Facts and figures
| SEAT Leon 1.6 TDI SE | VW Golf 1.6 TDI SE | Kia Cee’d 1.6 CRDi 2 | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £18,490/£21,150 | £20,500/£22,445 | £18,295/£18,760 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £8,857/47.9% | £9,471/46.2% | £6,842/37.4% |
| Depreciation | £9,633 | £11,029 | £11,453 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £516/£1,032 | £572/£1,145 | £547/£1,094.4 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £1,671/£2,785 | £1,643/£2,739 | £1,733/£2,889 |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 13/£350/A/£0 | 11/£330/A/£0 | 13/£350/A/£0 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £169/£189/£129 | £329 (3yrs/30k) | £329 (3yrs/30k) |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,263/2,636mm | 4,349/2,637mm | 4,310/2,650mm |
| Height/width | 1,459/1,816mm | 1,452/1,799mm | 1,470/1,780mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,598cc | 4cyl in-line/1,598cc | 4cyl in-line/1,582cc |
| Peak power | 104/3,000 bhp/rpm | 104/3,000 bhp/rpm | 126/4,000 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 250/1,500 Nm/rpm | 250/1,500 Nm/rpm | 260/1,900 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 50 litres/foam | 50 litres/foam | 53 litres/foam |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 380/1,210 litres | 380/1,270 litres | 380/1,318 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,286/534/1,500kg | 1,295/580/1,500kg | 1,375/435/1,500kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.2 metres/N/A | 10.9 metres/0.27Cd | 10.6 metres/N/A |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (60,000)/2yrs | 3yrs (60,000)/1yr | 7yrs (100,000)/1yr |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 10,000 miles (1yr)/128 | Variable (1yr)/223 | 20,000 miles (1yr)/170 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 24th/28th | 18th/25th | 12th/17th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | 94/92/70/5 | 94/89/65/5 | 89/88/61/5 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 10.9/11.0 secs | 10.9/10.9 secs | 11.0/10.6 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 5.0/7.7 secs | 4.8/8.1 secs | 5.2/9.8 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 11.3 secs/N/A | 10.7 secs/N/A | 10.8/15.1 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 119mph/2,000rpm | 119mph/2,000rpm | 122mph/1,900rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 48.4/34.6/9.3m | 52.8/37.2/9.5m | 49.1/36.2/10.0m |
| Auto Express econ. (mpg/mpl)/range | 47.3/10.5/520 miles | 45.6/10.1/532 miles | 45.6/10.1/532 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 61.4/85.6/74.3mpg | 61.4/85.6/74.3mpg | 67.3/78.5/74.3mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 13.5/18.8/16.3mpl | 13.5/18.8/16.3mpl | 14.8/17.3/16.3mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 160/99g/km/14% | 157/99g/km/14% | 166/100g/km/15% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Seven/yes/£265 | Seven/yes/£445** | Six/yes/yes |
| Air-con/leather/heated seats | Yes/£1,370/£350^ | Yes/£2,050/£370^ | Yes/no/no |
| Auto box/stability/cruise control | £1,250/yes/yes | £1,415/yes/yes | No/yes/yes |
| Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go | £475/£995*/no | £500/£785/£350 | £465/no/no |
| Sat-nav/USB input/Bluetooth | £745/yes/yes | £735/yes/yes | No/yes/yes |
