Hyundai IONIQ 5 (2021-2024) vs Toyota C-HR+

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 costs £2,500 more than the Toyota C-HR+. For that premium it adds 111 litres more boot space. The Toyota C-HR+ is not just cheaper - it also offers 44 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out ahead overall.

The Toyota C-HR+ is £2,500 cheaper to buy. The Toyota C-HR+ is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £168 for the Hyundai IONIQ 5, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Toyota C-HR+ comes out roughly £2,660 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 199 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 235 miles for the Toyota C-HR+ - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Toyota C-HR+ goes roughly 37 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 18 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 30 in the Toyota C-HR+, so the Hyundai IONIQ 5 loses less time at each stop. So the Toyota C-HR+ stops less often while the Hyundai IONIQ 5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 20 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 530 mm of total clearance for the Toyota C-HR+ and about 510 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5. The Toyota C-HR+ also turns in a 1.0 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 Toyota C-HR+. 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.