Hyundai Ioniq 5 vs Tesla Model Y
The Model Y costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 a year less in New Zealand.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $844
- $707 (better)
- Australia
- $721
- $603 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £548
- £458 (better)
- United States
- $770
- $644 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 19.7 kWh/100km
- 16.5 kWh/100km (better)
- Range
- 432 km
- 527 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 527 L
- 971 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 4,635 mm
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,909 kg
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- Single electric motor
- Power
- 168 kW
- 220 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- Single-speed reduction gear
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Ioniq 5 or Model Y?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 or the Tesla Model Y?
The Tesla Model Y: about $140 a year less in New Zealand than the Hyundai Ioniq 5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 or the Tesla Model Y?
The Tesla Model Y, at 971 L to the Hyundai Ioniq 5's 527 L, for their newest versions.
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