Declared fuel consumption · EU vehicle group 5 · diesel

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units: which uses the least fuel?

Every model here was simulated by its manufacturer on the EU urban delivery mission, with the payload the regulation sets, and declared to the regulator. Figures are compared only within one reporting year and one payload. A model is ranked when at least ten declared vehicles stand behind its figure.

Generated illustration, not a photograph: a representative 4×2 tractor unit
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Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2022 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 48.8 l/100 km
    47.9–50.9 l/100 km across 44 declared configurations · 101 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 49.1 l/100 km
    47.7–51.4 l/100 km across 2,247 declared configurations · 4,673 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 49.3 l/100 km
    47.6–51.4 l/100 km across 266 declared configurations · 543 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 49.4 l/100 km
    48.5–50.3 l/100 km across 65 declared configurations · 103 declared vehicles
  5. 4: 49.4 l/100 km
    48.8–50.5 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 102 declared vehicles
  6. 4: 49.4 l/100 km
    48.1–51.1 l/100 km across 827 declared configurations · 1,499 declared vehicles
  7. 4: 49.4 l/100 km
    48.6–50.4 l/100 km across 25 declared configurations · 33 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 49.6 l/100 km
    48–51.1 l/100 km across 90 declared configurations · 140 declared vehicles
  9. 8: 49.6 l/100 km
    48.5–51.5 l/100 km across 415 declared configurations · 538 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 49.7 l/100 km
    48.3–50.7 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 55 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 49.8 l/100 km
    47.8–51.1 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 99 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 49.9 l/100 km
    48.2–51.6 l/100 km across 274 declared configurations · 325 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 50.5 l/100 km
    48.2–56.2 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 14 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 51.1 l/100 km
    48.4–56.1 l/100 km across 33 declared configurations · 42 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 51.9 l/100 km
    51.5–54.3 l/100 km across 132 declared configurations · 508 declared vehicles
  16. 16: 52 l/100 km
    51.8–53 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 28 declared vehicles
  17. 16: 52 l/100 km
    51.1–55.4 l/100 km across 28 declared configurations · 50 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 52.3 l/100 km
    DAF XD 410 FT · 300 kW
    50.8–53 l/100 km across 77 declared configurations · 108 declared vehicles
  19. 18: 52.3 l/100 km
    52.1–53.3 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 30 declared vehicles
  20. 18: 52.3 l/100 km
    52.2–53.6 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  21. 18: 52.3 l/100 km
    51–58 l/100 km across 71 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 52.4 l/100 km
    51.7–59.9 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 53 declared vehicles
  23. 22: 52.4 l/100 km
    52–52.8 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  24. 22: 52.4 l/100 km
    52.3–59.4 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 52.5 l/100 km
    51.3–59.4 l/100 km across 214 declared configurations · 467 declared vehicles
  26. 25: 52.5 l/100 km
    50.2–56.7 l/100 km across 199 declared configurations · 477 declared vehicles
  27. 27: 52.6 l/100 km
    52.4–53.9 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  28. 27: 52.6 l/100 km
    51.5–58.2 l/100 km across 65 declared configurations · 120 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 52.7 l/100 km
    51.2–54.8 l/100 km across 618 declared configurations · 738 declared vehicles
  30. 29: 52.7 l/100 km
    51.7–53.1 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 13 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2022 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania G 420 A4x248.847.9–50.94410199.0197.16–103.25
2Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)49.147.7–51.42,2474,67399.6196.72–104.35
3Scania R 420 A4x249.347.6–51.4266543100.0896.59–104.34
4Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)49.448.5–50.365103100.398.35–102.04
4Scania S 420 A4x249.448.8–50.529102100.1698.95–102.43
4Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)49.448.1–51.18271,499100.2797.62–103.7
4Scania S 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)49.448.6–50.42533100.2698.65–102.25
8Scania G 460 A4x249.648–51.190140100.6297.31–103.56
8Scania S 560 A4x249.648.5–51.5415538100.798.29–104.42
10Scania P 420 A4x249.748.3–50.72655100.7998–102.9
11Scania P 460 A4x249.847.8–51.15899100.9496.94–103.73
12Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)49.948.2–51.6274325101.1797.8–104.75
13Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)50.548.2–56.21014102.497.74–114
14Scania G 500 A4x251.148.4–56.13342103.6298.25–113.7
15DAF XF 430 FT (2022–2025)51.951.5–54.3132508105.31104.41–110.1
16DAF XF 410 FT (from 2022)5251.8–532228105.44105.1–107.41
16Renault T, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2023)5251.1–55.42850105.47103.63–112.36
18DAF XD 410 FT52.350.8–5377108106.06103.06–107.43
18Scania G 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)52.352.1–53.31530106.06105.61–108.05
18Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)52.352.2–53.6912106.1105.87–108.63
18Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)52.351–5871170106.16103.4–117.6
22MAN TGS 18.520 4x252.451.7–59.93753106.23104.95–121.5
22Scania P 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)52.452–52.81325106.29105.56–107.19
22Volvo FM, 251 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)52.452.3–59.41843106.38106.08–120.4
25Renault T, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)52.551.3–59.4214467106.5104.09–120.6
25Volvo FH, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)52.550.2–56.7199477106.53101.86–115
27DAF XG+ 480 FT, van (2022–2023)52.652.4–53.91112106.78106.31–109.28
27Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2023)52.651.5–58.265120106.75104.51–118.1
29MAN TGX 18.520 4x2, tractor unit (from 2023)52.751.2–54.8618738106.88103.86–111.17
29Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)52.751.7–53.1613106.86104.94–107.72

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 113 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 11.1 l/100 km apart (22.7%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 13,320 litres a year, or £18,648.

Where it stops mattering: 58 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) alone span 13.3 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

32 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania G 560 A4x2412 kW50 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF XD 370 FT270 kW51.8 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF XF 370 FT270 kW52.1 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XD 300 FT220 kW53.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XD 340 FT251 kW53.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)265 kW53.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW53.3 l/100 km7 vehicles
Renault T, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2022)285 kW53.4 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW53.6 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania R 370 A4x2272 kW53.7 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF CF 300 FT220 kW53.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 340 FT250–251 kW (median 250)53.9 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW53.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW53.9 l/100 km5 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW54.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW54.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit263 kW54.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 280 A4x2, 9.3 L (2013–2023)206 kW54.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW54.9 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF CF 530 FT390 kW55.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 360 A4x2 (2022–2024)265 kW55.1 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania G 360 A4x2265 kW55.6 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW55.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit220 kW56 l/100 km2 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 200 kW, 4x2 tractor unit200 kW56.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW56.5 l/100 km6 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)353 kW56.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW56.8 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania G 320 A4x2235 kW57.3 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW57.4 l/100 km1 vehicle

2 more are not listed here; each has its own page.

