MG5 EV vs Peugeot e-Rifter (2021-2024)

The Peugeot e-Rifter costs £1,880 more than the MG MG5 EV. For that premium it adds 296 litres more boot space. The MG MG5 EV is not just cheaper - it also offers 27 miles more WLTP range and a 3.4s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-Rifter comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG5 EV is £1,880 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 MG5 EV comes out roughly £2,000 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 166 miles for the MG MG5 EV and 144 miles for the Peugeot e-Rifter - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG MG5 EV goes roughly 22 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 40 minutes in the MG MG5 EV and 30 in the Peugeot e-Rifter, so the Peugeot e-Rifter loses less time at each stop. So the MG MG5 EV stops less often while the Peugeot e-Rifter stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The MG MG5 EV is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 103 mm narrower than the Peugeot e-Rifter. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 582 mm of total clearance for the MG MG5 EV and about 479 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-Rifter.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the MG MG5 EV and 84% for the Peugeot e-Rifter. That gives the MG MG5 EV a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG5 EV's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Peugeot e-Rifter's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. The Peugeot e-Rifter has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG MG5 EV.