2023 Renault Zoe Review: Electric supermini tested

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The Renault Zoe is an electric car pioneer. The first generation of this electric supermini was launched in 2012, long before many other manufacturers even had an EV strategy. This second generation Zoe followed in 2020, and with it came a much improved range and faster charging - not that you'd know it was new, because it looks almost identical to the original. Then, in 2021 Renault faced disaster with its small EV when the Zoe recorded a 0/5 score in EuroNCAP's industry standard crash tests.
Come 2023, then, the Zoe is going to need much more than its status as a pioneer if it's going to compete against an ever increasing number of new EVs. There's the MINI, Peugeot e-208, Vauxhall Corsa Electric, MG4, and Honda e, never mind the growing range of small electric crossovers that this little Renault needs to beat. Thanks to its 52kWh battery, great efficiency, and 239-mile official range, the Zoe still looks interesting on paper, but as Rebecca Jackson discovers in this CarGurus UK review, it is starting to lag behind rivals in more than just crash test scores.
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01:17 Battery
01:55 Rivals
02:41 Charging speed
03:05 Boot space
03:32 Rear seats
04:01 Front seats and infotainment
05:36 Driving impressions
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@leegoodman297 Год назад

It does have another ace up it's sleeve, a 22kW onboard charger. Most rivals only manage 11kW or as low as 7kW. This means it can take full advantage of AC charging posts, and there's still a few free 22kW chargers about. But even if the charging isn't free you'll always pay less on an AC post and at 22kW the Zoe charges up reasonably quickly. This means it can save you money on charging, and being very efficient too helps your bank balance. I still think in terms of running costs it's a winner.

@toyotaprius79 Год назад

For years most auto journalists have not wrapped their heads around 3 phase AC charging

@malcolmfowler8972 11 месяцев назад

22kW AC charging is something I will definitely miss when I eventually sell my Zoe

@TheBadoctopus Год назад

As a new buy it's a terrible proposition, but as a used 2nd car / local roundabout it's a great buy given it and the 1st gen Leaf are the only options under £8k.

@Gadget_Magnet Год назад

Agreed. I have a 2016 model and love it. but I wouldn't have another one after this.

@whocares264 10 месяцев назад

yes a used 50 kwh zoe half new price ,great

@madm4tty Год назад

Just bought a 1 year old Zoe with under 8k miles for half the price of new, this thing is a bargain as a used proposition.

@TH3NAMSU 8 месяцев назад

Is it worth it. I have seen used bargains but this video is putting me off. Why can't I even raise or lower the seat that's surprising

@netshaman9918 7 месяцев назад

I will own mine tomorrow ! For fifth the price new ! (2020 model Edition One R 135 " GT line" in Britain as I know ) . It has 65300 km.

@wessexmatt 6 месяцев назад

Just buying a 2yo model for around a 3rd of the price new! Only 7k miles This vid hasn't put me off one bit, love the looks of the Zoe and the milage range. Can't wait for it to arrive next week!

@Juggy100 5 месяцев назад

@@TH3NAMSUit is worth it I’ve had mine for a while the price is very good and the features it has is great like heated seats and heated steering wheel, cruise control, it’s surprisingly fast and charges fast

@Nickbaldeagle02 2 месяца назад

It's like go Kart isn't it?

@JohnDunkley Год назад

I've had a Zoe nearly 3years now, and I still love driving it. The 22kw charging beats the competition and if you have to rely on public charging alone, this is a must Handling seems fine to me, but I'm not a boy racer and am happy to poodle around. The seats are ok, a little firm. But that's my only criticism. I would definitely have another when my lease runs out.

@sharonec5419 Год назад

Iis a perfectly safe car. The Euro NCAP scores are a load of rubbish now. All cars have perfectly safe passenger calls now. This thing about cars needing more and more electronics is a gimic and should not impact the crash score of the car. The ZOE is a great car.

@paulmitchell-gears6765 8 месяцев назад

What about the deleted side/shoulder front passenger airbag or whatever it was?

@user-zv1iz3ze7d 9 месяцев назад

Hello! You can buy a double bottom for the boot.This summer my sweet little Zoe had a new consumption record: 11.5 kWh/ kilometer. Who else? Fabulous. Also the Zoe is able to charge with 22 kW speed in my street. Who else. And with my Zoe it is possible to use Tesla's superchargers which means cheap charging costs and easy. And believe me those Tesla drivers have to wait as long as I do, but I take a walk. This week I am driving to Spain, this little car has enough comfort for big distances, not getting tired. And my renting battery gives me free road service and a new battery at the end. Who else?

