MG4 EV (2022-2025) vs Nissan LEAF (2011-2017)

The Nissan LEAF is £5 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 two land within £85 of each other - effectively the same to own. 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 155 miles for the MG MG4 EV and 76 miles for the Nissan LEAF - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG MG4 EV goes roughly 79 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 39 minutes in the MG MG4 EV and 30 in the Nissan LEAF, so the Nissan LEAF loses less time at each stop. So the MG MG4 EV stops less often while the Nissan LEAF stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Nissan LEAF is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 66 mm narrower than the MG MG4 EV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 630 mm of total clearance for the Nissan LEAF and about 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the MG MG4 EV and 65% for the Nissan LEAF. That gives the MG MG4 EV a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG4 EV's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Nissan LEAF's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. The Nissan LEAF has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG MG4 EV.