Facts and figures
| SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI FR | BMW 118d M Sport 5dr | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £23,375/£26,775 | £24,685/£26,850 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £12,178/52.1% | £11,873/48.1% |
| Depreciation | £11,197 | £12,812 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £714/£1,428 | £800/£1,600 |
| Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) | £1,831/£3,052 | £1,793/£2,989 |
| Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost | 25/N/A/C/£30 | 20/£396/C/£30 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £169/£189/£129 | £375 (5yrs/50k mls) |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,271/2,631mm | 4,324/2,690mm |
| Height/width | 1,444/1,816mm | 1,421/1,765mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc | 4cyl in-line/1,995cc |
| Peak power | 181/4,000 bhp/rpm | 141/4,000 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 380/1,750 Nm/rpm | 320/1,750 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/rwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 50 litres/sealant | 52 litres/run-flats |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 380/1,210 litres | 360/1,200 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,345/465/1,600kg | 1,395/455/1,200kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.2 metres/N/A | 10.9 metres/0.30Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (60,000)/2yrs | 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 10,000 (1yr)/128 | Variable/153 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 24th/28th | 14th/16th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 94/92/70/5 stars | 91/83/63/5 stars |
| 0-60*/30-70mph | 8.2/7.1 secs | 9.1/8.9 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.0/5.1 secs | 3.9/5.8 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 6.2/8.3 secs | 7.6/10.8 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 142mph/1,900rpm | 132mph/1,900rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph* | 55.2/40.2/10.8m | 61.8/44.5/10.9m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 70/48/62/69dB | 72/55/65/72dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 42.9/9.4/472 miles | 43.8/9.6/501 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 53.3/78.5/65.7mpg | 51.4/72.4/62.8mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 11.7/17.2/14.4mpl | 11.4/16.1/14.0mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 176/112g/km/16% | 173/118g/km/17% |
| Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors | Seven/yes/yes | Six/yes/£345 |
| Automatic box/stability/cruise control | No/yes/yes | £1,490/yes/yes |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | Yes/£1,195/£350 | Yes/£800/£265 |
| Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go | £475/£995^/no | £515/£590/yes |
| Sat-nav/USB/DAB/Bluetooth | £745/yes/£175/yes | £1,550/yes/yes/yes |
