Omoda E5 vs Renault Scenic

The Renault Scenic costs £3,930 more than the Omoda E5. For that premium it adds 125 miles more WLTP range and 165 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Renault Scenic comes out ahead overall.

The Omoda E5 is £3,930 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 Omoda E5 comes out roughly £3,970 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 194 miles for the Omoda E5 and 274 miles for the Renault Scenic - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Renault Scenic goes roughly 80 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 28 minutes in the Omoda E5 and 37 in the Renault Scenic, so the Omoda E5 loses less time at each stop. So the Renault Scenic stops less often while the Omoda E5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Omoda E5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 34 mm narrower than the Renault Scenic. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 570 mm of total clearance for the Omoda E5 and about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Omoda E5 and 84% for the Renault Scenic. That gives the Omoda E5 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Omoda E5's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Renault Scenic's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.