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 12.9 t, reporting period 2022.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2022 declarationsLowest: Scania G 420 A4x2, 35 l/100 km · 113 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2022 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 35 l/100 km
    34.2–36.9 l/100 km across 44 declared configurations · 101 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 35.1 l/100 km
    33.9–37.1 l/100 km across 2,247 declared configurations · 4,673 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 35.4 l/100 km
    33.9–37.2 l/100 km across 266 declared configurations · 543 declared vehicles
  4. 3: 35.4 l/100 km
    34.5–36 l/100 km across 65 declared configurations · 103 declared vehicles
  5. 3: 35.4 l/100 km
    34.2–36.7 l/100 km across 827 declared configurations · 1,499 declared vehicles
  6. 3: 35.4 l/100 km
    34.9–36.2 l/100 km across 25 declared configurations · 33 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 35.5 l/100 km
    34.1–36.7 l/100 km across 90 declared configurations · 140 declared vehicles
  8. 7: 35.5 l/100 km
    34–37.1 l/100 km across 274 declared configurations · 325 declared vehicles
  9. 7: 35.5 l/100 km
    35–36.5 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 102 declared vehicles
  10. 7: 35.5 l/100 km
    34.5–36.9 l/100 km across 415 declared configurations · 538 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 35.6 l/100 km
    34.5–37.1 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 55 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 35.9 l/100 km
    33.8–37 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 99 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 36.3 l/100 km
    33.9–40.9 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 14 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 36.8 l/100 km
    34.4–40.6 l/100 km across 33 declared configurations · 42 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 37.3 l/100 km
    37.2–38.2 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 28 declared vehicles
  16. 15: 37.3 l/100 km
    36.7–39.8 l/100 km across 28 declared configurations · 50 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 37.4 l/100 km
    37.3–38.2 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 30 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 37.5 l/100 km
    DAF XD 410 FT · 300 kW
    36.3–38.2 l/100 km across 77 declared configurations · 108 declared vehicles
  19. 18: 37.5 l/100 km
    36.8–44.6 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 53 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 37.6 l/100 km
    37–39.8 l/100 km across 132 declared configurations · 508 declared vehicles
  21. 20: 37.6 l/100 km
    36.7–43.5 l/100 km across 214 declared configurations · 467 declared vehicles
  22. 20: 37.6 l/100 km
    37.3–38 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 37.7 l/100 km
    36.4–39.4 l/100 km across 618 declared configurations · 738 declared vehicles
  24. 23: 37.7 l/100 km
    37.6–38.7 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  25. 23: 37.7 l/100 km
    36.6–42.4 l/100 km across 71 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 37.8 l/100 km
    DAF XD 450 FT · 330 kW
    36.5–39.7 l/100 km across 147 declared configurations · 202 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 37.8 l/100 km
    35.7–41.5 l/100 km across 199 declared configurations · 477 declared vehicles
  28. 26: 37.8 l/100 km
    36.9–42.3 l/100 km across 65 declared configurations · 120 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 37.9 l/100 km
    37.4–38.2 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 13 declared vehicles
  30. 29: 37.9 l/100 km
    37.7–44.9 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2022 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania G 420 A4x23534.2–36.944101351.83343.92–371.16
2Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)35.133.9–37.12,2474,673353.41340.92–373.75
3Scania R 420 A4x235.433.9–37.2266543355.91340.89–374.28
3Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)35.434.5–3665103356.01347.37–362.17
3Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)35.434.2–36.78271,499356.5344.34–369.08
3Scania S 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)35.434.9–36.22533356.73351.06–364.17
7Scania G 460 A4x235.534.1–36.790140357.27343.59–369.03
7Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)35.534–37.1274325357.01342.53–373.03
7Scania S 420 A4x235.535–36.529102357.53352.35–367.06
7Scania S 560 A4x235.534.5–36.9415538356.96347.48–371.36
11Scania P 420 A4x235.634.5–37.12655358.47347.05–373.53
12Scania P 460 A4x235.933.8–375899361.69340.22–372.11
13Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)36.333.9–40.91014365.52340.95–411.5
14Scania G 500 A4x236.834.4–40.63342370.23345.78–408.3
15DAF XF 410 FT (from 2022)37.337.2–38.22228375.75374.4–384.62
15Renault T, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2023)37.336.7–39.82850375.77368.95–400.09
17Scania G 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)37.437.3–38.21530376.49375.58–384.59
18DAF XD 410 FT37.536.3–38.277108377.31365.51–384.17
18MAN TGS 18.520 4x237.536.8–44.63753377.12370.03–448.6
20DAF XF 430 FT (2022–2025)37.637–39.8132508378.25372.31–400.7
20Renault T, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)37.636.7–43.5214467378.74369.52–437.8
20Scania P 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)37.637.3–381325378.54375.73–382.67
23MAN TGX 18.520 4x2, tractor unit (from 2023)37.736.4–39.4618738379.36365.87–396.89
23Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)37.737.6–38.7912378.98377.94–389.01
23Volvo FM, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)37.736.6–42.471170379.44368.17–426.8
26DAF XD 450 FT37.836.5–39.7147202380.15367.34–399.54
26Volvo FH, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)37.835.7–41.5199477380.72359.13–417.7
26Volvo FM, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2019–2023)37.836.9–42.365120380.55370.91–425.5
29Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)37.937.4–38.2613381.7376.12–384.85
29Volvo FM, 251 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)37.937.7–44.91843381.63379.8–451.7

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 113 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.1 l/100 km apart (26%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 10,920 litres a year, or £15,288.

