BMW iX2 vs Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2021-2024)

The BMW iX2 costs £4,820 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 5. For that premium it adds 80 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the BMW iX2 comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is £4,820 cheaper to buy. The BMW iX2 is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £168 for the Hyundai IONIQ 5, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out roughly £4,660 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 265 miles for the BMW iX2 and 199 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BMW iX2 goes roughly 66 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 29 minutes in the BMW iX2 and 18 in the Hyundai IONIQ 5, so the Hyundai IONIQ 5 loses less time at each stop. So the BMW iX2 stops less often while the Hyundai IONIQ 5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The BMW iX2 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 45 mm narrower than the Hyundai IONIQ 5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 555 mm of total clearance for the BMW iX2 and about 510 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the BMW iX2 and 89% for the Hyundai IONIQ 5. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 a modest edge in retained real-world range. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.