Where each one leads
Suzuki Alto
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volkswagen Up!
- Against cars of the same age, the Volkswagen Up! comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 8% more often than average) than the Suzuki Alto (passes 1% more often than average).
- Fewer Volkswagen Up! cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.9% against 3.3%).
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
| Suzuki Alto | Volkswagen Up! | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 150,147 (2010–2018) | 874,666 (2011–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 43,875 | 131,635 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 48,637 | 124,300 |
| In traffic in Finland | 967 | 2,755 |
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
| Suzuki Alto | Volkswagen Up! | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 67% | 82% |
| … against cars of the same age | +1% | +8% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.3% | 1.9% |
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
| Suzuki Alto | Volkswagen Up! | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 5.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 62 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 48 kW (64 hp) | 56 kW (75 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 913 kg | 1,118 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €9,298 | €13,560 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 125,000 km | 97,000 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).