Where it stops mattering: 49 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) alone span 11.6 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

32 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania G 560 A4x2412 kW35.5 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF XD 370 FT270 kW37.5 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF XF 370 FT270 kW37.7 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW38.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)265 kW38.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
Renault T, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2022)285 kW38.5 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF XD 340 FT251 kW38.6 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW38.6 l/100 km5 vehicles
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW38.7 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania R 370 A4x2272 kW38.7 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF XD 300 FT220 kW38.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit263 kW38.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW39 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 340 FT250–251 kW (median 250)39.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania P 360 A4x2 (2022–2024)265 kW39.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW39.5 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF CF 300 FT220 kW39.7 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW39.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 530 FT390 kW39.7 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 360 A4x2265 kW39.8 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 9.3 L (2013–2023)206 kW39.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW40.1 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW40.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)353 kW40.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit220 kW41 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 320 A4x2235 kW41.3 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW41.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 200 kW, 4x2 tractor unit200 kW41.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW41.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW41.9 l/100 km1 vehicle

2 more are not listed here; each has its own page.

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 2.6 t, reporting period 2022.

Earlier reporting periods

The same comparison on earlier declarations. Rankings are never mixed across years.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2021 declarationsLowest: Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022), 49.1 l/100 km · 104 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2021 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 49.1 l/100 km
    47.6–51.7 l/100 km across 73 declared configurations · 100 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 49.4 l/100 km
    48.1–51.7 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 49.5 l/100 km
    48.5–50.9 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 49.9 l/100 km
    47.6–51.6 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 52.2 l/100 km
    DAF XG 430 FT · 315 kW
    52.1–54.9 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 52.8 l/100 km
    51.7–56.6 l/100 km across 103 declared configurations · 565 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 52.9 l/100 km
    51.4–55.4 l/100 km across 158 declared configurations · 387 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 53.2 l/100 km
    DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) · 355–390 kW (median 355)
    51.4–56.7 l/100 km across 1,040 declared configurations · 2,098 declared vehicles
  9. 8: 53.2 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 450 FT · 330 kW
    52.4–55.4 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 32 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 53.3 l/100 km
    52.9–55.1 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations · 36 declared vehicles
  11. 10: 53.3 l/100 km
    51.6–56.8 l/100 km across 49 declared configurations · 90 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 53.4 l/100 km
    52.9–54 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  13. 12: 53.4 l/100 km
    DAF XG 450 FT · 330 kW
    52–55.8 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations · 68 declared vehicles
  14. 12: 53.4 l/100 km
    53.3–53.9 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 50 declared vehicles
  15. 12: 53.4 l/100 km
    52.4–54.5 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations · 19 declared vehicles
  16. 16: 53.5 l/100 km
    51–57.7 l/100 km across 191 declared configurations · 239 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 53.6 l/100 km
    51.8–56.7 l/100 km across 240 declared configurations · 361 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 53.7 l/100 km
    52.9–55.3 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 21 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 53.8 l/100 km
    53.2–55 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 162 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 53.8 l/100 km
    52.6–57 l/100 km across 107 declared configurations · 168 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 53.9 l/100 km
    51.8–56.4 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 94 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 54 l/100 km
    52.8–55 l/100 km across 34 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  23. 22: 54 l/100 km
    52–57.9 l/100 km across 609 declared configurations · 1,228 declared vehicles
  24. 22: 54 l/100 km
    52.1–55.7 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations · 51 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 54.1 l/100 km
    51.7–61.4 l/100 km across 209 declared configurations · 240 declared vehicles
  26. 25: 54.1 l/100 km
    53–60.2 l/100 km across 84 declared configurations · 267 declared vehicles
  27. 27: 54.2 l/100 km
    DAF CF 340 FT · 250–251 kW (median 250)
    54.2–55.1 l/100 km across 4 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  28. 27: 54.2 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 530 FT · 390 kW
    52.3–57.4 l/100 km across 493 declared configurations · 614 declared vehicles
  29. 27: 54.2 l/100 km
    52.7–55.4 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 10 declared vehicles
  30. 27: 54.2 l/100 km
    53.5–54.2 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
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Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2021 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)49.147.6–51.77310099.6696.5–104.8
2Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)49.448.1–51.71616100.1797.5–104.9
3Scania S 560 A4x249.548.5–50.92425100.4198.3–103.26
4Scania R 420 A4x249.947.6–51.61416101.1396.6–104.7
5DAF XG 430 FT52.252.1–54.91634105.9105.7–111.4
6DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)52.851.7–56.6103565107.1104.81–114.7
7DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)52.951.4–55.4158387107.3104.2–112.4
8DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)53.251.4–56.71,0402,098107.9104.2–115
8DAF XG+ 450 FT53.252.4–55.42232107.9106.3–112.4
10DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.352.9–55.12136108.2107.3–111.7
10Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025)53.351.6–56.84990108.2104.7–115.2
12DAF CF 370 FT, tractor unit (2014–2022)53.452.9–54716108.4107.3–109.6
12DAF XG 450 FT53.452–55.84568108.2105.5–113.1
12Scania G 360 A4x253.453.3–53.9650108.2108.2–109.3
12Scania P 370 A4x2 (2018–2021)53.452.4–54.51319108.4106.37–110.5
16MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)53.551–57.7191239108.5103.5–117.1
17DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)53.651.8–56.7240361108.8105.1–115.1
18DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)53.752.9–55.31721108.8107.3–112.1
19DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.853.2–5554162109.1108–111.6
19DAF CF 480 FT, tractor unit (2019–2022)53.852.6–57107168109.1106.7–115.6
21Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)53.951.8–56.45894109.3105.15–114.4
22MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)5452.8–553443109.5107.1–111.7
22Mercedes-Benz Actros, 335 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2023)5452–57.96091,228109.5105.5–117.4
22Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)5452.1–55.73251109.5105.66–112.9
25MAN TGS 18.510 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.151.7–61.4209240109.7104.9–124.5
25Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)54.153–60.284267109.72107.5–122.2
27DAF CF 340 FT54.254.2–55.1412110110–111.8
27DAF XG+ 530 FT54.252.3–57.4493614109.9106.2–116.5
27MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.252.7–55.41010109.9106.9–112.4
27MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.253.5–54.2611110108.5–110

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 104 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 11.5 l/100 km apart (23.4%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 13,800 litres a year, or £19,320.

