OMODA 5 review - Better and cheaper than a Nissan Qashqai UK 4K

Is this the new family SUV that the UK wants and needs? The OMODA 5 is launching within the UK in the next couple of weeks. Let me know your thoughts.
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[@stuartgroves1]

went and had a look and test drive today and bought one

[@1510km]

What Omoda have done is reveal how other manufacturers are ripping their customers off. Why would you go for a Qashqai when you can have this £10k cheaper, better engine, better quality, more power, more comfortable.. with a 7 year warranty?

[@jdmguy44]

@@1510km better engine, better quality 😂

[@HarryPowerColt]

​​@@jdmguy44Better engine? Well, yes. Time will tell us about its realiability, but it's an awarded (top 10 engines in China in 2019), third gen engine that hasn't had any failure since 2019. Better quality? It's really on par, but the Omoda sports much more features for much less money than an a Qashqai.

[@jdmguy44]

@@HarryPowerColt "top ten engines in China" 😂 so in comparison to other Chinese engines?! Do you believe/buy into everything the Chinese want you to believe?! Do some research on the quality/reliability issues of Chinese cars. Wouldn't touch a cheapo Chinese product with a ten foot pole but good luck to those that take a chance! I'll stick with established Japanese/Euro and Korean brands thanks.

[@1510km]

@@HarryPowerColt the amount of E-Power Nissans coming back in generators failed, £10k jobs, would surprise you (i work in a nissan dealership that now is Omoda)

[@ellisrochlin2267]

@@1510km hi H , I went along to Nissan, maybe to buy a new heavily discounted e power in may ,not a new tweaked grill one . Didn't manage to test drive it. I asked the helpful sales person what's the warranty on the all the electric parts that give it the e power badge as I don't do 3 yrs leases and chop in at final month . They replied same as any standard new nissan 3 yrs or 60 k whichever is first. Disappointed , I declined to go any further and left. Should have minimum of 5 yrs or 100 thousand miles on the electrified parts .

[@use-oc4mj6n]

Good review Tish. The UK car market needs affordable vehicles like this as manufacturers like Ford and Vauxhall have abandoned this lower end of the market. Don't bother listening to all the silly negative and childish comments from sad men who live in their mum's basements and probably only take the bus when they are allowed out 😂

[@paulgilligan9189]

Owned one for 3500 miles so far. Comfortable, quick (7ish seconds to 60) quiet, relaxing to drive except the lane keep assist, good Sony stereo, heated and cooled seats as standard, 7 year warranty, fixed price service..... I compared it with a similarly powered and specd quahqai and the difference was £ 12000 .... the e power quashqai has a similar spec but is slower and in reality not much more economical on a run ..... mines done 45mpg average so far. Finally, bear in mind that Omodas parent company has been making jaguar land rovers for Asia for the last 12 years and has probably learned a thi g or two ( hopefully including reliability)

[@ellisrochlin2267]

45 mpg , not even the manufacturers with their totally exaggerated fuel figures have come to 45 mpg , especially when pumping out up to 169 grams

[@1510km]

@@ellisrochlin2267Our demonstrator here in the UK has averaged 42mpg over 500 miles. Which is very similar to the E-Power Qashqai I used to drive as a company car.

[@jankhan866]

How did you pay for it? Thanks

[@ellisrochlin2267]

@@jankhan866 with wife , the youngest child , a lawnmower and a I phone 14 lol

[@gadgetman36]

I've recently found your KZbin channel. You're an excellent reviewer, Tish. You're right up there with the best of them. I really like your attention to detail. The Omoda 5 represents excellent value for money.

[@chrisdones106]

Took 1 out for a 40 minute drive today. Loved it.

[@garytaylor8081]

Looking forward to getting mine in september . Was very impressed .wary at first ,but so much you get for your money compared to other brands Was a great test drive . I,m happy 😁

[@davemanley1311]

Looks a good buy

[@Scottyd2105]

Hi Tish, there is also a dealership at Bassett's in Swansea & Bridgend in Wales now aswell. Just to let you know

[@UCMpDwp7VEfKXRH3NyAW7kuj]

If politics aside this Chinese car is a good looking and good value of affordable car

[@genepatrick4232]

This car 🚗 looks like a Lexus NX from both front and rear. It would sell because of the similarities between the both of them. Really 😂 nice 👍 interior, especially the seats and the steering wheel.

[@phillipsmith-c6w]

Hi Tish I am looking at one next week and looking forward to a test drive!!

[@thomaslloyd9993]

Bought one last week!

[@AutoSocialUK]

How are you finding it so far?

