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Kia Stonic vs Volkswagen T-Roc

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 4 like-for-like measures: the Kia Stonic leads on 2, the Volkswagen T-Roc on 0, 2 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Kia Stonic

  • New Kia Stonic cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 126 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 143 for the Volkswagen T-Roc in 2022.
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Kia Stonic uses 6.4 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen T-Roc 7.1.

Volkswagen T-Roc

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age; dutch odometer readings judged illogical.

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 StonicVolkswagen T-Roc
New cars registered in Europe282,210 (2017–2022)821,733 (2017–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom55,122164,903
On the road in the Netherlands23,94058,020
In traffic in Finland7,3997,268

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 StonicVolkswagen T-Roc
UK MOT first-time pass rate89%91%
… against cars of the same age+4%+6%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.2%1.3%

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 StonicVolkswagen T-Roc
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.4 l/100 km7.1 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid6.3 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, diesel—6.0 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe126 g/km143 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe71 kW (96 hp)103 kW (138 hp)
Average mass in running order1,198 kg1,375 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€25,270€40,652
Average odometer in Finland67,000 km82,000 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).