Nissan Micra vs Peugeot e-208

The Peugeot e-208 costs £2,070 more than the Nissan Micra. For that premium it adds 30 miles more WLTP range and a 0.9s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan Micra comes out ahead overall.

The Nissan Micra is £2,070 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Nissan Micra comes out roughly £2,110 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 137 miles for the Nissan Micra and 155 miles for the Peugeot e-208 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Peugeot e-208 goes roughly 17 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 15 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 635 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-208 and about 620 mm of total clearance for the Nissan Micra.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Nissan Micra and 84% for the Peugeot e-208. That gives the Nissan Micra a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Nissan Micra's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Peugeot e-208's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.