@StardustOneReviews Год назад

After fully charged the Renault ZOE range shown in the dashboard is about 240 to 250 miles or up to 420 km during summertime. If you drive it in ECO mode, it is no problem to drive it efficiently and being able come close to this range. The effective range in winter time is about one third less, but this affects more or less all BEVs. The CCS charger is optional what is not really a very good decision made by Renault although as mentioned by others, it has a 22 kW onboard charger. It has a large 338 liter trunk can be extended to about 1225 liters, and putting the charging cable rolled up and stoved into a bag helps to get rid of the spaghetti cable situation shown in the video and it is a 5 seater what is a real plus. Additionally, it has 3 ISOFIX mounts what is amazing. What many also do not know, 3 years of map updates and software updates are included. There are real knobs and buttons everywhere so you do not have to fiddle around with flimsy touch controls. Overall it is a very good BEV and many of it‘s rivals are not able to come even close to what the ZOE has to offer.

@Juggy100 5 месяцев назад

I get 170 miles in my Zoe it’s probably because of how I drive and that most of my driving is not urban

@stanwoltynski4153 Год назад

A thorough review, thank you

@zemljajeravna5336 Год назад

Rebecka is just doing her job perfectly, such a beautiful presentation.

@GeorgekwessiDavis 10 месяцев назад

I drove this yesterday and enjoyed it.l to my surprise. I had much leg room and am 195 cm. 😊. It’s a little noisy on the highway but you get used to it. It’s also fast.

@mrmawson2438 Год назад

That Renault 5 EV looks good

@gerritscharke4109 6 месяцев назад

We bought a 2021 build for 16.000 EUROs. We have another ZOE type 2. We know the shortcomings but the car is small, efficient and cheap. We had with both cars no issues at all.

@gavjlewis Год назад

Buying a secondhand one makes more sense. A 18 month old R135 Iconic trim model with 10k miles is less than £14k on Autotrader.

@clivehoward8861 Год назад

101% agreed and quite a bit of fun. Mrs loves hers.

@lookoutleo 3 месяца назад

I'm looking for the car with the biggest battery for the least amount of money , is a 52kwh Zoe under 10k yet? What else is cheap with big range?

@Nickbaldeagle02 2 месяца назад

We've got one of these as a pool car at work. Driven it a couple of times. It's a little go-kart.

@ooojamaflip Год назад

Why do short people always claim that extra half an inch? Nobody ever say I'm 6ft 8.....and a half.

@Dual971 Год назад

Lol

@SleeveZipper 10 месяцев назад

The R110 with CCS can be had for cheap now and I only found one Corsa-e in the same price range. As a secondhand EV it's practically unbeatable.

@manwithcorsae7738 Год назад

I've had one of each of the variants of the Zoe (2015, 2018 and 2022) it has gradually gone downhill with each iteration. It has definitely had it's time. That doesn't mean it doesn't make a decent usable car, but it's definitely needs to be replaced. We'll probably see it dropped from Renault's line up in the next year or so, in fact there is some evidence that is already happening.

@markrozee 5 месяцев назад

Have a nearly new one. Cost me £14K. It's amazing. 2p per mile and I get 200 miles per charge❤

@yuvisingh9795 Год назад

Guru ji, are speak hindi, and one more think about zoe ev, how long time to launch zoe ev in India.

@nicholasdrivingacademy9435 5 месяцев назад

I had one on loan while my car was in garage I had nice spec model I really liked it ride was solid very nippy I’d say really great town car. Obviously won’t set the world on fire. It’s a small hatchback but I think it’s great!

@madmandonna1 11 месяцев назад

I have a ZE50 and I do really like it, but all your complaints I totally agree with. Renault should reduce the price down now as it's so far behind a lot of the competition. One thing I will say though, the car is efficient. If the new Renault 5 can address a lot of the issues the Zoe has but maintain the efficiency it'll be a winner. The R5 is much more attractive too.

@uniquedtech255 11 месяцев назад

I will not buy another ev without 22kw AC charger, this is superstar feature! and ayou have forget to mention about... this car is for people that care about time an money, not for sporty experience when driving. It is briliant car for day to day driving even long distances, also it is realy cheap to maintain...do not know otjer car wit this features , still in 2023 it is one of the best evs on the market... no complain about driving experience you need to just to it... Im not a fanboy of zoe ,this coment is because zoe is exceptionaly good cheap and raly nice car for normal.people...

