MG S6 EV vs VW ID.5 (2022-2023)

The VW ID.5 costs £11,740 more than the MG S6 EV. For that premium it adds a 2.5s quicker 0-62mph time. The MG S6 EV is not just cheaper - it also offers 135 litres more boot space and 52 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the VW ID.5 comes out ahead overall.

The MG S6 EV is £11,740 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG S6 EV comes out roughly £11,660 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 232 miles for the MG S6 EV and 263 miles for the VW ID.5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The VW ID.5 goes roughly 32 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 38 minutes in the MG S6 EV and 29 in the VW ID.5, so the VW ID.5 loses less time at each stop. That makes the VW ID.5 the stronger long-distance car.

The VW ID.5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 60 mm narrower than the MG S6 EV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 548 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.5 and about 488 mm of total clearance for the MG S6 EV. The VW ID.5 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 84% battery health for the MG S6 EV and 84% for the VW ID.5. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. 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.