Citroën ë-C5 Aircross vs Vauxhall Grandland

The Vauxhall Grandland costs £3,290 more than the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C5 Aircross is £3,290 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £184 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross comes out roughly £3,330 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 224 miles for the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross and 220 miles for the Vauxhall Grandland - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV.

The Citroën ë-C5 Aircross is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 172 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Grandland. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 464 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross and about 292 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Grandland.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross and 84% for the Vauxhall Grandland. 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.