Where it stops mattering: 24 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Iveco X-Way, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit alone span 11 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

37 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)338 kW48.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)412 kW49.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 460 A4x2338 kW50.8 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania S 420 A4x2309 kW51.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania G 370 A4x2 (2018–2022)272 kW52.2 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania R 370 A4x2272 kW52.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XF 370 FT270 kW52.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW53.4 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW53.6 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW53.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW54.1 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW54.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XD 450 FT330 kW54.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW54.9 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XD 410 FT300 kW55.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW55.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW55.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)302 kW55.5 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)331 kW55.7 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW55.7 l/100 km9 vehicles
Scania G 320 A4x2235 kW56 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)368 kW56.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)485 kW56.2 l/100 km4 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW56.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania P 320 A4x2235 kW56.6 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW57 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW57 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, van (2022–2023)485 kW57.1 l/100 km9 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW57.5 l/100 km2 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit265 kW57.7 l/100 km2 vehicles

7 more are not listed here; each has its own page.

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 12.9 t, reporting period 2021.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2021 declarationsLowest: Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022), 35.1 l/100 km · 104 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2021 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 35.1 l/100 km
    34–37.1 l/100 km across 73 declared configurations · 100 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 35.3 l/100 km
    34.4–36.4 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 35.4 l/100 km
    34.5–37.2 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 35.6 l/100 km
    34.2–37.4 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 38 l/100 km
    DAF XG 430 FT · 315 kW
    37.9–40.5 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 38.3 l/100 km
    36.9–40.4 l/100 km across 158 declared configurations · 387 declared vehicles
  7. 6: 38.3 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 450 FT · 330 kW
    37.8–40.9 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 32 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 38.5 l/100 km
    DAF XG 450 FT · 330 kW
    37.3–41.1 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations · 68 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 38.6 l/100 km
    DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) · 355–390 kW (median 355)
    37.1–41.9 l/100 km across 1,040 declared configurations · 2,098 declared vehicles
  10. 9: 38.6 l/100 km
    38.6–39 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 50 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 38.7 l/100 km
    37.4–42 l/100 km across 103 declared configurations · 565 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 38.8 l/100 km
    38.5–39.6 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  13. 12: 38.8 l/100 km
    38.3–40.4 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations · 36 declared vehicles
  14. 12: 38.8 l/100 km
    37.5–41.8 l/100 km across 240 declared configurations · 361 declared vehicles
  15. 12: 38.8 l/100 km
    37.9–39.9 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 18 declared vehicles
  16. 16: 38.9 l/100 km
    36.6–42.5 l/100 km across 191 declared configurations · 239 declared vehicles
  17. 16: 38.9 l/100 km
    37.9–39.7 l/100 km across 34 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  18. 16: 38.9 l/100 km
    37.4–42.6 l/100 km across 609 declared configurations · 1,228 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 39 l/100 km
    38.4–40.2 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 162 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 39 l/100 km
    38.3–40.9 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 21 declared vehicles
  21. 19: 39 l/100 km
    37.3–42.5 l/100 km across 49 declared configurations · 90 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 39.1 l/100 km
    37.1–40.4 l/100 km across 87 declared configurations · 106 declared vehicles
  23. 22: 39.1 l/100 km
    37.3–45.7 l/100 km across 209 declared configurations · 240 declared vehicles
  24. 22: 39.1 l/100 km
    37.2–41.8 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 94 declared vehicles
  25. 22: 39.1 l/100 km
    37.5–39.8 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations · 19 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 39.2 l/100 km
    38–42.1 l/100 km across 107 declared configurations · 168 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 39.2 l/100 km
    38–40.5 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 10 declared vehicles
  28. 26: 39.2 l/100 km
    38.6–39.2 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
  29. 26: 39.2 l/100 km
    37.2–41.2 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations · 106 declared vehicles
  30. 26: 39.2 l/100 km
    37.6–40.9 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations · 51 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
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Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2021 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)35.134–37.173100353.4341.7–373.6
2Scania S 560 A4x235.334.4–36.42425354.9346.5–366.53
3Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)35.434.5–37.21616356.63347.4–374.7
4Scania R 420 A4x235.634.2–37.41416358.78343.8–376.7
5DAF XG 430 FT3837.9–40.51634382.5381.6–407.2
6DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)38.336.9–40.4158387385.5371.6–406.2
6DAF XG+ 450 FT38.337.8–40.92232385.5380.5–411.8
8DAF XG 450 FT38.537.3–41.14568387.4375.3–413.6
9DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)38.637.1–41.91,0402,098388.1373–422.1
9Scania G 360 A4x238.638.6–39650388.6388.4–392
11DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)38.737.4–42103565389.1376.81–422.8
12DAF CF 370 FT, tractor unit (2014–2022)38.838.5–39.6716390387.3–398.2
12DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)38.838.3–40.42136390385.7–406.4
12DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)38.837.5–41.8240361390.8377.4–420.6
12Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)38.837.9–39.91518390.39381.3–402
16MAN TGS 18.430 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)38.936.6–42.5191239391.7368.1–427.6
16MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)38.937.9–39.73443391.4381.3–399.6
16Mercedes-Benz Actros, 335 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2023)38.937.4–42.66091,228391.5376–429.1
19DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)3938.4–40.254162392.1386.4–404.1
19DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)3938.3–40.91721393385.8–411.7
19Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025)3937.3–42.54990392.5374.9–427.7
22MAN TGS 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.137.1–40.487106393.8373.3–406.6
22MAN TGS 18.510 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.137.3–45.7209240393.4375.8–460
22Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.137.2–41.85894393.5374.19–420.7
22Scania P 370 A4x2 (2018–2021)39.137.5–39.81319393.5377.21–400.3
26DAF CF 480 FT, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.238–42.1107168394.6382.3–424.2
26MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.238–40.51010394.9382–407.2
26MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.238.6–39.2611394388.4–394.3
26Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.237.2–41.272106394.9374.7–414.6
26Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.237.6–40.93251394.3378.23–412

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 104 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.6 l/100 km apart (27.3%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,520 litres a year, or £16,128.

Where it stops mattering: 10 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Iveco X-Way, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit alone span 10.6 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

37 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)338 kW34.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)412 kW35.4 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 460 A4x2338 kW36.7 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania S 420 A4x2309 kW36.7 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XF 370 FT270 kW37.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania G 370 A4x2 (2018–2022)272 kW37.9 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania R 370 A4x2272 kW38 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW38.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW39 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW39.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW39.1 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW39.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XD 450 FT330 kW39.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW39.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW40 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XD 410 FT300 kW40.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW40.5 l/100 km9 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW40.6 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)331 kW40.7 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 320 A4x2235 kW40.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)302 kW40.8 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania P 320 A4x2235 kW40.8 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)368 kW40.9 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)485 kW41.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW41.4 l/100 km2 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW41.5 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW41.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, van (2022–2023)485 kW41.8 l/100 km9 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit265 kW42 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW42 l/100 km6 vehicles

7 more are not listed here; each has its own page.

