Vauxhall Grandland vs Vauxhall Mokka

The Vauxhall Grandland costs £4,850 more than the Vauxhall Mokka. For that premium it adds 78 miles more WLTP range, 60 kW faster peak rapid charging and 240 litres more boot space. The Vauxhall Mokka is not just cheaper - it also offers lower energy use, 154 versus 172 Wh/km. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Vauxhall Grandland comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Mokka is £4,850 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Mokka comes out roughly £4,970 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 220 miles for the Vauxhall Grandland and 173 miles for the Vauxhall Mokka - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Vauxhall Grandland goes roughly 47 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-30 minutes.

The Vauxhall Mokka is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 121 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Grandland. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 413 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Mokka and about 292 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Grandland. The Vauxhall Mokka 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 84% battery health for the Vauxhall Grandland and 84% for the Vauxhall Mokka. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.