Jeep Avenger vs Skoda Epiq

The Jeep Avenger costs £5,049 more than the Skoda Epiq. For that premium it adds 59 miles more WLTP range. The Skoda Epiq is not just cheaper - it also offers 95 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Epiq comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Epiq is £5,049 cheaper to buy. The Skoda Epiq is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £168 for the Jeep Avenger, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Skoda Epiq comes out roughly £5,209 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 171 miles for the Jeep Avenger and 158 miles for the Skoda Epiq - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-30 minutes.

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 602 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Epiq and about 590 mm of total clearance for the Jeep Avenger.

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