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 2.6 t, reporting period 2021.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2020 declarationsLowest: Mercedes-Benz Actros, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021), 52.8 l/100 km · 97 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2020 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 52.8 l/100 km
    51.2–56.6 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 52.9 l/100 km
    52.8–55.5 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 53 l/100 km
    51.4–55.4 l/100 km across 192 declared configurations · 441 declared vehicles
  4. 3: 53 l/100 km
    51.6–54 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations · 32 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 53.3 l/100 km
    52.1–55.8 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 53.4 l/100 km
    52.6–53.8 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 53.5 l/100 km
    51.7–56.8 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations · 65 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 53.6 l/100 km
    52.6–55.1 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 308 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 53.7 l/100 km
    53.1–54.8 l/100 km across 83 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  10. 9: 53.7 l/100 km
    51.7–56.6 l/100 km across 146 declared configurations · 313 declared vehicles
  11. 9: 53.7 l/100 km
    52.5–55.7 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations · 46 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 53.8 l/100 km
    53.1–54.7 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 31 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 54 l/100 km
    52.4–57.1 l/100 km across 125 declared configurations · 184 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 54.1 l/100 km
    53.4–56.3 l/100 km across 19 declared configurations · 20 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 54.2 l/100 km
    52.3–54.2 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations · 17 declared vehicles
  16. 15: 54.2 l/100 km
    52.2–57.5 l/100 km across 370 declared configurations · 1,067 declared vehicles
  17. 15: 54.2 l/100 km
    52.2–58.8 l/100 km across 2,140 declared configurations · 8,717 declared vehicles
  18. 15: 54.2 l/100 km
    52.7–55.5 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 54 declared vehicles
  19. 15: 54.2 l/100 km
    52.6–55.4 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 92 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 54.3 l/100 km
    DAF CF 340 FT · 250–251 kW (median 250)
    53.8–54.9 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  21. 20: 54.3 l/100 km
    52.5–56 l/100 km across 46 declared configurations · 50 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 54.4 l/100 km
    52.6–59.3 l/100 km across 104 declared configurations · 244 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 54.5 l/100 km
    52.8–59.7 l/100 km across 1,614 declared configurations · 4,172 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 54.6 l/100 km
    52.3–56.1 l/100 km across 136 declared configurations · 163 declared vehicles
  25. 24: 54.6 l/100 km
    52.6–59.1 l/100 km across 1,745 declared configurations · 4,236 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 54.8 l/100 km
    52.8–60.5 l/100 km across 200 declared configurations · 244 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 54.8 l/100 km
    51.3–56.6 l/100 km across 149 declared configurations · 252 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 54.9 l/100 km
    53–57.2 l/100 km across 436 declared configurations · 578 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 55.1 l/100 km
    52.3–59.8 l/100 km across 531 declared configurations · 779 declared vehicles
  30. 29: 55.1 l/100 km
    52.9–59.7 l/100 km across 613 declared configurations · 787 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2020 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Mercedes-Benz Actros, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)52.851.2–56.62643107.1103.9–114.8
2DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)52.952.8–55.529170107.4107–112.5
3DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)5351.4–55.4192441107.4104.2–112.3
3Scania G 370 A4x2 (2018–2022)5351.6–541832107.5104.6–109.5
5Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)53.352.1–55.857196108.1105.6–113.2
6DAF CF 370 FT, tractor unit (2014–2022)53.452.6–53.81534108.4106.7–109
7Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)53.551.7–56.84265108.6104.9–115.2
8DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.652.6–55.157308108.6106.7–111.7
9DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.753.1–54.883196108.9107.7–111.1
9Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)53.751.7–56.6146313108.9104.9–114.8
9Scania P 370 A4x2 (2018–2021)53.752.5–55.72146108.9106.4–113.1
12MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)53.853.1–54.72231109.1107.7–110.9
13DAF CF 480 FT, tractor unit (2019–2022)5452.4–57.1125184109.6106.3–115.8
14MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.153.4–56.31920109.7108.3–114.2
15MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.252.3–54.21317109.9106.1–110
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)54.252.2–57.53701,067109.9105.8–116.7
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)54.252.2–58.82,1408,717109.9105.9–119.2
15Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.252.7–55.52954110106.8–112.6
15Scania S 410 A4x254.252.6–55.42492109.8106.8–112.3
20DAF CF 340 FT54.353.8–54.9925110.1109.2–111.4
20MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.352.5–564650110.1106.4–113.5
22Scania P 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.452.6–59.3104244110.4106.7–120.4
23Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)54.552.8–59.71,6144,172110.6107.2–121.1
24MAN TGS 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.652.3–56.1136163110.8106–113.7
24Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)54.652.6–59.11,7454,236110.8106.7–120
26MAN TGS 18.510 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.852.8–60.5200244111.2107.2–122.7
26Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.851.3–56.6149252111.2104.1–114.9
28Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)54.953–57.2436578111.3107.6–115.9
29MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)55.152.3–59.8531779111.7106–121.3
29Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)55.152.9–59.7613787111.7107.4–121.1

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 97 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9 l/100 km apart (17%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 10,800 litres a year, or £15,120.

