Where each one leads
Renault Espace
- Fewer Renault Espace cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (4.1% against 5.2%).
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Renault Espace uses 7.4 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Multivan 8.8.
Volkswagen Multivan
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: official CO₂ of new cars in Europe (g/km).
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 Espace | Volkswagen Multivan | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 146,464 (2010–2022) | 282,560 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 778 | 5,679 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 9,818 | 4,906 |
| In traffic in Finland | 286 | 852 |
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 Espace | Volkswagen Multivan | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 52% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | −9% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 4.1% | 5.2% |
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 Espace | Volkswagen Multivan | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 6.5 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 7.4 l/100 km | 8.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 9.6 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 169 g/km | 167 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 134 kW (180 hp) | 123 kW (165 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,902 kg | 2,151 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €53,558 | €72,565 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 249,000 km | 261,000 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).