• Official fuel economy figure of 51.4mpg
• Mild hybrid system helps with economy
• Frugal plug-in hybrid option is no more

What are the running costs?

The Grandland’s mild-hybrid engine makes it one of the more efficient cars in its class. It’s a smoothly integrated system that you probably won’t notice most of the time. The electric motor assists with startup and driving away from rest while enabling fully electric driving for limited periods. Careful driving should see you approaching 50mpg, with even a spirited drive generating high 30s fuel economy.

The Grandland’s CO2 emissions of 124g/km are also low for a mild-hybrid vehicle of this type, aided by its ability to run for a reasonable amount of time with the engine turned off. The first year rate of vehicle excise duty (VED) for a mild hybrid Grandland is £440, but all trims slot in under the £40,000 Expensive Car Supplement.  

Servicing and warranty

The warranty offered on a Grandland is miserly as far as family SUVs go, offering a bog standard three years and 60,000 miles. Kia, Hyundai and Toyota all offer longer warranties on their mid-sized family SUVs. Vauxhall offer an extended warranty with three tiers of cover.

Servicing intervals are every year or 20,000 miles, whichever comes first. Prices for a minor service are £219, a main service is £254, and a major service is £264. All prices are correct at the time of writing (April 2025). Vauxhall also offer service plans to spread out the cost.

Reliability

• Peugeot sibling has four recalls already
• Previous Grandland was marred with issues
• Too soon to say, but it’s not looking promising

Reliability is where Vauxhall – alongside Peugeot, Citroen and other brands under the Stellantis group – traditionally fall down. Indeed, the Peugeot 3008, which shares the same underpinnings as the new Grandland, already has four recalls.

It’s too soon to say whether the Grandland will buck the trend and be a reliable pick. The old Vauxhall Grandland X took time to iron out the imperfections, with 12 recalls issued before being facelifted in 2022. It then proved far more reliable, with only a handful of these subject to a recall.

The Grandland’s 1.2-litre engine had previously come under fire for its ‘wet belt’ system, in which the timing belt was lubricated by the engine’s oil. This belt was prone to degrading quicker than anticipated, and catastrophic engine failure was a possibility if servicing wasn’t meticulous. Mercifully, a much more robust timing chain is now used.