Nissan X-TRAIL vs Toyota Corolla

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Nissan X-TRAIL
Nissan X-TRAIL

$29,888 - $67,881

2024 price

Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla

$29,270 - $40,450

2025 price

Summary

2024 Nissan X-TRAIL
2025 Toyota Corolla
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.5L

Inline 4, 1.8L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
7.8L/100km (combined)

4.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • Fuel efficiency could be better
  • Ownership package off the pace
  • Minimal boot space with seven seats up

  • Cabin not as practical as rivals
  • Tiny boot volume
  • Ageing interior
2024 Nissan X-TRAIL Summary

Launching an investigation into the Australian mid-size SUV market is like opening an automotive can of worms.

Around 20 mainstream offerings makes it one of the most popular and hotly contested segments in the local new-car market.

Think Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-5, Subaru Forester and the category-leading Toyota RAV4. Not to mention the subject of this review, the long-established Nissan X-Trail

And this time around we’re looking at the X-Trail N-Trek, which sits in the middle of a five-tier X-Trail line-up, in AWD seven-seat form which increases versatility while narrowing the competitive field somewhat. 

We spent a week putting it through its urban paces. 

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2025 Toyota Corolla Summary

Up until 2024 when its title was nabbed by the Tesla Model Y, the humble Toyota Corolla has been the world’s best-selling car for quite some time. 

A reputation for reliability, affordability, efficiency and in its current guise, being fun to drive, the Corolla has seen off all comers to retain the title of the most popular small car on Earth.

The current twelfth-generation Corolla is now seven years into its life cycle having landed in mid-2018. In that time scores of buyers have moved across into small SUVs, and the Corolla’s competitor set has shrunk dramatically as car brands pull out of the small passenger car segment.

But as we gear up for the next-gen Corolla, is the existing one still worth considering against some newer rivals? And should you look at this instead of a small SUV?

I lived with the mid-range Corolla SX hatchback for a week to find out.

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