Hyundai IONIQ 5 N vs VW ID.Buzz

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N costs £5,795 more than the VW ID.Buzz. For that premium it adds 55 kW faster peak rapid charging, 268 kW more power and a 4.2s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the VW ID.Buzz comes out ahead overall.

The VW ID.Buzz is £5,795 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £192 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the VW ID.Buzz comes out roughly £5,875 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 232 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 235 miles for the VW ID.Buzz - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 45 mm narrower than the VW ID.Buzz. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 460 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and about 415 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.Buzz. The VW ID.Buzz also turns in a 0.9 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 84% for the VW ID.Buzz. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N 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.