Nissan Micra vs Vauxhall Mokka-e

The Vauxhall Mokka-e costs £10,845 more than the Nissan Micra. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan Micra comes out ahead overall.

The Nissan Micra is £10,845 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 £10,885 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 168 miles for the Vauxhall Mokka-e - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Vauxhall Mokka-e goes roughly 30 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-30 minutes.

The two are within 11 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 620 mm of total clearance for the Nissan Micra and about 609 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Mokka-e. The Nissan Micra also turns in a 0.5 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 Nissan Micra and 84% for the Vauxhall Mokka-e. 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 Vauxhall Mokka-e's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.