@brianwills4394 8 месяцев назад

Love my Zoe 135 but 'A' pillers are very obstructive and ecometer reads 0.8 miles per kwh optimistic, actual being 3.6 m/kwh over 28k miles. No seat height adjustment means that anyone below average height needs a cushion. BW

@friedacoeckelbergh6925 9 месяцев назад

I bought mine in 2020 and now have 65 000 km on the meter. I thought my next one would be the new Zoe but this review has got me thinking... I do not agree with some of the criticism eg my cable fits nicely in a booth in the trunk that's closed off with a lid. And the seats work for me, no need for racing seats.

@Popdog76 Год назад

Zoe is an okay car vs a 208. The Zoe has better range but the 208 charges a lot quicker at DC chargers. Although the Zoe charges at 22kw ac. I would still get the 208e.

@AdrianoCasemiro 9 месяцев назад

This puppy is a star in the used car market. It may be lacking in the DC fast charge side of charging, but it can take up to 22kW AC if you happen to have a triphasic installation. Well built, cheap to run, understated, yet capable if you get the right version.

@netshaman9918 7 месяцев назад

The one i found have have the DC socket.

@tommyjakobsen5504 9 месяцев назад

but the NEW model 50 has NO Side air back therefor side safty is a big issue in this model..

@robsmith1a Год назад

On the plus side Zoes are pretty cheap second hand these days.

@user-zv1iz3ze7d 9 месяцев назад

11,5kWh/100km

@danielrichards8472 11 месяцев назад

You can pick up 13 plate ones for just 4-5 thousand pounds

@toyotaprius79 Год назад

The Zoe went upmarket and "mature" which unfortunately set it back. Renault didn't focus on affordability. Bigger battery packs are welcome but a realistic 100 mile battery is needed which would be more than what the original 22kWh Zoe had.

@markrozee 5 месяцев назад

The boot has a false floor??? Loads of room under there😂😂

@jojacobs4355 Год назад

Was it once a good ev to buy then? 🧐

@Nickbaldeagle02 2 месяца назад

Still is.

@ML-qk1px Год назад

5 ft 4 and a half - every bit counts !

@craigblaymire 8 месяцев назад

Don't buy a new one, get a 12month old top spec GTLINE PLUS with 6000miles for less than £14000 now with the remainder of 5 year warranty. Great value ev then. We have 2 and love them.

@OzgunDoganbaloglu Год назад

Thanks for being critical. Manufacturers need to learn the areas they have made mistakes

@mikekyffin3779 Год назад

Thank you Rebecca and Gurus Team, as always you present well and clearly. Good to see the Zoe still going which is amazing considering it’s age. Right back to my day…or is it forward? - humour with the seats in this review 🤭

@tooflesstesla Год назад

10 years already! Excellent review and loved the forwards backwards explanation of the car seats 😄 Although I loved driving the Zoe as a city runner, unfortunately it has not developed enough with the times compared with the competition.

@EvilijoUK Год назад

Totally, I've seen 2022 models for about 16 grand

@mariovidmar7 9 месяцев назад

they could at least offer biger battery at least 80 kwh

@TheStarsInHisHead Год назад

No mention of the ZERO star ncap rating?!

@colingoode3702 Год назад

Which is why I would never consider one.

@UltraJaff Год назад

It’s like 2 stars 💀

@Popdog76 Год назад

Think that is the base model not as tested…

@timscott3027 Год назад

It used to be 4 or 5, it's only been dropped down due to the latest tests being harder with more driving assistance test scores and did they remove a rear airbag? It's hardly a death trap though is it, it would still score higher than a lot of older cars if you tested them today.

@sharonec5419 Год назад

@@colingoode3702it's a perfectly safe car and besides a car is only as safe as the driver driving it.

@Oracleman1 Год назад

Tip: Put up metric translations of those weird measurements, this isn't national television

@thomash2806 Год назад

There are only three countries in the world that have imperial measurements as their official system: the USA, Liberia and Myanmar. When I was at secondary school in the UK we had a South African maths teacher who insisted we use metric units to “bring us in line with the rest of the Commonwealth”… The daftest thing in the UK is that you buy fuel in litres and then measure fuel consumption in mpg! Even here we’ve got miles/kWh.

@barrieainge4937 Год назад

Are you referring to her height comments or the reference to miles/kWh? I think you have to bear in mind that the UK only partly accepts metric measurements - even now I personally convert my litre petrol purchases to mpg to get fuel consumption. As for height,well children may use centimetres but in common parlance it's feet and inches. When have you ever heard someone referring to a 6 footer as a 182.88 centimetrer !? We'll get there in the end no doubt..

