MG5 EV — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the MG5 EV deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | EV single-motor |
|---|---|
| Power | 154 |
| Range | 402 (250 mi WLTP) |
| Battery | 61.1 |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.7 |
| Fast charge | 87 |
| New price EU | 36000 (from GBP 30,495) |
| Used price signal | GBP 10k-16k for 2020-2023 cars |
| Value call | Used Long Range is the cheap-EV bargain |
| Sweet-spot year | 2022-2023 (Long Range, facelift) |
| Years to avoid | 2020 (launch cars, unless very cheap) |
| Reliability flag | good |
| Biggest risk | Single unverified UK runaway incident report (isolated, no pattern); slow 87 kW charging |
| Community verdict | Cheap-EV bargain; never exciting, rarely stranding |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | MG5 EV (pre-facelift) on sale UK/EU; 52.5 or 61.1 kWh options · Solid early reports; dated infotainment · None documented · UK: £14k–18k UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | Facelift: new front end, new infotainment, Long Range only, price jump · No mechanical changes — reliability carries over · None documented · UK: pre-facelift £12k–16k UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | Facelift car full sales year · 100k-mile work-car durability evidence emerges · None documented · UK: £13k–18k (facelift premium) |
| 2024 | Continued sales; petrol MG5 sedan continues in China/Middle East · No new failure patterns · None documented · UK: £15k–20k |
| 2025 | Discontinued in UK early 2025; runaway incident reported (Oct) · Single severe incident; MG attributes to "external error" · None (incident not a recall) · UK: 2024 Trophy £17,999 (advertised, Sept 2026) |
| 2026 | Used-market car only (EV estate) · 7-yr warranty still covers youngest cars · None documented · UK: £13k–18k depending on age/mileage UNVERIFIED |
Sweet-spot year: 2022-2023 (Long Range, facelift)
Years to skip: 2020 (launch cars, unless very cheap)