Where it stops mattering: 75 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Iveco X-Way, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit alone span 13.3 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

30 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 370 A4x2272 kW52.7 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW53.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 300 FT220 kW53.6 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW53.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW53.7 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW53.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW54 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW54 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 360 A4x2265 kW54.5 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW54.6 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 9.3 L (2013–2023)206 kW55 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW55.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 6.7 L (2019–2020)206 kW55.3 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW55.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, van (2020–2022)390 kW55.9 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW56 l/100 km8 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.500 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2020)368 kW56.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit220 kW56.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 360 A4x2265 kW56.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 590 A4x2434 kW56.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania R 660 A4x2485 kW56.6 l/100 km4 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit265 kW56.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW57.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2021–2023)345 kW57.9 l/100 km8 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.460 4x2, tractor unit (2019)338 kW58 l/100 km1 vehicle
Iveco S-Way, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit294 kW58.1 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania R 770 A4x2566 kW58.8 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW58.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW59.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW60.1 l/100 km4 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 12.9 t, reporting period 2020.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2020 declarationsLowest: DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022), 38.4 l/100 km · 97 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2020 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 38.4 l/100 km
    38.2–40.6 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  2. Lowest: 38.4 l/100 km
    36.9–40.4 l/100 km across 192 declared configurations · 441 declared vehicles
  3. Lowest: 38.4 l/100 km
    37.3–42.4 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 38.5 l/100 km
    37.3–39.4 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations · 32 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 38.6 l/100 km
    37.6–41.5 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 38.7 l/100 km
    38.2–39.8 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 31 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 38.8 l/100 km
    38.3–39.3 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 38.9 l/100 km
    38.3–40.1 l/100 km across 83 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  9. 8: 38.9 l/100 km
    37.2–42.1 l/100 km across 146 declared configurations · 313 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 39.1 l/100 km
    37.6–40.9 l/100 km across 46 declared configurations · 50 declared vehicles
  11. 10: 39.1 l/100 km
    37.4–42.5 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations · 65 declared vehicles
  12. 10: 39.1 l/100 km
    38–41.2 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations · 46 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 39.2 l/100 km
    38.5–40.6 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 308 declared vehicles
  14. 13: 39.2 l/100 km
    37.8–39.3 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations · 17 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    38.6–40.9 l/100 km across 19 declared configurations · 20 declared vehicles
  16. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    37.9–42.6 l/100 km across 370 declared configurations · 1,067 declared vehicles
  17. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    38–40.8 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 54 declared vehicles
  18. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    37.6–42.6 l/100 km across 104 declared configurations · 244 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 39.4 l/100 km
    38–42.1 l/100 km across 125 declared configurations · 184 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 39.4 l/100 km
    37.2–41 l/100 km across 136 declared configurations · 163 declared vehicles
  21. 19: 39.4 l/100 km
    37.7–43.6 l/100 km across 2,140 declared configurations · 8,717 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 39.5 l/100 km
    38.1–40.4 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 92 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 39.6 l/100 km
    DAF CF 340 FT · 250–251 kW (median 250)
    39.3–40.3 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  24. 23: 39.6 l/100 km
    38.1–44.8 l/100 km across 200 declared configurations · 244 declared vehicles
  25. 23: 39.6 l/100 km
    38.2–44.4 l/100 km across 1,614 declared configurations · 4,172 declared vehicles
  26. 23: 39.6 l/100 km
    37.4–42 l/100 km across 1,611 declared configurations · 3,117 declared vehicles
  27. 23: 39.6 l/100 km
    38.2–41.3 l/100 km across 436 declared configurations · 578 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 39.7 l/100 km
    38–43.8 l/100 km across 1,745 declared configurations · 4,236 declared vehicles
  29. 28: 39.7 l/100 km
    36.7–41.3 l/100 km across 149 declared configurations · 252 declared vehicles
  30. 28: 39.7 l/100 km
    38.6–41.7 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2020 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)38.438.2–40.629170386.4384.8–408.6
1DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)38.436.9–40.4192441386.1371.4–406.1
1Mercedes-Benz Actros, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)38.437.3–42.42643386.5375.2–426.5
4Scania G 370 A4x2 (2018–2022)38.537.3–39.41832387.9375.5–396.7
5Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)38.637.6–41.557196388378.8–417.3
6MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)38.738.2–39.82231389.9384.9–400.5
7DAF CF 370 FT, tractor unit (2014–2022)38.838.3–39.31534390385.7–395.6
8DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)38.938.3–40.183196391.3385.1–403.4
8Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)38.937.2–42.1146313391.9374.5–423.3
10MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.137.6–40.94650393.5378.9–411.5
10Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)39.137.4–42.54265393.5376.1–428
10Scania P 370 A4x2 (2018–2021)39.138–41.22146393.5382.3–414.8
13DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)39.238.5–40.657308394.1387.3–408.3
13MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.237.8–39.31317394.9380.5–395.4
15MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.338.6–40.91920395.2388.4–412
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)39.337.9–42.63701,067395.8381.1–429.2
15Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.338–40.82954396382.1–410.1
15Scania P 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.337.6–42.6104244395.1378.4–428.6
19DAF CF 480 FT, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.438–42.1125184396.5382.6–424.1
19MAN TGS 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.437.2–41136163396.9374.6–412.3
19Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)39.437.7–43.62,1408,717396.1379.7–438.6
22Scania S 410 A4x239.538.1–40.42492397.6383.7–407
23DAF CF 340 FT39.639.3–40.3925398.8395.1–406
23MAN TGS 18.510 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.638.1–44.8200244398.8383–451.1
23Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)39.638.2–44.41,6144,172398.7384.5–446.9
23Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.637.4–421,6113,117398.9376.9–422.7
23Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.638.2–41.3436578398.9384.1–415.9
28Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)39.738–43.81,7454,236399.8382.9–441.1
28Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.736.7–41.3149252399.5369.9–415.9
28Scania G 540 A4x239.738.6–41.71111400388.2–419.4

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 97 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 7.2 l/100 km apart (18.7%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 8,640 litres a year, or £12,096.

Where it stops mattering: 68 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Iveco X-Way, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit alone span 12.1 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

