Ford Fiesta vs Volkswagen Polo — example ownership cost comparison
This page compares the estimated total cost of ownership for a Ford Fiesta 2010 and a Volkswagen Polo 2013, using two real 73 Auto example reports. It breaks the same cost categories — depreciation, fuel/energy, insurance, servicing, tax and more — down side by side, so you can see exactly where the two figures agree or diverge. An illustrative side-by-side comparison of two real 73 Auto example scenarios — a 2010 Ford Fiesta diesel and a 2013 Volkswagen Polo petrol — showing how the same cost categories are broken down and compared. This is not a market-wide claim that one model is cheaper than the other; the two examples differ in registration year and fuel type.
Ford Fiesta 2010
£4,284
per year, this example
£357 per month
Volkswagen Polo 2013
£4,411
per year, this example
£368 per month
Difference: £127 per year (£11 per month) — Volkswagen Polo 2013 costs 3% more than Ford Fiesta 2010.
Which costs less to own?
Ford Fiesta 2010 is estimated to cost less to own than Volkswagen Polo 2013 in these two examples, by £127 per year — 2.9% less than Volkswagen Polo 2013.
Category comparison
| Category | Ford Fiesta 2010 | Volkswagen Polo 2013 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | £543(13%) | £633(14%) | £90 |
| Fuel / Energy | £887(21%) | £923(21%) | £36 |
| Insurance | £510(12%) | £510(12%) | £0 |
| Service & MOT | £920(21%) | £856(19%) | £64 |
| Maintenance & Repairs | £654(15%) | £608(14%) | £46 |
| Urban Costs (CC / ULEZ / Parking) | £240(6%) | £240(5%) | £0 |
| VED / Road Tax | £20(0%) | £110(2%) | £90 |
| Tyres | £135(3%) | £135(3%) | £0 |
| Roadside Assistance | £149(3%) | £139(3%) | £10 |
| Finance / Leasing | £227(5%) | £258(6%) | £31 |
| Total per year | £4,284 | £4,411 | £127 |
Figures shown are each category's annual cost as printed in the source report. A percentage in brackets is that category's share of the vehicle's own total, only where the source report states one.
What the numbers show
- Ford Fiesta 2010 has the lower estimated annual ownership cost in these two example reports, at £4,284 per year versus £4,411 for Volkswagen Polo 2013, a difference of £127 per year. Volkswagen Polo 2013 costs 3% more than Ford Fiesta 2010.
- The largest category difference is ved / road tax: £20 for Ford Fiesta 2010 versus £110 for Volkswagen Polo 2013, a difference of £90 per year.
- Insurance is identical between the two vehicles in these examples, at £510 per year for both Ford Fiesta 2010 and Volkswagen Polo 2013.
- Combined depreciation and finance/leasing cost £770 per year for Ford Fiesta 2010, versus £891 per year for Volkswagen Polo 2013, in these examples.
- Ford Fiesta 2010 has the lower estimated fuel/energy cost in these examples, at £887 per year versus £923 per year for Volkswagen Polo 2013.