BMW i3 120Ah running costs (2018–2022)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the BMW i3 120Ah, 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: hatchback
- Efficiency: 3.45 mi/kWh real-world (4.33 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: 145 miles (182 official)
- Battery: 42 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: 28/50
- Depreciation outlook: good
- List price: £35,000
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £246
The BMW i3 120Ah returns 3.45 mi/kWh real-world (4.33 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £246 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 28 of 50 puts it in the mid-to-upper bracket for UK quotes.