Kia Stonic vs SEAT Arona vs Renault Captur 2019 - See which is the best small SUV 

I have that exact Stonic, colour and all. I LOVE it. Best car ive ever had.

Strangely to me SEAT has by far the most stylish exterior here.

Had a Stonic as a rental in Iceland. Surprisingly capable, also on F roads fording streams...as a 2WD. The interior is not posh but indeed child proof and functional. I was impressed. 600 km a day, no problem. Decent conso as well.

Advise for editor, please add some animations or grafics which would show us for example costs and so on... so its easier to compere prizes and other things. Thank you. :)

I would go for the Kia Stonic because it has a vibe to it on the outside, simple dash layout with colourful pieces of trim and driving experience puts a smile on your face.

I love the look of the seat. Inside and out! Especially in orange

Seat did it for me. I drove this car in a recent holiday in malaga . I couldn't ask for more. I drove it quite a lot between Malaga , Ronda and Grenada . I returned to England and I have been looking to change my current car

1:32 "You have to have the range-topping version if you want the contrasting roof" Or you could go to your nearest car-wrap place and get it done for a couple of hundred max.

I don't know why but i kinda dig that acid yellow roof on Stonic, weird bc i used to hate it but now it looks kida cool

I would choose the Kia Stonic. I think it has better value for money. With the manual gearbox, the car will be reliable and you also benefit from a bumper-to-bumper warranty that lasts 7 years.

Spent this past august researching my new car. Watched Carwow and many other reviews. Sat in and drove several models. Out of these three cars the Renault was never on my short list as I can't stand the interior looks and that's what you see while driving. So it was either the Arona or the Stonic. I ended up buying the Stonic with the 120hp petrol engine. I liked the looks of both cars equally, but the interior feel of the Stonic is miles ahead of the terrible plastics used in the Seat. There are two things I envy from the Arona though. The boot space and the visibility. It's harder to fit a bike in the Stonic than it is in the Arona, and the visibilty is not the best in the Stonic. I can't really tell where the front of the car is while parking, and the sideview is not the best either (may be I'm used to 3-door cars with big doors and the B-pillar further back). MPG could be better too. Can't compare with the Arona on this as I only tried it for some minutes. One thing that worries me in the Stonic are the lights down in the rear bumper. I fear they could be crushed by people parking without respect to other peoples cars (which Europe has plenty of). This is my first non-european car ever and I'd buy the Stonic again. Cheers from Barcelona (where the Arona is made btw).

Im never touching any french car anymore, renault, citroen or peugeot! Problem after problem. Among these three I would go after Kia, just bcs of the reliabillity, looks and 7yrs warranty

Out from these 3, the Kia stonic does it for me👏

Seat is definitely the best choice here

Seat looks the best 100%. Cx-3 would’ve been a good comparison. Would’ve smashed the competition.

The Kia Stonic wins for me. You get most for it´s value. Maybe not with 1.0 T-GDi but with 1.4 is fine, best reliability and seven years warranty. I´ve driven a Stonic and center console didn´t wobble at all. Captur is also fine but I find the interior quite weird, and unfortunately some things, especially gauge cluster and screen makes me think about cars as Renault Trafic or Dacias (except the new Duster). Arona is just a sea of cheap and scratchy plastic. The only good thing about it is practicality..

Today we booked Arona FR for my wife and I must say it is an excellent car based on test drive and quite a stiff comparison between Kamiq/i20/i30. The kit is excellent with FR model having almost everything that you need even without any significant additions 21.6k€ with very lucrative financing by VW. This is my second seat this year after Tarraco eHybrid it is a big achievement considering I am in den of Skoda and wife gets 12% corporate discount on skoda Kamiq

Having driven all of them the SEAT is by far the best of the three in every posible way!

Just bought an Arona FR Sport, second hand. It really exceeds expectations. Fast, economical on MPG, stylish and practical. My wife says its the best looking car we've ever had. I tend to agree. Lovely to drive too, especially after my rather lumbering Ford Focus.

Why do u never review Mazda?

Seat is the best - ended up buying one. Kia is like a normal hatchback while I didn't like the gearbox of the captur. To me this Arona is close to the likes of T-Roc and A2 but cheaper.

