Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2021-2024) vs Skoda Enyaq

The Skoda Enyaq costs £2,015 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 5. For that premium it adds 30 miles more WLTP range and 58 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Enyaq comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is £2,015 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 Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out roughly £1,975 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 199 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 224 miles for the Skoda Enyaq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda Enyaq goes roughly 25 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 18-24 minutes.

The two are within 11 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 521 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Enyaq and about 510 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5. The Skoda Enyaq also turns in a 2.7 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 84% for the Skoda Enyaq. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 a modest edge in retained real-world range. 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.