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CarsLore / Compare / Small cars / Twingo vs Alto

Renault Twingo vs Suzuki Alto

Two small cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 2 like-for-like measures: the Renault Twingo leads on 0, the Suzuki Alto on 1, 1 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Renault Twingo

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

Suzuki Alto

  • Against cars of the same age, the Suzuki Alto comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 1% more often than average) than the Renault Twingo (passes 7% less often than average).

Too close to call: 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

Renault TwingoSuzuki Alto
New cars registered in Europe1,139,855 (2010–2022)150,147 (2010–2018)
Licensed in the United Kingdom22,42443,875
On the road in the Netherlands105,81348,637
In traffic in Finland1,320967

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 TwingoSuzuki Alto
UK MOT first-time pass rate64%67%
… against cars of the same age−7%+1%
Illogical odometer records (NL)3.1%3.3%

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

Renault TwingoSuzuki Alto
Real-world use in Europe, petrol6.2 l/100 km—
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe44 g/km—
Average power of new cars in Europe44 kW (59 hp)48 kW (64 hp)
Average mass in running order1,125 kg913 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€12,595€9,298
Average odometer in Finland137,000 km125,000 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).