• EV has zero emissions, short range
• Small battery doesn’t take long to fill
• Low running and servicing costs

What are the running costs?

The MX-30 EV produces 0g/km of CO2 emissions and offers low company car tax, with a reduced Benefit in Kind (BiK) rate. It has quite slow charging speed at 50kW, when many rival electric cars manage at least double that.

However, because the battery pack is so small, this still enables 20-80% charging in just 26 minutes. If you have access to a home wallbox charger, 20-80% takes three hours on the most common 7.4kW supply.

View detailed figures on our Mazda MX-30 specs page

Servicing and warranty

The MX-30 EV does require a service every 12 months or 12,500 miles, whichever comes sooner. Servicing costs should be cheap enough, as there are fewer moving parts and consumables to replace.

Mazda’s standard three-year / 60,000-mile warranty is also on the shorter side of generous, although the MX-30’s battery pack is covered for eight years / 100,000 miles. An official Mazda Extended Warranty is available at extra cost.

Reliability

• Some charging issues reported
• Mazda usually makes reliable cars
• Only one recall so far

Mazda typically builds reliable cars, usually performing well in customer satisfaction surveys. But there have been some reports of charging problems on an MX-30 owner’s forum, plus a few other technical issues, mostly linked to electronic rather than mechanical components.

There has been one official safety recall in the UK so far – an issue with an incorrectly manufactured airbag affecting just 29 cars.

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