What a surprise yet ANOTHER Volkswagen Auto Group Winner. Are you sure Carwow isn't part owned by them?

This is a review of three possible choices, not an open question as to which one someone likes better. Drive all three, then comment.

Myself and my husband have the arona and the stonic 😂 I have to say the stonic wins hands down for me it’s literally perfect 👌🏼

I noticed something weird here. In the previous reviews the verdict for the seat arona was to consider it, while for the kia stonic to shortlist it. In this video the seat arona is the winner. What is going on?

I was just confused because in your other videos Arona got consider verdict and Stonic got Shortlisted but here Arona wins the battle?

You only do the center console test on Kia's, why is that , I have a Kia Borrego and a 2010 Kia Forte, and i'm a strong guy, and both consoles are rock solid.

This helped me on my quest, thank you.

Love your videos Matt !! Would love to get a car from CarWow!! You guys seem so hip

I've been waiting for a comparison video like this! Glad the Seat one. I've been looking at one myself. Or a Suzuki Vitara :)

I think I'll buy the Captur. Handles like a dream in the city.

🍁Kia🍁 is an allrounder ❤️

I had the Kia which was a nice car but after purchasing the arona xcellence lux there was no comparison for me. Far superior in the drive and proformence. Also being part of the VW group you have that reliability. The park assist is a bonus, plus the sound system

I’d have the Kia over the other two. It looks nicer, and is the better all rounder imo.

For me, the driving position was decisive and that is why I chose Kia Stonic. Some people prefer a high driving position, while I prefer a low one. The Stonic places your backside closest to the floor and your legs stretched out straightest. I don't like sitting in a high chair for long periods of time. I feel much more comfortable in a low chair. I got into the Stonic and immediately felt that this was the car for me, the one I was looking for.

This week I’m getting my Arona Xcellence! Can’t wait

Kia is best value for money.Driving this car all over the horrible Greek streets, Motorways and off-roads,there is not even a single noise of the body and the whole construction.Diesel consumption remains stable at 6,0-6,2 liters/100 kms,in and out and in general is very daily use friendly.

I thought you're gone choose KIA,

Fair decision. Price: 1. Renault 2. Kia. 3. Seat (but with a minimal difference between them) Exterior looks: 1. Kia. 2. Renault. 3. Seat. Interior looks and quality: They are equal, Kia looking the best, but with worst material quality, Renault best quality and worst look, Seat being a mixt in quality and looks wich might give it the edge over Kia and Renault. Practicality: Seat comes first at passenger space and boot space, Renault second and Kia last. Driving: Seat comes first, being a mixt of sporty/comfort/height wich is what people buying this cars want, Renault and Stonic being quite equal, depending on what you prefer. If it were my decising, I`d probabily choose Kia because of it`s reliability record and 7y warranty.

Kia has only one wheel trim set and every model comes with a satnav and it’s good for a family of 3. BTW IM TALKING ABOUT THE STONIC

Im here for stonic

To those querying another VAG video, CarWow is UK based, the VW group sells a lot of cars over here hence probably the most searched car videos by the UK RU-vid viewers, CarWow is playing is 'views' game to get advertising money. Simples.

I know the Ford Ecosport is not much liked but surely it will be one of the best sellers in this class, why not include one in the group test??

The headroom was same in the Renault and Kia.

We got the stonic in urban grey with orange roof. Fantastic car. Is it just me or is the rear seat in the seat so achingly boring. Kia has contrast stitching, usb charge ports etc. Not to mention 7 year warranty and greater reliability than either of the others.

Test drove the capture I thought it was a right piece of sxxt

I know that small SUV market it's one of the most aggressive at the moment... Almost every month a new SUV is released, making reviews off every one it's a almost impossible task! But why do have never made a review of the Opel/Vauxhall Crossland X? A very interesting possible competitor in this comparison!

You should do this again with the new captur and the XCeed

The Arona is the best car there. I was going to order one, but issues with the supply of the DSG and alcantara meant lead times were 4+ months. I've just ordered a top spec Ateca instead.

Thanks for a great review

Seat Ibiza and Renault Clio look way better than their SUV brothers, but the Kia Stonic is way more charming than the Rio which is a bit impressive

Would like to see you reviewing the new Subaru XV & compare it to others. Thanks a lot

Seat would be my choice but not the Arona if you want an SUV go for the Ateca. Don’t see the point of these crossovers hatchbacks beat these any day.