[@thomaslloyd9993]

@@AutoSocialUK not actually collected it yet, but we test drove it and really liked it

[@anthonycollingridge970]

Seen one in the flesh at the local VW dealer. PCP deal was very poor given its £27k OTR. £4.5k down & £399 PM plus a balloon of around 10K in three years time.I think these will do well, but the depreciation will be massive.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Depreciation is pretty much an issue with *any* new car you might buy these days. BMW's, Audis, Mercs etc, they all lose 50% within 3 years......some of the French Italian and lesser known stuff are worse still....

[@DB25k]

Great video tish, thank for bringing this brand to our attention. But I'm feeling that we need to wait for this omoda gets more established in UK.

[@watchcommander2012]

Nice to see new unknown brands and well done them for producing a petrol engine car

[@user-vc8em9wq6h]

Very impressed with this review, seriously considering one of these when I change my car soon

[@AutoSocialUK]

Thank you for watching, defiantly take the time to test drive one and my advice would be finance or lease, so you have no issues with re-sale in the future

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

Apparently the Omoda 5 is going on sale in Romania in October. It’s already for sale in neighbouring Serbia as the Chery FX.

[@sharonec5419]

Any idea if or when they are going on sale in Ireland?

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

@@sharonec5419 I don’t know. Hopefully by next year. I don’t know if it’s coming to Slovakia, Bulgaria or the Baltics either. They better do, or heads are gonna roll.

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Hi Tish, this is a new one on me, looks a good car you seem to be happy with it , a good review. I haven't comment for a while but I do watch your reviews and always give a👍 catch you next time, Take care

[@clubbi911]

Omoda sounds so cute when you say that :D ...Iconic like: however!

[@b.p.r.]

But that’s the model name

[@creakingknees2928]

Also available from Vospers, Plymouth.

[@AldisoKristian]

I like the front, like 3d picture. :)

[@devlishlygood666]

Please make a video featuring the new 2024/2025 Omoda. Cheers

[@qasim8]

I came across this at my local VW. I was quite surprised at its looks and design. Quite bold I think

[@P.J.B.769]

From the back it reminds me of a Nissan duke and Quashi from the side profile. Not a massive fan of the massive grill i must say. Being Chinese i'd be iffy about buying i'd be more comfortible with Japanese. Good review Tish except for the slightly dodgey sound in the middle of the video.

[@josh3221ify]

If you look carefully you will see velar inspiration also

[@andrewfoster1316]

looks very qashqai but does look smarter. looks smart on the inside with the leather seats and alot of car for the money. cant believe you got hold of it before matt watson breaks it

[@phillipsmith-c6w]

I like it very much Tish 😊

[@fredlenz4743]

Chery presently sells its Tiggo, Omoda and Jaecoo range of SUV's in South Africa and Australia. Jetour will follow by year-end. The Omoda 9, sold in the Middle East and Turkey as the Exeed, another Chery subsidiary, will reach S.A. in September. The Chinese competition in the S.A. market has seen Nissan withdraw the Qashqai as its sales plummeted. Even Ford, who introduced the Puma this year, have seen terrible sales figures of that vehicle and have brought in the Chinese sourced Territory SUV to stem the rot. South Africa is not set up for the adoption of EV's, as there are vast tracts of land that the infrastructure will never be able to reach. The Chinese are providing cost-effective ICE vehicles, and the legacy carmakers are struggling to compete.

[@KTBristol]

It looks nice, but no way I'd give my pounds to an unknown brand with few dealers and likely poor support... It will be interesting to see whether this brand manages to make its mark in the UK... Time will tell

[@1510km]

their not an unknown brand.

[@KTBristol]

@@1510km they are in the UK...

[@garytaylor8081]

Invicta motors in Thanet Kent have already sold quite a few of these already for september 😁

[@josh3221ify]

If politics don't come into play. Chery will dominate the SUV market in 5 years, they sell good products, way better than this one.

[@conogrady9254]

This car is Fuel ⛽️ for though!💓

[@ellisrochlin2267]

went past a amoda supplier today there were several of them out front gleaming in the sunlight ,looked okay in pre vids and photos but in the flesh the grill is far too large for small suv plus not a fan of the front low light cluster . sMALL SUV shooting out up to 169 grams probably low 30s on mpg . Might flop before they even sell their first batch . Insurers have pinned a 32 catagory on base model , Has some goodies that more expensive cars have and a 7 yr warantee if the dealers last and all for 24 grand in base model, so i can see a low deposit along with a 3 yr lease helping to persuade a few uk buyers .

