Nissan Micra EV

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“You’ll notice the Nissan Micra has a lot in common with the Renault 5. It’s a well-equipped, affordably priced electric car offering a relaxed drive and a decent range. It should be a doddle to live with, but we’d love the Micra to have a more unique character of its own to help it stand out against rivals like the Peugeot E-208 and the Hyundai Inster.”
Author: Catherine King
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Model reviewed: Evolve 52kWh
Score: 8 / 10
“If the Renault 5 E-Tech’s modern, retro styling doesn’t appeal, the Nissan Micra offers an appealing small EV package – it’s just a shame the Japanese makeover didn’t go further.”
Author: Martyn Collins
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Score: 10 / 10
“The Nissan Micra is a fantastic little EV. It was always going to be, really, given that it’s essentially a Renault 5 in different clothes. We’d have liked to have seen the driving experience changed a little – perhaps to improve comfort – while rear space can still be tight, but this is still a great car that addresses a couple of issues with the 5.”
Author: Vicky Parrott, Alan Taylor-Jones
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Nissan Micra is an electric car with decent range for the price, but the Renault 5 does the same thing with more badge appeal.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“Looked at in isolation, the Micra is a great little electric hatchback. It doesn’t have quite the same “I want one” quality as the Renault 5, but there’s no doubt that it’s a lovely car to drive, and I think it’s rather sweet to look at, too. I’d have one in a brighter colour, myself – that blue is really cool! But with the Hyundai Inster, Citroen e-C3, Fiat Grande Panda and – of course – the Renault 5 to contend with, the Nissan has got its work cut out.
Author: Vicky Parrott
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The new Nissan Micra is a more mature take on the smash-hit new Renault 5 E-Tech. It shares much of the same tech, including batteries, electric motors and interior, but has a more refined and understated air. With identical pricing, it’s an interesting alternative for those who find the Renault 5 E-Tech too stand-out.”
Author: Richard Aucock
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“While perhaps not as desirable as the closely related Renault 5, the Nissan Micra has a couple of advantages over its sibling that make it well worth considering.”
Author: Alan Taylor-Jones
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“Basically, Micra is a reskinned Renault 5 – built by Renault at the R5 factory – using the same menu of batteries, e-motors, suspension and electronics. So it drives like an R5. Feels like an R5. Goes as far as an R5. Which is fine by me, because the R5 is a peach. So your choice is purely down to looks. Whether you prefer the retro codes of the R5 or the cheery puppy-eyed Micra.”
Author: Rob Gill
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Score: 8 / 10
“All the things we love about the Renault R5 are visited here in the Nissan Micra – except, to my mind, the looks. It’s fair to say that without Nissan’s contribution, the Renault 5 might not have existed in quite the way it does, but Nissan appears to have got less of the deal with the Micra. Make no mistake, this is one of the best value, best-driving small EVs currently available, although it isn’t the best one…”
Author: Andrew English
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“This Micra is a cynically rebadged Renault with apparently no input from Nissan. Where’s all that innovation gone, that experience with electric powertrains? You won’t be unhappy if you buy one of these Micras, but the only reason not to get the R5 is if you specifically don’t like it.”
Author: Sam Burnett
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