Kia Niro EV vs MG4 EV Urban

The Kia Niro EV costs £11,500 more than the MG MG4 EV Urban. For that premium it adds 86 miles more WLTP range, 40 kW more power and a 1.8s quicker 0-62mph time. The MG MG4 EV Urban is not just cheaper - it also offers 32 kW faster peak rapid charging and 102 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is £11,500 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out roughly £11,540 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 194 miles for the Kia Niro EV and 140 miles for the MG MG4 EV Urban - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia Niro EV goes roughly 55 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 17 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 575 mm of total clearance for the Kia Niro EV and about 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Kia Niro EV and 90% for the MG MG4 EV Urban. That gives the MG MG4 EV Urban a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG4 EV Urban's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Kia Niro EV's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. The MG MG4 EV Urban has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the Kia Niro EV.