BYD Seal running costs (2024–2026)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the BYD Seal , 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: saloon
- Efficiency: 3.48 mi/kWh real-world (4.32 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: 285 miles (354 official)
- Battery: 82 kWh usable
- CO₂: 0 g/km
- Road tax (VED) year one: £0
- Road tax standard rate: £195/yr
- £40k+ luxury supplement: £410/yr (years 2–6)
- Five-year VED total: £2,830
- Insurance group: 32/50
- Depreciation outlook: average
- List price: £44,990
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £244
The BYD Seal returns 3.48 mi/kWh real-world (4.32 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £244 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, with the £40,000+ list-price luxury supplement adding a further £410/yr in years two to six. Insurance group 32 of 50 puts it in the mid-to-upper bracket for UK quotes.