Aiways U5 running costs (2021–2024)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the Aiways U5 , including home-charging cost, road tax (VED), insurance group and depreciation. All numbers based on observed UK driving, not lab WLTP figures.
Key figures at a glance
- Fuel type: electric
- Body style: suv
- Efficiency: 3.25 mi/kWh real-world (4.05 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: 205 miles (255 official)
- Battery: 63 kWh usable
- CO₂: 0 g/km
- Road tax (VED) year one: £0
- Road tax standard rate: £195/yr
- Five-year VED total: £780
- Insurance group: 24/50
- Depreciation outlook: poor
- List price: £29,999
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £262
The Aiways U5 returns 3.25 mi/kWh real-world (4.05 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £262 in home-charging cost on a typical EV tariff, before insurance, servicing or depreciation.
Road tax sits at £0 in year one and £195 per year thereafter. Insurance group 24 of 50 puts it in the mainstream bracket for UK quotes.