[@eamoneejit]

Omoda are also in Frome, which is famous for being hard to pronounce.

[@stevencampbell1150]

It's interesting to see something different but with not so great mpg, quite a high group of insurance at 34-35 and a relatively small boot to the size of the car I would say no especially when a qashqai or equivalent would have better boot space, even a Dacia duster has better boot space and you get more for less again.

[@axnn1]

12k more for a qashqai of similar spec though

[@pashwesty3313]

Theres also a dealer in Ipswich

[@Brian-om2hh]

My nearest Ford dealer recently began selling this brand... They had one parked outside, plastered with lots of promotional stickers on it, offering the car for £189 per Month.... Some will bite, but most are wary of (to them) new, unknown car brands..... I must say the interior looks stylish enough.....and the exterior design elements don't look too bad, apart from the scary grille. I don't dislike it, but would I go for it? I'm not sure......

[@pure7082]

All the comments seems what people used to say about Toyota & look @ them now

[@maximuscomfort]

Back in those days they were cheap and cheerful and most likely better than Austin 35s🤣

[@b.p.r.]

Well, in Australia 🇦🇺 it’s called cherry Omoda 5.

[@haydarinda]

Same in Turkiye 🇹🇷 Also there is different version called Chery omoda 5 pro

[@b.p.r.]

@@haydarinda oh okay I didn’t know that. Thanks for letting me know.

[@howesy]

Think it looks half decent. Worst case from these Chinese brands coming in is the traditional / known car makers will have to stop shafting customers on price...

[@richardpiper4828]

Of all the Chinese cars that I saw at the Goodwood Festival of Speed it was the Omoda 5 that impressed me most. Nice looking and nicely built but unless I was buying on a very attractive finance deal and from a dealership I would be very wary of buying a new to the UK brand. Still not comfortable buying Chinese.

[@Lord-Brett-Sinclair]

Definatley worth considering if you have lots of short trips and realy dont want to get involved with battery tech just yet. 7 Years warrenty is a bit plus, competition take note.

[@paulharrison7761]

Good only for landfill

[@yudhabagaskara98]

The car is a sales success in my country thanks to keen pricing and more stylish than its rivals (Honda HR-V and Mitsubishi XForce)

[@kazhilly]

We have moved on from thinking “made in China” means “ready for the bin”, but still, cars made in China need proper time to prove themselves: Review this car again after 60,000 miles and 5 years, and see how much it costs in maintenance and repairs, what went wrong and so on, THEN you can talk. Until then, you’re just like a magpie looking at shiny things.

[@AlanMacdonald-on6nd]

Not for me Tish, it would double my fuel bill as I have a 30 month old Hyundai Ioniq, great review as usual though

[@chrisbarrett9601]

Lovely car if only had some hybrid power it would have been more appealing

[@1510km]

Hybrid coming beginning of next year.

[@danielsnarr8272]

Why is the road tax so high auto trader states £680?

[@maximuscomfort]

It's not a luxury 40k tax probably a penalty tax for not being hybrid😁

[@natalieb8827]

£680 is the first tax! It drops to £190 a year after this.

[@TeaBreak.]

Comoda is all I think of when hearing that name. Nissan has Copilot, it would be unfortunate if this has CoMode. 😂

[@wayneheyes4934]

If they don’t do the right plan like MG and BYD and do an ORA they WILL NOT SUVIVE IN THE UK

[@sandisongwenya4667]

There is a E5 coming too, all electric

[@jamiep61]

It Is a nice Car 😊

[@davyd5629]

First one I've seen

[@brentritchie6199]

Nissan is not exactly a high standard to set. Do 500,000 kms in it then tell me you still love it

[@sharonec5419]

Its a nice car. How long is the warranty on it Tish? They deserve to do well.

[@fredlenz4743]

In South Africa it has a 5 year 150k warranty, 5 years capped servicing plan and 5 year free road side assist

[@sharonec5419]

@fredlenz4743 That's OK I suppose. Not as good as KIA or MG do.

[@1510km]

7 year warranty, 7 year breakdown.

[@edmundhayes1840]

Looks very Range Rover-ish at the front

[@hermesliteratus882]

I admire your imagination.

[@laurentiutrifan8173]

Hi, Tish 💙

[@Jagm177-f9o]

That grille with a million eyes looks weird.

