Facts and figures
| Mercedes A200 CDI | Volvo V40 D3 SE Lux | |
| On the road price/total as tested | £24,720/£32,735 | £24,845/£26,945 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) | £11,198/45.3% | £9,491/38.2% |
| Depreciation | £13,522 | £15,354 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £789/£1,579 | £793/£1,587 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £1,874/£3,124 | £2,000/£3,334 |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 21/£589/C/£30 | 23/£408/C/£30 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £175/£440/£175 | £315/£400/£315 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,292/2,699mm | 4,369/2,647mm |
| Height/width | 1,433/1,780mm | 1,445/1,802mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,796cc | 5cyl in-line/1,984cc |
| Peak power/revs | 134/3,600 bhp/rpm | 148/3,500 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque/revs | 300/1,600 Nm/rpm | 350/1,600 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 7-spd auto/fwd | 6-spd manual/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 50 litres/foam | 60 litres/foam |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 341/1,157 litres | 335/1,032 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,475/525/1,400kg | 1,484/536/1,500kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.0m/0.27Cd | 10.8m/0.29Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unltd)/4yrs | 3yrs (60k)/3yrs |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/136 | 18,000 (1yr)/136 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 8th/10th | 10th/14th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | N/A | 98/75/88/5 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 8.0/7.8 secs | 8.5/8.3 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.1/4.0 secs | 3.4/5.1 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th | 5.8/7.7/10.2 secs | 6.6/8.5 secs/N/A |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 130mph/1,800rpm | 130mph/1,800rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 48.2/34.5/9.1m | 49.1/35.0/9.8m |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 70/46/63/70dB | 66/47/63/70dB |
| Noise outside/idle/30/70mph | 41.3/6.8/454 miles | 38.7/7.3/511 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 56.5/70.6/65.7mpg | 53.3/74.3/65.7mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 12.4/15.5/14.5mpl | 11.7/16.3/14.5mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 183/114g/km/16% | 196/114g/km/16% |
| Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors | Seven/yes/£690* | Eight/yes/£325 |
| Automatic box/stability/cruise control | Yes/yes/yes | £1,485/yes/yes |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | £530/£1,480*/£300 | Yes/yes/yes |
| Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go | £570/£1,430*/no | £550/yes/yes |
| Sat-nav/USB/DAB/Bluetooth | £495/yes/£420/yes | £1,200*/y/£325/y |
