BYD ATTO 3 (2023-2026) vs Geely EX5

The BYD ATTO 3 costs £3,000 more than the Geely EX5. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the BYD ATTO 3 comes out ahead overall.

The Geely EX5 is £3,000 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Geely EX5 comes out roughly £2,920 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 213 miles for the BYD ATTO 3 and 198 miles for the Geely EX5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BYD ATTO 3 goes roughly 16 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 35 minutes in the BYD ATTO 3 and 20 in the Geely EX5, so the Geely EX5 loses less time at each stop. So the BYD ATTO 3 stops less often while the Geely EX5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 26 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 525 mm of total clearance for the BYD ATTO 3 and about 499 mm of total clearance for the Geely EX5. The BYD ATTO 3 also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 92% battery health for the BYD ATTO 3 and 90% for the Geely EX5. That gives the BYD ATTO 3 a modest edge in retained real-world range. Both use LFP-type cells, which are happy charged to 100% every day. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.