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Cheaper to buy isn’t cheaper to own

Comparing the Honda CR-V (R1,041,300) and Nissan X-Trail (R770,900) – see how price, engine, warranty and safety stack up below.

The instalment, the fuel bill and the five-year figure — worked out on your deposit, your rate and your driving. Every specification below comes from a verified record.

Fuel costs aren't shown — these vehicles' consumption figures come from different test cycles and aren't directly comparable.
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Honda

CR-V

1.5T Exclusive CVT
R1 041 300
Total per month
R18 200/month excl. fuel
20/23 verified
Full specifications
Lowest instalment
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Nissan

X-Trail

2.5 Acenta Plus 7s Xtronic CVT 4WD
R770 900
Total per month
R13 474/month excl. fuel
20/23 verified
Full specifications
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Cost to own
Purchase price
R1 041 300+R270 400
R770 900
Monthly instalment
R18 200+R4 726
R13 474
Still owing after five years
R205 115+R53 263
R151 852
Fuel cost and total cost-to-own are not shown for this comparison — see note above.
Engine and drivetrain
Fuel type
95 / 93 unleaded
95 / 93 unleaded
Engine
1.5 L
2.5 L
Power
140 kW
135 kW−5 kW
Torque
240 Nm−4 Nm
244 Nm
Transmission
CVT
Xtronic CVT
Drivetrain
FWD
AWD
Fuel and range
Consumption
7.4 L/100km
7.8 L/100km+0.4 L/100km
Tank size
57 L
55 L−2 L
CO2 emissions
Not published
183 g/km
Space and practicality
Seats
7
7
Doors
5
5
Boot (all seats up)
150 L−335 L
485 L
Boot (behind 2nd row)
478 L (VDA)−173 L
651 L
Boot (seats folded)
Not published
1 298 L
Braked towing
800 kg−500 kg
1 300 kg
Ground clearance
198 mm−12 mm
210 mm
Length
4 706 mm
4 685 mm
Most manufacturers don’t state which measurement standard they use, so boot figures are approximate for comparison.
Ownership and cover
Warranty
5 yr / 200 000 km
6 yr / 150 000 km
Service plan
5 yr / 90 000 km
3 yr / 90 000 km
Service interval
10 000 km
Not published
Safety and off-road
Safety rating
4 stars (Euro NCAP 2024)
5 stars (Euro NCAP 2021)
Airbags
8
Not published

What we haven’t verified yet

Blank cells are figures the manufacturer doesn’t publish for South Africa, or that we haven’t confirmed against an official source. We leave them empty rather than estimating them.

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Cost-to-own figures are illustrative only: a standard reducing-balance loan calculation using the deposit, trade-in, balloon, interest rate, term and driving assumptions above, plus fuel at the price you set. They exclude insurance, licensing and servicing, and are not a loan quote — get a real quote from our Finance Calculator. Specifications shown are the fields we’ve verified against official South African sources for each vehicle; anything not shown is marked “Not published” rather than estimated.

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