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CarsLore / Compare / Small cars / Clio vs Ibiza

Renault Clio vs SEAT Ibiza

Two small cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 4 like-for-like measures: the Renault Clio leads on 2, the SEAT Ibiza on 2.

Where each one leads

Renault Clio

  • Fewer Renault Clio cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.7% against 3.0%).
  • New Renault Clio cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 113 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 121 for the SEAT Ibiza in 2022.

SEAT Ibiza

  • Against cars of the same age, the SEAT Ibiza comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 8% less often than average) than the Renault Clio (passes 17% less often than average).
  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol SEAT Ibiza uses 6.1 l/100 km on the road, the Renault Clio 6.5.

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

Renault ClioSEAT Ibiza
New cars registered in Europe3,798,966 (2010–2022)1,261,439 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom334,764215,022
On the road in the Netherlands168,50783,550
In traffic in Finland16,1276,350

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

Renault ClioSEAT Ibiza
UK MOT first-time pass rate57%66%
… against cars of the same age−17%−8%
Illogical odometer records (NL)2.7%3.0%

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

Renault ClioSEAT Ibiza
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.5 l/100 km6.1 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid5.2 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, diesel4.9 l/100 km—
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe113 g/km121 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe68 kW (92 hp)75 kW (100 hp)
Average mass in running order1,214 kg1,169 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€19,550€17,951
Average odometer in Finland120,000 km152,000 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).