Mercedes-Benz EQC vs Skoda Enyaq (2021-2024)

The Mercedes-Benz EQC costs £32,190 more than the Skoda Enyaq. For that premium it adds 168 kW more power and a 3.6s quicker 0-62mph time. The Skoda Enyaq is not just cheaper - it also offers 85 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Enyaq comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Enyaq is £32,190 cheaper to buy. The Skoda Enyaq is cheaper to charge, roughly £168 a year versus £208 for the Mercedes-Benz EQC, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Skoda Enyaq comes out roughly £32,390 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 216 miles for the Mercedes-Benz EQC and 208 miles for the Skoda Enyaq - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 40 minutes in the Mercedes-Benz EQC and 24 in the Skoda Enyaq, so the Skoda Enyaq loses less time at each stop.

The two are within 5 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 521 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Enyaq and about 516 mm of total clearance for the Mercedes-Benz EQC. The Skoda Enyaq also turns in a 2.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.