MG5 review 2023 - Why is this a brilliant EV? | batchreviews (James Batchelor)

MG has had a stratospheric rise in popularity over the past few years. It has so far shunned launching a range of sporty cars or a two-seater roadster in a throwback to its earlier heydays, but instead focussed on launching a range of efficient electric cars that focus on value for money.
Many EVs charge a premium for coming with a decent electric driving range, but not the MG5. When it launched in 2020 it became the UK's only pure-electric estate car and had a decent 200-odd-mile range, and it quickly attracted leagues of buyers. The MG5 was never what you'd call stylish though, or an EV that wooed buyers with a fancy, cosseting interior.
That could change with this newly updated version. It now boasts a longer range, more equipment and a smarter design inside and out. But has MG messed up the recipe?
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[@henrietn]

Finally, a good electric estate car with a decent boot and good size.

[@NeillyVille]

MG are on a roll lately, hope they keep this up and be even better in the future

[@Brian-om2hh]

Many people are attracted to value for money, and MG are happy to cater for that market, and are doing well meeting the demands of that market.

[@Hallo-Hallo]

Thanks! 👍😃

[@luisdominguesforprogramaca3221]

In which video section did you manage to hide the drive train and battery specs of the car?

[@garethsaunders1260]

We have a ZSEV, great car, but with it and the Mg5 i really struggle with the driving position in both.

[@z33h53]

6:24 early Feb? Man's been slacking off a bit, eh? Sheeeeesh.

[@batchreviews]

We’ve spoken to the presenter and told him off

[@esmailvafaie3005]

Good

[@fi9000]

Considering this or the Honda zrv self charging hybrid. Thoughts please...it will be Motability vehicle

[@JayC86969]

I'd honestly have the mg

[@briangriffiths1285]

@@JayC86969 the MG will be a great car, light controls and plenty of space. They hold up well, you should see James vids on here at 120k miles and no issues.

[@AndrewEbling]

Does the Adaptive Cruise control use regen braking? Our MG ZS does not and it feels like a huge miss, which really doesn't help already rather mediocre economy.

[@davidraymond5033]

Yes. Or at least I think it does. Used on a trip to Chester a few weeks back. And saw the number go into minus

[@kirkserpes2574]

These things are the most common type of taxi in China under the Roewe banner.

[@hurbrowns5397]

In Shanghai anyway. In Shenzhen, BYD rules the road

[@briangriffiths1285]

And the reliability is good!

[@user-or9cr3hv6t]

The boots 479 litres I have one had since February

[@mikedennett3291]

He obviously didn't have that written down in his diary

[@thomasmadden1020]

Why is it so expensive to insure?

[@dar3726]

Because part are expensive. And their are limited people who know or are able repair them. Also any damage to the battery pack can be very hard to fix. The danger of a thermal run away fire etc due to damage that can't be detected mean the battery may have to be replaced. This may cost more than the car is worth meaning it must be written off despite repairable panel damage.

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@dar3726 Why will damage to the battery pack be "hard" to fix? There are already independent EV specialists who can test, repair and refurbish EV battery packs.

[@graemetaylor629]

when are we going to compete with the Chinese manufacturers

[@Dickie2702]

Never.

[@2011ppower]

3 to 3.5 m/kWh is pretty poor for a non performance car!

[@batchreviews]

Yes, but you have to remember it has a far smaller battery than a performance car, and this test was conducted in the winter. I don’t think 3-3.5 is bad at all

[@djtaylorutube]

@@batchreviews It's still on the low side. The battery size won't influence the efficiency at all.

[@djtaylorutube]

@@jonvb2439 Claiming 3 to 3.5 miles/kWh in a smaller battery than say a Tesla Model Y with a bigger battery, more weight which still gets better efficiency, means that the original claim of 3 to 3.5 for the smaller battery is far worse than it should be.

[@ohyesitsme]

@@batchreviews That's just nonesense. I am getting 5.6 m/kwh from my 38Kwh battery car, in winter

[@-cc9ye]

​@@ohyesitsmethat car is very much an outlier and not comparable, it's lighter, smoother through the air, lower, etc. The average is closer to 3.5/4.

[@basharathussain5999]

Its all good until the electric motors go or batteries

[@Greatdane-qf8kd]

Ehm what are you talking about? That could happen to a petrol or diesel engine as well? And if that happened in the MG you would be covered by the warrenty

[@sailingoctopus1]

Electric motors, basically, last forever. The bearings perhaps need to be replaced every few hundred thousand miles, as a precaution. The batteries should also last hundreds of thousands of miles. I have a ten year old EV that still achieves the range claimed on launch, so no signs of battery degradation at all. The LFP batteries in the entry-level MG5 standard range should last 5,000 cycles and each cycle theoretically takes it 320km/200 miles (WLTP), so should be good for one million miles or 1.6m km.

[@Brian-om2hh]

7 year warranty on the car, and 8 years on the battery. Engines can go wrong too..... Cleveleys Electric Vehicles run a fleet of these as mobile EV servicing and repair vehicles on call-out. One of theirs has covered 70k miles in 18 months from new. The only fault has been a broken latch on the charge flap. The front tyres lasted 41k miles before being replaced. Brake pads look set to top 100k miles before needing to be replaced. Battery was showing 96% state of health at 70k miles....

[@stevebarnes2]

How are people still this misinformed when it comes to EVs? You have to be an utter moron to be this willfully ignorant.

[@Trevelyan1971]

7 year warranty this, 7 year warranty that … the warranty’s worth nothing if the dealerships can’t fix the problems, mg don’t want to fix the problems and they don’t have the parts. The batteries and motors I agree are the least of your worries if you buy an MG as there are so many fundamental flaws in both its design and component parts. Faulty steering racks, door locks and handles, mg pilot is dangerous, it creaks more than your great grandad and won’t be worth anything like what you paid for it IF you brought it new.