Mazda 6e vs Renault Scenic

The Mazda 6e costs £2,000 more than the Renault Scenic. For that premium it adds 45 kW faster peak rapid charging and 30 kW more power. The Renault Scenic is not just cheaper - it also offers 44 miles more WLTP range and 209 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Mazda 6e comes out ahead overall.

The Renault Scenic is £2,000 cheaper to buy. The Mazda 6e is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £184 for the Renault Scenic, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Renault Scenic comes out roughly £1,840 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 290 miles for the Mazda 6e and 274 miles for the Renault Scenic - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Mazda 6e goes roughly 16 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 24 minutes in the Mazda 6e and 37 in the Renault Scenic, so the Mazda 6e loses less time at each stop. That makes the Mazda 6e the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 26 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic and about 510 mm of total clearance for the Mazda 6e. The Renault Scenic also turns in a 0.7 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Mazda 6e and 84% for the Renault Scenic. That gives the Mazda 6e a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Mazda 6e's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Renault Scenic's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.