The Kia looks the coolest of the bunch.

They should've included a cx-3 :(

I prefer the Capturs interior but on the higher trims with contrasting colours. Also having driven one the only negative i found is the power steering at higher speeds seemed a bit resistant.

I own a seat ateca and I rented a Kia stonic for a week on holiday, it was much better than the seat

When you are going to do reviews on Citroen C3 Air Croos and Citroen C5 Air Croos thank for this lovely review carwow

Moms buy these for there looks. Kia Stonic wins.

Strange ranking. When looking to carsalesbase.com the renault captur sales are more than double of the seat arona and 4 times more than the kia stonic.

Arona in fr trim is a very nice little car. I almost chose one over the lean fr 2l. But didn't on the end.

You should shortlist the kia, but consider the seat. But the best out of the two is the seat. Fantasia!

The range topping seat is fantastic to drive I have one

Kids won't love the bigger windows because when it's sunny they won't be able to look at their phones' screens

It's not easy to choose. I ll wait the next capture may be

Would be great to review the Hybrid Capture or even compare small SUV Hybrids such as Captur, Yaris Cross and Honda Jazz Cross for example

I disagree with Mat for Arona's interior,it's great,sporty and youth at the same time,also Captur have the biggest ground clearance-210 mm compare to Kia's 180 and Seat's 190,so I think the best interior here have Arona,the best practicality and real SUV capability have Captur and KIA is here inbetween,for the image and status-for richer teenagers for ex.

If anyone wobbled my car's centre console I'd decline to take them anywhere. ps. Personally, all things being reasonably equal, I'd go for the car with the Seven Year Warranty.

I just ordered a 2020 kia stonic

I agree with you. I've drove all of them and choosed Arona too. Maybe it's not a "showy" car but who cares really.

Kia Seat Renault Great vid Matt

3:55 Start/Stop button on the passenger side? ( Where is the logic in that? Someone please explain that to me )

Eight point: das auto, Seat Arona - Nine point: the power to surprise, KIA Stonic - Ten point: drive the future, Renault Captur

Seat is definitely the best choice

Not so roomy but the CX-3 is the most beautiful in its class, inside and out and drives very well

Why do I feel as if the scripts for the arona and captur have been interchanged ?

Why do you guys never review Subaru cars? The Forester, the WRX, the XV, the Outback?!

I like the Capture

Do we really need a 1 minute "what you will see" segment in 10 min video?

Maybe review Vauxhall Crossland X ?

So the Renault Captur came last?

Does anyone else like their own comments to get the ball rolling

Stand out from what? Any road is lined with these cars.

which petrol engine would you recommend for the Seat Arona?

So Vitara is still the best choice?

Hey Mat, great reviews as always. Just wondering, what's your height (want to compare the backseat space) ?

The middle seatbelt in the arona is not working propperly, look it up! (same in the new polo an ibiza)

for the renault, loads of the interior bits are from the renault trafic van. the dials especially

Honda HRV?

I'd go for the Seat, gotta love VW.

Mat is such a humble and cool guy. Great

The infotainment system is good but I think the one in the bmw is just better

Mat, you really don't like Kia, do you ? Again that "test" on the center console same you did on the Stinger while ago. You never do that "test" on other cars. I am disappointed with you, Mat...

Such a shame they left the C3 Aircross out of this video. It is to many car reviewers, the best small SUV you can get. Now that I mention it, there's not even a video review for the C3 Aircross, just the written review at carwow.

now wouldn't it be amazing if all cars were doing what renault did with the seats, but instead sliding them forward backwards to create even more room, cause most of the times you aint even carrying that many things in the boot but that way you can always use the boot space to create more passenger space.

I like also vag group & I think they are leading car manufacturer in world.

I had a diesel Captur as a courtesy car when my Zoe was in for a service. I thought the Captur was really noisy, clunky, slow and not great to drive at all. It may just be that I'm used to how quiet and smooth an electric car is though.

What about mileage?

dont know why but I like Seat design alot. I have a Seat Leon from 2010 and still love that car. If I will buy a SUV ... Arona ofc

We have the Renault Captur cos it was cheaper. But wish we got the Kia!