30 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 370 A4x2272 kW38.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW38.5 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW38.7 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW39.1 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF CF 300 FT220 kW39.4 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 360 A4x2265 kW39.4 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW39.5 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW39.6 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 6.7 L (2019–2020)206 kW39.7 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW39.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW39.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW40 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 9.3 L (2013–2023)206 kW40.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW40.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW40.5 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, van (2020–2022)390 kW40.7 l/100 km8 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.500 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2020)368 kW40.7 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania R 360 A4x2265 kW40.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit265 kW41 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit220 kW41.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 590 A4x2434 kW41.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania R 660 A4x2485 kW41.2 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW41.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Iveco S-Way, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit294 kW41.9 l/100 km8 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.460 4x2, tractor unit (2019)338 kW42.5 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2021–2023)345 kW42.5 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW43.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 770 A4x2566 kW43.4 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW43.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW44.2 l/100 km4 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 2.6 t, reporting period 2020.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2019 declarationsLowest: DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020), 52.5 l/100 km · 101 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2019 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 52.5 l/100 km
    52–54.3 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 404 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 53 l/100 km
    53–53.1 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations · 19 declared vehicles
  3. 2: 53 l/100 km
    52.6–54.3 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 31 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 53.2 l/100 km
    51.8–55.7 l/100 km across 269 declared configurations · 554 declared vehicles
  5. 4: 53.2 l/100 km
    51.7–56.5 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 22 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 53.4 l/100 km
    52.3–55.7 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations · 82 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 53.5 l/100 km
    52.7–55.1 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 53.6 l/100 km
    51.8–56.8 l/100 km across 203 declared configurations · 564 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 53.7 l/100 km
    53.2–55.6 l/100 km across 103 declared configurations · 333 declared vehicles
  10. 9: 53.7 l/100 km
    53.6–58.6 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 13 declared vehicles
  11. 9: 53.7 l/100 km
    52.9–56.5 l/100 km across 28 declared configurations · 29 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 53.8 l/100 km
    52.6–55 l/100 km across 100 declared configurations · 209 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 53.9 l/100 km
    51.6–56.6 l/100 km across 79 declared configurations · 181 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 54 l/100 km
    DAF CF 340 FT · 250–251 kW (median 250)
    53.4–55.4 l/100 km across 12 declared configurations · 26 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 54.1 l/100 km
    52.4–57.5 l/100 km across 186 declared configurations · 484 declared vehicles
  16. 15: 54.1 l/100 km
    52.1–57.9 l/100 km across 1,108 declared configurations · 3,098 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 54.2 l/100 km
    54.2–55.7 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 37 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 54.3 l/100 km
    52.1–57.9 l/100 km across 291 declared configurations · 631 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 54.4 l/100 km
    51.8–56.8 l/100 km across 178 declared configurations · 333 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 54.4 l/100 km
    53.1–55.9 l/100 km across 109 declared configurations · 114 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 54.6 l/100 km
    52.9–56.1 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 41 declared vehicles
  22. 21: 54.6 l/100 km
    52.5–58.8 l/100 km across 757 declared configurations · 1,615 declared vehicles
  23. 21: 54.6 l/100 km
    53.4–56.2 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 54.8 l/100 km
    53.2–59.4 l/100 km across 373 declared configurations · 612 declared vehicles
  25. 24: 54.8 l/100 km
    53–56.8 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 29 declared vehicles
  26. 24: 54.8 l/100 km
    52.9–58.9 l/100 km across 1,563 declared configurations · 2,503 declared vehicles
  27. 24: 54.8 l/100 km
    53.3–56.3 l/100 km across 36 declared configurations · 68 declared vehicles
  28. 24: 54.8 l/100 km
    52.5–57 l/100 km across 64 declared configurations · 69 declared vehicles
  29. 24: 54.8 l/100 km
    54.1–56.1 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 26 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 54.9 l/100 km
    52.1–56 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 27 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 12.9 tonne payload, 2019 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)52.552–54.354404106.5105.5–110.2
2DAF CF 370 FT, lorry (2019–2020)5353–53.1219107.6Not recorded
2DAF CF 370 FT, tractor unit (2014–2022)5352.6–54.32231107.5106.7–110.2
4DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)53.251.8–55.7269554107.9105–112.9
4Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)53.251.7–56.51522108104.8–114.7
6DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.452.3–55.74282108.3106.1–112.9
7DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)53.552.7–55.11834108.6106.9–111.8
8Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2020)53.651.8–56.8203564108.6105–115.2
9DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.753.2–55.6103333109108–112.8
9MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)53.753.6–58.61013109108.7–118.8
9MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)53.752.9–56.52829109107.4–114.5
12DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)53.852.6–55100209109106.7–111.6
13Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)53.951.6–56.679181109.4104.7–114.9
14DAF CF 340 FT5453.4–55.41226109.5108.3–112.4
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)54.152.4–57.5186484109.6106.3–116.5
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)54.152.1–57.91,1083,098109.7105.8–117.3
17Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)54.254.2–55.7637110110–113.1
18Mercedes-Benz Actros, 335 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2018–2020)54.352.1–57.9291631110.2105.7–117.4
19DAF CF 480 FT, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.451.8–56.8178333110.3105.2–115.2
19MAN TGS 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.453.1–55.9109114110.3107.7–113.5
21MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)54.652.9–56.13741110.7107.4–113.8
21Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)54.652.5–58.87571,615110.8106.4–119.2
21Scania R 370 A4x254.653.4–56.2712110.7108.3–113.9
24Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)54.853.2–59.4373612111.2108–120.6
24Scania P 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)54.853–56.81729111.1107.4–115.1
24Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)54.852.9–58.91,5632,503111.2107.2–119.4
24Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)54.853.3–56.33668111.2108.2–114.2
24Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)54.852.5–576469111.2106.5–115.6
24Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)54.854.1–56.11626111.1109.7–113.9
30Scania G 370 A4x2 (2018–2022)54.952.1–561527111.4105.8–113.5

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 101 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.5 l/100 km apart (18%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,400 litres a year, or £15,960.

Where it stops mattering: 68 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Iveco X-Way, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit alone span 9.7 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

29 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW52.4 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW53 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW53.7 l/100 km5 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW54 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF CF 300 FT220 kW54.2 l/100 km4 vehicles
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)265 kW54.2 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW54.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania G 360 A4x2265 kW54.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW54.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW55 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW55.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 320 A4x2235 kW55.6 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 320 A4x2235 kW55.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2009–2019)265 kW56 l/100 km3 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)265 kW56 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FE, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit240 kW56 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FM, 278 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)278 kW56 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit290 kW56.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 280 A4x2, 9.3 L (2013–2023)206 kW56.4 l/100 km4 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW56.7 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 6.7 L (2019–2020)206 kW57 l/100 km5 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW57.4 l/100 km8 vehicles
Volvo FM, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit338 kW58.1 l/100 km8 vehicles
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)308 kW59 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 235 kW, 4x2 tractor unit235 kW59.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)294 kW59.4 l/100 km9 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit220 kW59.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW61.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
Volvo FH, 488 kW, 4x2 tractor unit488 kW62.1 l/100 km8 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 12.9 t, reporting period 2019.

