Citroën ë-C4 X vs MG5 EV

The MG MG5 EV costs £2,280 more than the Citroën ë-C4 X. For that premium it adds a 2.5s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Citroën ë-C4 X comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C4 X is £2,280 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Citroën ë-C4 X comes out roughly £2,400 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 185 miles for the Citroën ë-C4 X and 166 miles for the MG MG5 EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Citroën ë-C4 X goes roughly 19 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 25 minutes in the Citroën ë-C4 X and 40 in the MG MG5 EV, so the Citroën ë-C4 X loses less time at each stop. That makes the Citroën ë-C4 X the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 18 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 600 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C4 X and about 582 mm of total clearance for the MG MG5 EV. The MG MG5 EV also turns in a 0.3 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Citroën ë-C4 X and 90% for the MG MG5 EV. That gives the MG MG5 EV a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG5 EV's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Citroën ë-C4 X's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. The Citroën ë-C4 X has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG MG5 EV.