[@dragansipic]

Chery FX

[@snoberto]

I feel like everything is "pretty good"

[@michaelkilbride2927]

Chinese death trap

[@josh3221ify]

China is really turning this world upside down, this car is fairly old in many developing countries, Asia and Africa, yet you guys are just getting it now. Chery has way better models like tiggo 7/8, they caused nissan to discontinue the qashqai in some places many models to be discontinued soon they cant compete

[@adamtonkin3800]

These cars suffer from very weak suspension components. Lots of videos showing rear suspension failure over even minor pit holes. I had a look at one myself and there is very little substance to them.

[@Brian-om2hh]

I think this is an issue with many of these Chinese cars. They *look* the part, but the quality may only be superficial, and long term reliability may not be the best.... And residual value in (say) 4 to 5 years, with 50k plus on the clock?

[@stephenhall3515]

Specially imported for the good people of Essex............................

[@blippie]

Most people, if not all, do not buy a suv (or crossover) for it's sportive aspirations...besides the Qashqai e-power has 190bhp which is more than this car.

[@frankr111th]

I'm not feeling the exterior styling, looks like a mashup of generic SUVs. Interior looks a little better.

[@joe80ss]

Tried to copy the hyundai tucson

[@AutoSocialUK]

My mum said it made her think of the Genesis

[@joe80ss]

@@AutoSocialUK good point.

[@jdmldn]

380l is not "pretty good" for boot size in this class of car (particularly not for a petrol version): it's atrocious.

[@danielvasev7264]

hahah "im 5"5 and im absolutly comfortable here" :D good for you darling no many are small as a kid

[@AutoSocialUK]

Considering I’m 0.25 of a foot shorter than the average man…. I think most people should be okay.

[@Flexits72]

This is a bitter candy in a fancy wrapper. Here in Russia we have lots of Chinese cars nowadays that people are buying in the absence of well-known brand competitors, but... these are lemons, mostly. Poor engineering, poor technical support, extremely expensive spare parts with long waiting times. The cars' performance leave better to be desired as well - jelly steering, weak brakes, lots of troubles with software and overall electronic modules... These cars aren't built to last, they're just disposable items like a cheap smartphone. Their lifecycle is short and Chinese firms aren't going to support customers for years with spares and services as their Japanese, European or American rivals used to do. Your car is too basic, come buy some more expensive model; your car is already obsolete, come buy a new one - that's their proposed (and desired) solution to any problem. And I'm even not starting a discussion on the numerous technical issues and engineering mistakes. You've mentioned it's a cheaper car - believe it or not, it is cheap for a reason. That car has not only fake exhaust - it's all fake. Unfortunately, the aggressive marketing strategies and tons of money the Chinese are pouring onto the market yield the positive outcome. Among this there are lots of youtubers praising these cheap one-off imitations of a modern, reliable, well-equpped, safe vehicle.

[@Avarter123]

bro your crazy, at that price, do you expect premium materials and products? if u expect these things than go and buy a bmw x3 and spend another 30k ontop of this car. This car is the best value and looks the best for its price segment. What you said makes zero sense. You want everything but also pay a cheap price. Wake up, this is already as good as we're gonna get. Give me another car at the same price or lower, with better interior plus looks as good as that exterior, i dare you. There isnt! Id be v happy with this car

[@TheKkpop1]

Yet Russia cannot win the war without economy support from Chinese. I bet you should drive a horse cart and go back to the stone age with NATO sanctions.

[@jdmguy44]

@@Avarter123 there is much more to buying a car than simply a cheap price tag! It sounds like you think cheapest is best.

[@Avarter123]

@@jdmguy44 I’m just being realistic. I’ve done my research on this car. Almost every since reviewer, even independent ones say this car is good. Plus they got 5 star ncap safety rating. What’s not to like? What beats it in terms of size, space, value and safety?

[@jdmguy44]

Not for me. Would rather buy from a Japanese/Korean/Euro brand. It looks good inside and out, I'll give you that. But there's a lot more to a good car than looks and a value price tag! The Chinese hardly have a good track record when it comes to quality - not just with vehicles. A bit of research will tell you all you need to know in that respect. I think the Chinese have a lot to prove going forward.

[@sandisongwenya4667]

A bit of research will lead you to see the intensive qc at Chery group for the new gen cars. ANCAP also does more vigorous testing for safety than the European safety tests

[@jamiebedwell2391]

I agree that Chinese brands need to prove themselves long term but many tech items we use every day are manufactured in China. Their phones are now as good as US and Korean phones. They are definitely catching up in terms of car quality and the Europeans are running scared.

[@Avarter123]

@@jdmguy44 I agree it’s a risk to be a first time buyer. It’s better to wait and see what’s happening first. Although so far it’s positive

[@roberttye5908]

Looks a really impressive car especially like the interior. Would prefer it to be in a mild hybrid and living in Suffolk would I have to take it to Southend for servicing etc or can any garage do it. I wonder??

