Kia EV5 vs Vauxhall Grandland

The Kia EV5 costs £1,990 more than the Vauxhall Grandland. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Vauxhall Grandland is not just cheaper - it also offers 33 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV5 comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Grandland is £1,990 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 Vauxhall Grandland comes out roughly £1,950 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 235 miles for the Kia EV5 and 220 miles for the Vauxhall Grandland - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV5 goes roughly 16 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-31 minutes.

The Kia EV5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 233 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Grandland. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 525 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV5 and about 292 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Grandland.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV5 and 84% for the Vauxhall Grandland. That gives the Kia EV5 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.