) |
| US recall campaigns | 5 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 99 | 2,118 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 6 | 3 |
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
| Kia Rondo | Mazda MAZDA5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.9 l/100 km (2017) | 9.6 l/100 km (2017) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 81 kW (109 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,610 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €28,232 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 253,000 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).