Nissan ARIYA vs Skoda Elroq

The Nissan ARIYA costs £3,030 more than the Skoda Elroq. For that premium it adds 25 kW faster peak rapid charging and a 1.0s quicker 0-62mph time. The Skoda Elroq is not just cheaper - it also offers 30 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Elroq comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Elroq is £3,030 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 Skoda Elroq comes out roughly £3,110 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 209 miles for the Nissan ARIYA and 234 miles for the Skoda Elroq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda Elroq goes roughly 25 miles further between charging stops.

The Nissan ARIYA is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 34 mm narrower than the Skoda Elroq. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 550 mm of total clearance for the Nissan ARIYA and about 516 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Elroq. The Skoda Elroq also turns in a 2.2 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 Nissan ARIYA and 84% for the Skoda Elroq. 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.