Where each one leads
Mercedes-Benz Citan
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Opel Combo
- Fewer Opel Combo cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (5.7% against 7.9%).
- New Opel Combo cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 122 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 147 for the Mercedes-Benz Citan in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Opel Combo uses 6.2 l/100 km on the road, the Mercedes-Benz Citan 6.4.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Opel Combo uses 7.7 l/100 km on the road, the Mercedes-Benz Citan 8.2.
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
| Mercedes-Benz Citan | Opel Combo | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 47,141 (2012–2022) | 76,395 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 915 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 891 | 1,960 |
| In traffic in Finland | 168 | 478 |
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
| Mercedes-Benz Citan | Opel Combo | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 63% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | −21% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 7.9% | 5.7% |
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
| Mercedes-Benz Citan | Opel Combo | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 6.4 l/100 km | 6.2 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 8.2 l/100 km | 7.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 147 g/km | 122 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 80 kW (108 hp) | 85 kW (113 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,644 kg | 1,558 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €33,975 | €28,884 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 163,000 km | 135,000 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).