Where each one leads
Mazda CX-3
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Mazda CX-3 uses 6.8 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen T-Roc 7.1.
Volkswagen T-Roc
- New Volkswagen T-Roc cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 143 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 146 for the Mazda CX-3 in 2022.
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
| Mazda CX-3 | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2014–2021 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 261,954 (2015–2022) | 821,733 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 24,809 | 164,903 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 18,248 | 58,020 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,888 | 7,268 |
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
| Mazda CX-3 | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 87% | 91% |
| … against cars of the same age | +6% | +6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.7% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +7% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| US owner complaints | 114 | — |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2016 (48) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 4 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,391 | — |
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).
Safety
| Mazda CX-3 | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2021) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mazda CX-3 | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 7.7 l/100 km (2022) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.8 l/100 km | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 146 g/km | 143 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 89 kW (119 hp) | 103 kW (138 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,261 kg | 1,375 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €30,097 | €40,652 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 101,000 km | 82,000 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).