[@AutoSocialUK]

The interior was lovely. I agree I would have preferred a mild hybrid too. Yes I would need to check but I believe it would need to go to the supplying dealer, there is quite a few popping up though.

[@tonyb3629]

Hold the front page - something that's not electric? Never heard of them, would never buy anything from them, and yes it's a Chinese SUV, but come on - petrol. Hat's off - there are a very large number of potential buyers who want nothing to do with a BEV, so who knows. Shame about the haptics, but inside looks ok. Chinese do like their bling though.

[@ohyesitsme]

Keep promoting Chinese cars and watch how the European manufacturers disappear along with thousands of jobs.

[@noahsemyonov]

the negative comments of this car solely because its chinese isn’t surprising.. yes, chinese cars in 2010s were terrible but they're actually pretty good now.

[@smilepermile8165]

Its more to it than that. Most of these Chinese companies are directly linked to the Chinese government - see how ethical they are to Uyghur people in their detention camps and look up 'Yulin Dog Festival', and see why a lot of people wouldn't want to fund the regime there.

[@noahsemyonov]

@@smilepermile8165 first off, do any of us have actual proof of government ties ? second, the uyghur camp situation was even debunked by un officials who went to xinjiang. thirdly, chinese cars now r good enough to be sold here in europe & elsewhere.

[@jdmguy44]

​@@smilepermile8165Exactly. SAIC (behind the MG brand) are a state owed enterprise! The hostile state of China. I would never touch a Chinese vehicle for a few reasons.

[@joetaka7620]

@@noahsemyonov First of all, do you have actual proof that the uyghur camp situation was debunked by unofficials who went to xinjiang? Wuhu municipal government owns Chery who owns Omoda. Thirdly, they just copied the Range Rover at the front and the Nissan Ariya at the back. Tell me you're a CCP sympathiser without telling me you're a CCP sympathiser

[@Romeo_225]

I own 1 Much Better than toyota Ford ,or European car with the same price 😅

[@user-hn2so3yn5y]

Very disappointed, recently there has been too much promotion of Chinese junks. Unsubscribed and will not watch this channel anymore.

[@richgl31]

Wow 😂. Perhaps a slightly extreme reaction. I assume there are no ‘Made in China’ stickers in your house😂.

[@jdmguy44]

​@@richgl31There is a difference between made in China and made in China by a Chinese company. Linked to the Chinese state!

[@richgl31]

@@jdmguy44 so ok if ‘made in China’ utilising a cheaper workforce and then marketed and sold by another country?. Really?🤔

[@morjac11]

Something else crap let into the uk

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

Great review but driving one of them is like wearing trainers from your local market stall and I doubt many in this country will buy them. Glad it aint an EV so one plus point.

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Electric version is available though

[@fredlenz4743]

An EV version is available

[@davidjones535]

Sorry Tish but this is a big NOPE !

[@user-le3qv7jb2z]

Paid promotion

[@AutoSocialUK]

@@user-le3qv7jb2z nope, just invited down.

[@user-le3qv7jb2z]

​@@AutoSocialUKfair doo

[@ivanho7813]

It's insane that these car reviewers are getting suckered into recommending cheap Chinese cars - they are cheap for a reason - just Google or KZbin Chinese car reliability and car fires and you'll see why - they are called 'Tofu cars' for a reason - build them as cheap as possible, sell as many of them and then it's the customers problem as soon as they have your money. Just don't.

[@danjones8694]

Assuming you’ve never heard of Land/Range Rover then

[@HIvanH91]

​@@danjones8694I wouldn't recommend them either - unreliable junk, especially in 2024 with the increase in thefts and car insurance prices

[@ivanho7813]

Wouldn't recommend those either - complete unreliable junk, especially in 2024 with the increase in thefts and car insurance prices

[@AutoSocialUK]

I completely understand that, I do urge everyone to do their research into these brands for themselves. The best thing to check is other European companies reliability results, as in Europe we have much stricter regulations, so that cars change a fair bit for our markets.

[@chryschrysostomou5392]

Thank you Tish for bringing to our attention a new car company I never heard of. I'm sure that those who think back to the early days of Kia, would remember the cheap and completely neutral car offered to the market. The emphasis was cheap, or value for money. They did nothing brilliantly, but they covered all the bases of the average buyer's needs. This car, is just like a Kia from 15 years ago. In 5-10 years, it will get more sophisticated, better equipped and of course, more expensive!😊

[@RPAGN]

What a hideously ugly car.