MG4 EV vs Nissan LEAF

The Nissan LEAF costs £6,004 more than the MG MG4 EV. For that premium it adds 95 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan LEAF comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV is £6,004 cheaper to buy. The Nissan LEAF is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £192 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 £5,724 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 181 miles for the MG MG4 EV and 313 miles for the Nissan LEAF - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Nissan LEAF goes roughly 131 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 25-30 minutes.

The two are within 26 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 590 mm of total clearance for the Nissan LEAF and about 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV. The MG MG4 EV 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 84% 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.