Ranked #305 car in the UK · Crossover SUV (EV) · 847 units sold last year
The Renault 4 E-Tech is the taller, more practical sibling to the reborn Renault 5 - a characterful little electric crossover reviving another iconic name, on the same dedicated small-EV platform. It trades a touch of the 5's vivacity for extra passenger and luggage space, with a 52kWh battery and pricing from around 27,000 pounds (less with the government grant). A roomy, likeable and keenly-priced electric crossover that is just reaching the road.
New model — there isn't yet an established used market to price this car from, so the valuation is based on its launch list price and projected depreciation. It will sharpen automatically as used examples reach the market.
WLTP
The short version
The Renault 4 is new enough that its used values are still projected from launch price rather than observed from sales and is dearer to run than most. Its MOT-based reliability is good, 72 out of 100, ahead of 47% of the cars we track.
Eligible for £3,750 off — UK Electric Car GrantBand 1
Applied at point of sale by the dealer — no application needed. Details on gov.uk.
Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.
Fuel
Electric
Power
150 ps
Drivetrain
FWD
Efficiency
4.8 mi/kWh
Entry Renault 4 E-Tech. UK is 52 kWh only (no 40 kWh here), 150 hp FWD, up to 249 mi WLTP (best range on 18in wheels). Heat pump standard; 7in driver display.
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.£24,900
Range £17,950 – £32,550
low confidence
How a 2025-registration Renault 4 loses value over time.
Based on the 2025 car with 8,000 miles you entered above — worth about £24,900 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 8,000 miles a year.
5-year total
£17,985
Per year
£3,597
All-in per mile
£0.45
Fuel per mile
6.9p
If a company carAround £28/mo Benefit-in-Kind tax at the 40% rate (£14/mo at 20%) — 3% band (EV)
If you're a company-car driver
At 3% BIK, this would cost a 40% taxpayer about £28/month in company-car tax (£14/month at 20%) — one of the strongest cases for choosing an EV via salary sacrifice. Full BIK table below for context.
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.
Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.
Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.
How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.
Top-spec crossover with heated seats/wheel and Harman Kardon. 52 kWh only in the UK.
Watch for
Best-buy R4 - adaptive cruise, illuminated grille, ~£2k under Iconic.
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Entry - 52 kWh (no 40 kWh in UK), best paper range at 249 mi, heat pump standard.
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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
Group 26 of 50 (upper-mid — pricier to insure) · 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.
Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39
£1,216/ year
Roughly £101 per month
Typical
Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.| Age band | Lower risk | Typical | Higher risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 17-25 | £2,772 | £3,466 | £4,505 |
| Age 26-32 | £1,447 | £1,702 | £2,077 |
| Age 33-39Selected | £1,070 | £1,216 | £1,435 |
| Age 40-49 | £908 | £1,009 | £1,171 |
| Age 50+ | £810 | £900 | £1,062 |
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.
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).
Routine service
£250
Annual main-dealer service
Major service
£205
Every 2 years, annualised
Road tax
£195
Standard rate, post year-one
Electricity
£450
3.9 mi/kWh, 27p blended
Insurance
£1,216
Age 33-39, group 26
Clean-air zones
✓ ULEZ compliantBased on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.
Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).
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
205/60 R16 · 215/55 R17 · 225/45 R18
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
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.
| Option | New cost | Added used value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
Tow bar (factory-fit) Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it. | £650 | £450 | 69% |
Parking sensors & reversing camera Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns. | £500 | £300 | 60% |
Heat pump Genuinely useful in winter; buyers increasingly look for it. | £1,000 | £450 | 45% |
Heated seats / cold-weather pack | £450 | £200 | 44% |
Faster on-board AC charger | £800 | £300 | 38% |
Metallic or premium paint Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk. | £600 | £200 | 33% |
Panoramic / opening roof | £1,100 | £350 | 32% |
Larger alloy wheels | £700 | £200 | 29% |
Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 8,000 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.
Inherited from R5 platform. Symptoms include navigation crashes, Assistant unresponsive. OTA updates progressively improving.
Some UK chargepoint network/firmware combinations fail first handshake. Re-plug usually works.
Same TSB as R5 — 12V management firmware update.
Cosmetic — front door seal noise above 60 mph.
Emergency release in boot if electronic latch sticks.
"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.
Euro NCAP's independent crash-test rating for the Renault 4, from its 2024 assessment.
The Renault 4 E-Tech Electric is a partner model to the Renault 5 E-Tech Electric tested by Euro NCAP in 2024.
Independent crash-test data from Euro NCAP. Star ratings reflect the test protocol of the year shown — newer protocols are stricter, so a 5-star from 2024 represents a higher bar than a 5-star from 2014.
Good
Estimated from segment/platform - too new for MOT data
MOT outlook
Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.
Safety recalls
Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Renault 4, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.
Check on GOV.UKOpens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.
A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.
Whole-car theft
Higher
Desirable SUVs 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
Whether driving a Renault 4 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.
| City | Area | Daily charge | Likely outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | All of Greater London (within the M25) | £12.50 | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Birmingham | Inside the A4540 Middleway | £8.00 | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Bristol | City centre and part of the Portway | £9.00 | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Glasgow | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Edinburgh | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Aberdeen | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Dundee | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
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.
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
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
What HMRC's Benefit-in-Kind charge looks like if you ran this Renault 4 as a company car, by tax year and income-tax band. Calculated from a CO₂ of 0 g/km and a WLTP electric range of 230 miles, using £27,500 as the P11D value.
EVs sit at the bottom BIK band — currently 3% — so this is one of the cheapest ways to take a company car.
| Tax year | BIK % | Tax @ 20% | Tax @ 40% | Monthly @ 20% | Monthly @ 40% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3% | £165 | £330 | £14 | £28 |
| 2026-27 | 4% | £220 | £440 | £18 | £37 |
| 2027-28 | 5% | £275 | £550 | £23 | £46 |
| 2028-29 | 7% | £385 | £770 | £32 | £64 |
| 2029-30 | 9% | £495 | £990 | £41 | £83 |
P11D value is approximated from the latest new price; the exact figure on your tax code will depend on options fitted. The 4% diesel surcharge applies only to non-RDE2 (pre-2021) diesels — we assume RDE2 compliance for current models. Bands and rates from HMRC's Autumn Budget 2024 confirmation through 2029/30.
How well-supported Renault is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.
Franchised UK dealers
~140
Large network
Mass-market
Network size relative to the UK's largest (Renault is 3.1% of all franchised outlets)
Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.
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.
Length
4,350 mm
Width
1,810 mm
Height
1,560 mm
Kerb weight
1,750 kg
Boot
420–1,300 L
Battery
52 kWh
Of every Renault 4 ever registered in the UK, this is what's actively on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, or gone for good.
Total ever registered
1,484
Currently taxed & on road
1,135
76% of all registered
SORN (off road)
349
24% of all registered
Scrapped or exported
0
UK fleet trend — 2014 to 2025
+305.4% vs 2024Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 1 Jul 2026
Common questions
Same underpinnings
Shared B-segment platform across Renault, Nissan and Dacia. Supports petrol, hybrid and EV. Different badges, often substantially different residuals, but broadly the same mechanicals and repair cost profile.
Common Module Family B · Renault-Nissan Alliance
Common questions
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.