MG4 EV vs Volvo C40 Recharge

The Volvo C40 Recharge costs £18,360 more than the MG MG4 EV. For that premium it adds 30 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV is £18,360 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £176 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG MG4 EV comes out roughly £18,280 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 227 miles for the Volvo C40 Recharge - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Volvo C40 Recharge goes roughly 45 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 25 minutes in the MG MG4 EV and 37 in the Volvo C40 Recharge, so the MG MG4 EV loses less time at each stop. So the Volvo C40 Recharge stops less often while the MG MG4 EV stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

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 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV and about 537 mm of total clearance for the Volvo C40 Recharge. The MG MG4 EV also turns in a 0.9 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 Volvo C40 Recharge. 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 Volvo C40 Recharge's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.