Mercedes-Benz EQB vs Renault Scenic

The Mercedes-Benz EQB costs £15,150 more than the Renault Scenic. For that premium it adds 2 more seats (7 versus 5). The Renault Scenic is not just cheaper - it also offers 135 miles more WLTP range, 50 kW faster peak rapid charging and 50 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Renault Scenic comes out ahead overall.

The Renault Scenic is £15,150 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 Renault Scenic comes out roughly £15,150 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 214 miles for the Mercedes-Benz EQB and 274 miles for the Renault Scenic - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Renault Scenic goes roughly 60 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 32-37 minutes.

The Mercedes-Benz EQB is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 30 mm narrower than the Renault Scenic. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 566 mm of total clearance for the Mercedes-Benz EQB and about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic. The Renault Scenic also turns in a 0.8 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Mercedes-Benz EQB and 84% for the Renault Scenic. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. 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.