Renault Scenic vs VW ID.5 (2022-2023)

The VW ID.5 costs £12,740 more than the Renault Scenic. For that premium it adds a 1.2s quicker 0-62mph time. The Renault Scenic is not just cheaper - it also offers 76 miles more WLTP range and 32 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the VW ID.5 comes out ahead overall.

The Renault Scenic is £12,740 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 Renault Scenic comes out roughly £12,660 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 274 miles for the Renault Scenic and 263 miles for the VW ID.5 - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 37 minutes in the Renault Scenic and 29 in the VW ID.5, so the VW ID.5 loses less time at each stop.

The two are within 12 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 548 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.5 and about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic. The VW ID.5 also turns in a 0.7 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 Renault Scenic 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.