Citroën ë-C3 Aircross vs Nissan LEAF

The Nissan LEAF costs £10,884 more than the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross. For that premium it adds 185 miles more WLTP range, 50 kW faster peak rapid charging and 77 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan LEAF comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C3 Aircross is £10,884 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £136 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross comes out roughly £10,764 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 158 miles for the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross and 313 miles for the Nissan LEAF - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Nissan LEAF goes roughly 154 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 26-30 minutes.

The Nissan LEAF is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 40 mm narrower than the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 590 mm of total clearance for the Nissan LEAF and about 550 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross and 84% for the Nissan LEAF. That gives the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Citroën ë-C3 Aircross's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Nissan LEAF's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.