Kia EV4 vs MG4 EV Urban

The Kia EV4 costs £11,250 more than the MG MG4 EV Urban. For that premium it adds 68 miles more WLTP range, 45 kW faster peak rapid charging and 40 kW more power. The MG MG4 EV Urban is not just cheaper - it also offers 142 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV4 comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is £11,250 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out roughly £11,130 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 226 miles for the Kia EV4 and 140 miles for the MG MG4 EV Urban - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV4 goes roughly 86 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-31 minutes.

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 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban and about 540 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV4. The MG MG4 EV Urban 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 89% battery health for the Kia EV4 and 90% for the MG MG4 EV Urban. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. The MG MG4 EV Urban's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Kia EV4's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.