Nissan Micra vs Vauxhall Corsa

The Vauxhall Corsa costs £4,510 more than the Nissan Micra. For that premium it adds 25 miles more WLTP range and a 0.8s quicker 0-62mph time. The Nissan Micra is not just cheaper - it also offers 59 litres more boot space and lower energy use, 143 versus 160 Wh/km. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan Micra comes out ahead overall.

The Nissan Micra is £4,510 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Nissan Micra comes out roughly £4,590 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 137 miles for the Nissan Micra and 149 miles for the Vauxhall Corsa - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-30 minutes.

The two are within 15 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 635 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Corsa and about 620 mm of total clearance for the Nissan Micra. The Nissan Micra also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Nissan Micra and 84% for the Vauxhall Corsa. That gives the Nissan Micra a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Nissan Micra's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Vauxhall Corsa's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.