MG4 EV Urban vs Renault Scenic

The Renault Scenic costs £13,500 more than the MG MG4 EV Urban. For that premium it adds 190 miles more WLTP range, 68 kW faster peak rapid charging and 50 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is £13,500 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 MG MG4 EV Urban comes out roughly £13,580 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 140 miles for the MG MG4 EV Urban 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 134 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 28 minutes in the MG MG4 EV Urban and 37 in the Renault Scenic, so the MG MG4 EV Urban loses less time at each stop. So the Renault Scenic stops less often while the MG MG4 EV Urban stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 22 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban and about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic. The MG MG4 EV Urban also turns in a 0.4 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 Urban and 84% for the Renault Scenic. That gives the MG MG4 EV Urban a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG4 EV Urban'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. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.