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2019 declarationsLowest: DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020), 37.8 l/100 km · 101 models ranked

Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2019 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 37.8 l/100 km
    37.2–39.5 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 404 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 38.5 l/100 km
    37.3–40.6 l/100 km across 269 declared configurations · 554 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 38.6 l/100 km
    across 2 declared configurations · 19 declared vehicles
  4. 3: 38.6 l/100 km
    37.4–42.2 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 22 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 38.8 l/100 km
    38.3–40 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 31 declared vehicles
  6. 5: 38.8 l/100 km
    38–40.2 l/100 km across 100 declared configurations · 209 declared vehicles
  7. 5: 38.8 l/100 km
    37.3–41.9 l/100 km across 203 declared configurations · 564 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 38.9 l/100 km
    37.9–41.1 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations · 82 declared vehicles
  9. 8: 38.9 l/100 km
    38.8–43.4 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 13 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 39 l/100 km
    38.2–40.3 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  11. 10: 39 l/100 km
    38.2–41 l/100 km across 28 declared configurations · 29 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 39.1 l/100 km
    39–40.8 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 37 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 39.2 l/100 km
    37.2–42.2 l/100 km across 79 declared configurations · 181 declared vehicles
  14. 13: 39.2 l/100 km
    37.4–42.7 l/100 km across 291 declared configurations · 631 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    38.2–40.8 l/100 km across 109 declared configurations · 114 declared vehicles
  16. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    38.1–42.5 l/100 km across 186 declared configurations · 484 declared vehicles
  17. 15: 39.3 l/100 km
    37.7–42.9 l/100 km across 1,108 declared configurations · 3,098 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 39.4 l/100 km
    37.9–40.7 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 41 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 39.5 l/100 km
    DAF CF 340 FT · 250–251 kW (median 250)
    39–41 l/100 km across 12 declared configurations · 26 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 39.5 l/100 km
    38.9–41.2 l/100 km across 103 declared configurations · 333 declared vehicles
  21. 19: 39.5 l/100 km
    38.1–40.3 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations · 15 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 39.6 l/100 km
    37.6–42.4 l/100 km across 178 declared configurations · 333 declared vehicles
  23. 22: 39.6 l/100 km
    37.6–41.2 l/100 km across 64 declared configurations · 69 declared vehicles
  24. 22: 39.6 l/100 km
    38.1–41.3 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations · 83 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 39.7 l/100 km
    38–43.7 l/100 km across 757 declared configurations · 1,615 declared vehicles
  26. 25: 39.7 l/100 km
    37.6–41.5 l/100 km across 82 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  27. 25: 39.7 l/100 km
    38.2–43.1 l/100 km across 1,563 declared configurations · 2,503 declared vehicles
  28. 25: 39.7 l/100 km
    38.4–40.8 l/100 km across 36 declared configurations · 68 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 39.8 l/100 km
    38.5–44.1 l/100 km across 373 declared configurations · 612 declared vehicles
  30. 29: 39.8 l/100 km
    38.7–44.8 l/100 km across 314 declared configurations · 458 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Urban delivery 4×2 tractor units, 2.6 tonne payload, 2019 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)37.837.2–39.554404380.7374.5–397.2
2DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)38.537.3–40.6269554387.5375.3–408.8
3DAF CF 370 FT, lorry (2019–2020)38.638.6–38.6219388.7388.7–388.8
3Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)38.637.4–42.21522388.7375.9–424.5
5DAF CF 370 FT, tractor unit (2014–2022)38.838.3–402231390385.6–403
5DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)38.838–40.2100209391382.6–405
5Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2020)38.837.3–41.9203564390.1375.4–422
8DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)38.937.9–41.14282391.9381.9–413.7
8MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)38.938.8–43.41013391.3390.4–436.7
10DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)3938.2–40.31834392.4384.3–405.3
10MAN TGS 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2021)3938.2–412829392.9384.6–413
12Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)39.139–40.8637393.3393–410.2
13Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)39.237.2–42.279181394.3374.3–424.5
13Mercedes-Benz Actros, 335 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2018–2020)39.237.4–42.7291631394.1376.7–429.7
15MAN TGS 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.338.2–40.8109114395.6384.5–411.1
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)39.338.1–42.5186484395.7383.2–428.1
15Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)39.337.7–42.91,1083,098395.3379.4–431.9
18MAN TGX 18.400 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)39.437.9–40.73741396.3381.4–409.8
19DAF CF 340 FT39.539–411226397.4392.7–412.5
19DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)39.538.9–41.2103333397.1391.8–415.1
19Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)39.538.1–40.3615397.6383.9–405.8
22DAF CF 480 FT, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.637.6–42.4178333398.9378.4–426.6
22Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.637.6–41.26469398.2378.7–414.8
22Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.638.1–41.37283398.7383–415.4
25Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)39.738–43.77571,615399.6382–439.4
25Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.737.6–41.582196399.8378.4–418.1
25Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.738.2–43.11,5632,503399.9384.3–433.6
25Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)39.738.4–40.83668399.5386.4–410.8
29Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)39.838.5–44.1373612400.3387.2–443.5
29Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)39.838.7–44.8314458400.4389.7–451

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 101 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 8 l/100 km apart (21.1%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 9,600 litres a year, or £13,440.

Where it stops mattering: 60 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Iveco X-Way, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit alone span 9 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

29 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW38.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW38.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW38.8 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW39.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 9 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)265 kW39.3 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW39.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 360 A4x2265 kW39.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 300 FT220 kW39.9 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW40 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW40.1 l/100 km2 vehicles
Volvo FE, 240 kW, 4x2 tractor unit240 kW40.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 320 A4x2235 kW40.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania G 320 A4x2235 kW40.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW40.7 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FM, 278 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)278 kW40.7 l/100 km1 vehicle
MAN TGX 18.360 4x2, 10.5 L, tractor unit (2009–2019)265 kW40.8 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania P 280 A4x2, 9.3 L (2013–2023)206 kW41.2 l/100 km4 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit290 kW41.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)265 kW41.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 280 A4x2, 6.7 L (2019–2020)206 kW41.4 l/100 km5 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW41.7 l/100 km6 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW42.3 l/100 km8 vehicles
Volvo FM, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit338 kW42.4 l/100 km8 vehicles
Volvo FM, 308 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)308 kW43.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)294 kW43.3 l/100 km9 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 235 kW, 4x2 tractor unit235 kW43.5 l/100 km4 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit220 kW44.3 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW45.1 l/100 km3 vehicles
Volvo FH, 488 kW, 4x2 tractor unit488 kW46.2 l/100 km8 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 2.6 t, reporting period 2019.