Real Car Cost Examples

Real car ownership cost examples

53 real 73 Auto calculations, broken down by category. Each page shows one specific vehicle and scenario, not a universal price for every car of that model. For the cost of your exact car, run a full check.

Every example on this page uses the same standard scenario: 7,400 miles/year, 3-year ownership, finance purchase, so the figures are directly comparable across vehicles.

We ranked this whole dataset in our 2026 UK car ownership cost study, with the cheapest and most expensive examples and why they differ.

53 of 53 examples

Diesel

Audi A3 2014

£474/mo£5,690/yr
Petrol

Audi RS 3 Tfsi Quattro S-A 2024

£804/mo£9,650/yr
Petrol

BMW 3 Series 2012

£482/mo£5,787/yr
Electricity

BMW I4 EDRIVE35 M Sport 2024

£487/mo£5,839/yr
Petrol

BMW M3 Competition Auto 2021

£792/mo£9,506/yr
Diesel

BMW X3 2019

£534/mo£6,407/yr
Petrol

Ford Ecosport 2020

£399/mo£4,794/yr
Diesel

Ford Fiesta 2010

£357/mo£4,284/yr
Petrol

Ford Focus 2020

£401/mo£4,811/yr
Petrol

Ford Puma ST-Line X Mhev 2020

£401/mo£4,807/yr
Petrol

Honda Civic 2009

£416/mo£4,992/yr
Petrol

Honda CR-V 2017

£495/mo£5,940/yr
Electricity

Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate EV 2023

£444/mo£5,333/yr
Petrol

Hyundai Tucson 2016

£404/mo£4,850/yr
Diesel

Jaguar E-Pace 2018

£512/mo£6,150/yr
Petrol

Jaguar F-Type 2014

£802/mo£9,623/yr
Electricity

Kia Niro 2 EV 2023

£444/mo£5,331/yr
Diesel

Kia Sportage 2013

£446/mo£5,357/yr
Diesel

Land Rover Defender First Edition D Auto 2020

£513/mo£6,157/yr
Diesel

Land Rover Discovery Sport 2018

£488/mo£5,856/yr
Diesel

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2014

£499/mo£5,989/yr
Diesel

Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2015

£594/mo£7,128/yr
Diesel

Mazda 5 2012

£379/mo£4,543/yr
Petrol

Mercedes-Benz A 2012

£380/mo£4,561/yr
Petrol

Mercedes-Benz A 2019

£535/mo£6,425/yr
Diesel

Mercedes-Benz GLC 2016

£494/mo£5,934/yr
Electricity

MG 4 Trophy 2023

£445/mo£5,339/yr
Petrol

MG HS Trophy 2024

£562/mo£6,744/yr
Petrol

MINI Mini 2018

£423/mo£5,078/yr
Hybrid Electric

Mitsubishi Outlander 2016

£435/mo£5,219/yr
Diesel

Nissan Juke 2015

£398/mo£4,782/yr
Electricity

Nissan Leaf 2018

£376/mo£4,515/yr
Petrol

Nissan Qashqai 2015

£382/mo£4,584/yr
Electricity

Peugeot 2008 Allure EV 2024

£485/mo£5,817/yr
Electricity

Peugeot 208 Allure EV 2020

£389/mo£4,662/yr
Petrol

Peugeot 308 Allure Premium P-Tech SS A 2023

£461/mo£5,527/yr
Petrol

Porsche Boxster 2006

£705/mo£8,460/yr
Hybrid Electric

Porsche Cayenne 2022

£798/mo£9,582/yr
Petrol

Skoda Kodiaq 2022

£517/mo£6,208/yr
Petrol

Skoda Octavia 2017

£420/mo£5,034/yr
Electricity

Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD 2019

£393/mo£4,722/yr
Electricity

Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 2022

£431/mo£5,177/yr
Hybrid Electric

Toyota Corolla 2019

£499/mo£5,983/yr
Diesel

Toyota RAV4 2017

£474/mo£5,691/yr
Petrol

Vauxhall Astra 2012

£393/mo£4,722/yr
Petrol

Vauxhall Corsa 2015

£369/mo£4,424/yr
Petrol

Volkswagen Golf 2015

£490/mo£5,878/yr
Diesel

Volkswagen Golf 2016

£379/mo£4,552/yr
Electricity

Volkswagen ID3 Life 2021

£406/mo£4,875/yr
Petrol

Volkswagen Polo 2013

£368/mo£4,411/yr
Diesel

Volkswagen Tiguan 2017

£474/mo£5,686/yr
Diesel

Volkswagen Touareg 2008

£580/mo£6,964/yr
Petrol

Volvo XC40 2019

£484/mo£5,809/yr