Ranked #28 van in the UK · Large van (EV) · 1,800 units sold last year

Maxus eDeliver 9

The Maxus eDeliver 9 is the all-electric large van from SAIC's Maxus - a big, keenly-priced battery workhorse that brought affordable electric large-van motoring to UK fleets early. Multiple body sizes, a practical load volume and a long warranty make it a value-led choice for operators electrifying heavier urban and regional work. It trades the polish and proven residuals of the established names for a sharp price and generous kit.

Maxus eDeliver 9
Photo: Alexander Migl via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Body
Large van (EV)
Years
2021–2026
Fuel
Electric
Range
— mi

WLTP

Insurance
Group 21

The short version

30/100

Forecourt score

Value 8 · Reliability 34 · Insurance 64

The Maxus eDeliver 9 loses value faster than most cars and is cheaper to run than most. Its MOT-based reliability is good, 70 out of 100, ahead of 34% of the cars we track. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 8% of models.

The Forecourt score blends how this car ranks against the catalogue on value retention, reliability and insurance cost (weighted 40/40/20). Higher is better; running cost is not yet folded in.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Electric

Power

204 ps

Drivetrain

FWD

Efficiency

1.9 mi/kWh

The volume eDeliver 9 - Maxus's large electric van, one of the most popular big EV vans in the UK on value. 88.5 kWh, ~185 mi WLTP, ~9.7 m3, ~1,200 kg payload. No heat pump.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

2023
20212026
36,000 mi
0Expected: 36,000180k
good
PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

How we got this number — click for the breakdown, or to challenge it.

£23,600

Range £19,550£27,950

medium confidence

When new (2023)£49,000Age-based value£24,500Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£19Market calibration+£631Forecourt price£25,150Private sale£22,050Part-exchange£19,400

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Maxus eDeliver 9 loses value over time.

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 36,000 miles you entered above — worth about £23,600 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 12,000 miles a year.

5-year total

£18,343

Per year

£3,669

All-in per mile

£0.31

Fuel per mile

7.7p

Depreciation£6,154
Fuel / energy£4,629
Servicing£1,765
Road tax£975
Insurance£4,820

Best age to buy — around 2 years

A 2-year-old example loses roughly £7,300 a year — under half the £14,900 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 8%
Reliabilitybetter than 34%
Cheap to insurebetter than 64%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV?

How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.

eDeliver 9 (battery sizes)

Chinese-built EV large van. Cross-shop E-Transit (more refined, similar price), eSprinter (premium, 273mi class-leading range), e-Master Mk4 87 kWh (newer, 285mi target), Renault Master. The eDeliver 9 wins on price — sub-£60k for a large EV van is hard to find from European rivals.

New price
£56,000
Annual fuel / energy
£1,100
3-yr depreciation
55%

Watch for

  • ·Build quality variable vs European rivals
  • ·Thin UK dealer network (Maxus limited service points)
  • ·Battery cooling reliable
  • ·Software glitches less frequent than feared

Fuel/energy costs based on this week’s UK averages (w/c 22/06/2026) · Petrol 153.3p/L, Diesel 172.5p/L, Electricity 27.0p/kWh · DESNZ

Estimated insurance

Group 19 of 50 (mid — around the UK average) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

3 years
0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+
Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£964/ year

Roughly £80 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.
Age bandLower riskTypicalHigher risk
Age 17-25£2,198£2,747£3,572
Age 26-32£1,147£1,350£1,647
Age 33-39Selected£848£964£1,138
Age 40-49£720£800£928
Age 50+£642£713£842

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

12,000 mi/yr
2,000UK avg for this model: 12,00030,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£195

Standard rate, post year-one

Electricity

£1,705

3.5 mi/kWh, 27p blended

Insurance

£964

Age 33-39, group 21

Clean-air zones

ULEZ compliant
  • Electric variants are compliant with London ULEZ and all UK clean-air zones.

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£3,259 / year

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

0-30k miles

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

195/65 R16 · 215/65 R16C

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.

Budget

£300

set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre

Mid-range

£440

set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre

Premium

£620

set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

OptionNew costAdded used valueReturn

Tow bar

Strong return — actively sought by trade buyers.

£650£45069%

Full bulkhead

Cheap, and most working buyers expect one.

£300£20067%

Parking sensors & reversing camera

£500£30060%

Ply-lining / load-area protection

£350£20057%

Twin side loading doors

£450£25056%

Air conditioning

About half its cost back; widens the resale audience.

£900£45050%

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 36,000 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

12V auxiliary batteryWatch now

Typical at 40k-70kCost £120-£220low severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Tyres (wear faster on EVs)Already due

Typical at 18k-28kCost £320-£600 per setlow severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Brake discs (corrosion from light use)Watch now

Typical at 40k-70kCost £240-£480low severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Suspension bushes & drop linksUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100kCost £150-£400medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

Reliability

70/ 100

Good

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

  • 01Affordable electric large-van capability - the value proposition is the main draw.
  • 02Range suits urban and regional routes rather than long hauls - plan around real-world figures.
  • 03Less-proven residuals and a smaller dealer network than mainstream rivals; the long warranty helps used confidence.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Maxus eDeliver 9, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Higher

Higher-value cars like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.

