MG4 EV (2022-2025) vs VW ID.3

The VW ID.3 costs £4,865 more than the MG MG4 EV. For that premium it adds 28 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the VW ID.3 comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV is £4,865 cheaper to buy. The VW ID.3 is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £184 for the MG MG4 EV, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG MG4 EV comes out roughly £4,665 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 155 miles for the MG MG4 EV and 201 miles for the VW ID.3 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The VW ID.3 goes roughly 46 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 39 minutes in the MG MG4 EV and 25 in the VW ID.3, so the VW ID.3 loses less time at each stop. That makes the VW ID.3 the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 27 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 591 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.3 and about 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV. The VW ID.3 also turns in a 0.3 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 MG MG4 EV and 87% for the VW ID.3. 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 VW ID.3's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. The VW ID.3 has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG MG4 EV.