• Only one battery size on offer
• 314-327 miles of range
• Should be cheaper to run than petrol or diesel

How much is it going to cost to run?

How much it costs to charge depends largely on how, where and when you charge it. Public charging for electric cars can be expensive, especially if you use a rapid charger. But if you can charge at home using an electric-car specific tariff, running an ID.5 should be cheap-ish.

At present expect it to cost substantially less than a conventional petrol or diesel SUV. Its strong MPP figure of 5.9 - 18.2 highlights this.

Range and charging

All models of ID.5 are fitted with a 77kWh battery pack and have an impressively long range. The least powerful and middle-ranking models claim up to 327 miles on a full charge, while the range-topping and most powerful GTX versions claim up to 314 miles.

In the real world, we reckon the less powerful models offer a range closer to 300 miles, and the full-fat GTX will be less than that still.

The ID.5 will charge at up to 135kW from a powerful enough public charger – that’s good for an 80% top up in less than 30 minutes. If you’re charging at home from a 7kW wallbox, meanwhile, expect the full 0-100% charge to take over 12 hours. Most people rarely discharge their batteries fully, though, so don’t let that figure scare you too much.

Servicing and warranty

Service intervals are once per year or every 20,000 miles, whichever comes first. It comes with a standard three-year/60,000-mile warranty, though the battery components are covered for 100,000 miles or eight years.

Reliability

• No recalls so far
• Too new for owners reports
• Lots of new tech

It’s too soon to say whether the ID.5 is reliable or not, but we will monitor the situation and update this section. So far there have been no recalls. You can check the government website for up-to-date information too.

A lot of the tech, from the infotainment to the electric motors are new. So far we only have one negative from testing, and it’s in relation to the screens. Sometimes they can be slow and unresponsive, even on new cars with less than 1,000 miles on them.