Parts theft

Lower

As an electric car it has no catalytic converter, so the most common parts-theft vector doesn't apply.

Worth doing

  • Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
  • A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Maxus eDeliver 9 into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

CityAreaDaily chargeLikely outcome
LondonAll of Greater London (within the M25)£12.50
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
BirminghamInside the A4540 Middleway£8.00
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
BristolCity centre and part of the Portway£9.00
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
GlasgowCity centre
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
EdinburghCity centre
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
AberdeenCity centre
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.
DundeeCity centre
Likely exempt
Battery-electric — exempt everywhere.

Zones that don't charge private cars

  • BathCity centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
  • BradfordOuter ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
  • SheffieldInside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
  • Newcastle & GatesheadCity centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
  • PortsmouthPart of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

EV reality check

64 kWh
Winter range
120 mi
Cold-weather realistic
DC charge 10–80%
45 min
Slower than rivals
Heat pump
None
Not available — winter range hit harder
Battery chemistry
NMC
Higher energy density, faster charging, charge to 80% daily
Cost to charge
~£17
full charge · ~£14.21/100mi

Winter range estimates assume ~5°C ambient with cabin heating; figures from manufacturer cold-weather testing where available, otherwise derived as a fraction of WLTP. DC times are manufacturer-claimed 10–80% on the headline charger; real-world sessions on UK rapids can be slower. Charging cost is a full battery at the home/blended electricity rate; public rapid charging costs more.

UK charging network

119,080 public chargers across the UK

As of 2026-04-01, the UK has 119,080 publicly available EV chargers, up 12.6% on the prior year (13,281 added in 2025). 23% of those are rapid (50 kW+) or ultra-rapid (150 kW+), so the network can support both home and on-route charging.

3-8 kW

50%

Standard

8-50 kW

27%

Standard plus

50-150 kW

12%

Rapid

150 kW+

11%

Ultra-rapid

Source: Department for Transport / Zapmap · Released 2026-05-21 · DfT statistics

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Maxus is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Franchised UK dealers

~55

Limited network

Commercial / EV vans

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Maxus is 1.2% of all franchised outlets)

A limited network — you may need to travel for main-dealer servicing, though independent specialists can often help.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

Length

5,000 mm

Width

2,000 mm

Height

2,000 mm

Kerb weight

2,250 kg

Boot

4,000–9,000 L

Battery

64 kWh

What it can carry

Load capacity and payload across the body-length and roof-height variants. The bigger spread means more versatility — but also more choice to get wrong when buying used.

Load volume

3.58

Payload

6001,400 kg

Gross weight

3,100 kg

Body variants

L1H1, L2H2

Common questions

Maxus eDeliver 9, answered

Is the Maxus eDeliver 9 ULEZ compliant?
Most petrol Maxus eDeliver 9s from 2006 and diesels from September 2015 meet the Euro standards for London ULEZ and other UK clean-air zones, so they are generally exempt from the daily charge. Pure-electric versions are always exempt.
What insurance group is the Maxus eDeliver 9 in?
The Maxus eDeliver 9 sits in insurance group 19 of 50. Your actual premium still depends on age, postcode, annual mileage and no-claims history.
Is the Maxus eDeliver 9 reliable?
Our reliability score for the Maxus eDeliver 9 is 70 out of 100 (good), derived from DVSA MOT records.
What economy does the Maxus eDeliver 9 get?
Expect roughly around 3.5 miles per kWh for a typical Maxus eDeliver 9, based on official figures and our running-cost model. Real-world figures vary with driving style, load and conditions.
What are the common problems on the Maxus eDeliver 9?
On the Maxus eDeliver 9, the issues that come up most by mileage include 12V auxiliary battery, Tyres (wear faster on EVs) and Brake discs (corrosion from light use). The section above breaks down each one with its typical mileage, repair cost and severity.

Common questions

Maxus eDeliver 9, answered from the data

Is the Maxus eDeliver 9 reliable?
The Maxus eDeliver 9 scores 70/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure.
How much does a used Maxus eDeliver 9 cost?
A 2023 Maxus eDeliver 9 with around 36,000 miles is worth roughly £23,600 today (typical range £20,950–£26,250). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Maxus eDeliver 9 depreciate?
A new Maxus eDeliver 9 typically loses about 50% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Maxus eDeliver 9?
The Maxus eDeliver 9 sits in insurance group 19 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Maxus eDeliver 9?
The most common age-related issues we track for the Maxus eDeliver 9 are: 12v auxiliary battery (typically around 40k-70k, £120-£220 to put right); tyres (wear faster on evs) (typically around 18k-28k, £320-£600 per set to put right); brake discs (corrosion from light use) (typically around 40k-70k, £240-£480 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Maxus eDeliver 9 cost to run?
Expect around 3.5 miles per kWh, £195 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.

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