@thomash2806 Год назад

It’s the can’t-make-your-mind-up aspect that I always found hard growing up in the UK and understand even less now I haven’t lived there for 27 years. Cars are weighed in kilos but power is measured in horses. I also totally agree with @Oracleman1 that RU-vid is an international forum and in that context it’s useful to point out that the very large majority of the world doesn’t use the UK’s bizarre mash-up…

@robsmall6466 Год назад

@@thomash2806RU-vid is an international forum but this is a UK channel for a UK audience. I wouldn't expect The Straight Pipes in Canada to convert anything for me for example

@Oracleman1 Год назад

@@robsmall6466 I highly doubt there are ANY youtube channels wanting to limit their viewings to a certain geographical audience. Contradicts the point of monetized YT

@stevewalsh-balshaw1727 Год назад

Ev's have a place but so does ice a little fiesta is just as green and wayyyy yayyyyy cheaper to buy run

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

Actually it isn't. A Zoe, charged with something like the Octopus Energy Intelligent tariff at 7.5p per kwh, would cost around a 5th of the Fiesta's per mile running costs.....

@alfamonk 7 месяцев назад

huh, how do you figure an ice car is cheaper to run?

@StevenHaggis Год назад

Decent second hand ones are £10k

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

I saw a 2014 Zoe advertised at £6k, although it was ad. I didn't see it in the metal.....

@whocares264 10 месяцев назад

yes good as new

@-DC- Год назад

32k lol You'd have to be nuts.

@robtt997 Год назад

When you hear today VW are cutting back ev production you wonder where the market for ev cars is going . Big depreciation I image as car makers scramble for market share

@TheBadoctopus Год назад

Depreciation will be much lower than ICE cars since there's so much less to go wrong and batteries on vehicles with good battery management and chemistry are lasting reality well. add on the low running costs and they make a lot of sense for most people. VW is under huge competition in the market, and their EVs don't represent very good value presently

@wilkoone9155 Год назад

I'm on my 5th BEV & the one thing they have never suffered from in depreciation, appreciation maybe. My first Zoe went up in value by 10% over 2 years.

@robtt997 Год назад

@@wilkoone9155 Watch this space then !

@reececollison5101 Год назад

@@wilkoone9155e absolute opposite is happening now though! EV residuals are falling like skydiving grand pianos now

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

@@reececollison5101 Actually no. What's happening is that the previously sky high residuals - when a new EV was still worth it's original price (or more) a year after it left the showroom - has settled back to more normal levels. What we'll see fairly soon, are ICE used values plummet due to the ever increasing number of ULEZ charging zones in towns and cities all over the place. EV's will be unaffected by this.

@Popcat-jb2wh 8 месяцев назад

It’s get 0start in Euro NCAP^_^

@stevestevesteve946 11 месяцев назад

The Zoe has been plagued by suspension issues, which are expensive to fix. Not a great car, so the MG4 seems to be a good bet.

@schoonerthedog 10 месяцев назад

Sounds like they are back burning the Zoe so the higher end more expensive car they will be selling seems like a better deal. In the US I can get a fully loaded Kona EV with better specs for $7,000 less

@jonathantaylor1998 Год назад

I had my eye on a R135 GT Line a couple of years ago - the PCP deals were astonishing at the time. However, like you mentioned about the seats not adjusting for height, I just couldn't get a comfortable position of seat vs steering weight height - consequently, aching shoulders after only a 30 minute test drive. I ended up getting another car you mentioned in this video - the excellent BMW i3... an altogether better car in terms of technology, build and design.

@markrozee 5 месяцев назад

The i3 was made out of carbon Fibre and cost a fortune. So it is bound to be lighter😮

@timl4257 8 месяцев назад

For a small car 20 to 30k is expensive. Could buy a decent saloon car at that price.

@The-Salty-Bager Год назад

Really like the Zoe, but it’s just outclassed in pretty much every way now and it’s not kept up

@jcfallows 11 месяцев назад

Just bought one, 2 years old under 9000 miles. £14900. Massive trade in allowance on my 11 month old Dacia Sandero. The Zoe is my third EV it will do for me! But don't buy a new one! Fire that money I would get an MG TROPHY for the same money or save up and by the MG4 X power with 429bhp. FOR £36,495

@whocares264 10 месяцев назад

I agree used zoe's are a bargain and a new supercar for £36k is a giveaway...

@paulday8676 Год назад

And that's not to mention the Zoe's shocking Euro NCAP score and savage depreciation! The new 5 can't come soon enough.

@mbak7801 11 месяцев назад

The NCAP rating is a bit of a joke. Change a rule and a 5 star car becomes 0 stars. Meaningless.

@whocares264 10 месяцев назад

savage depreciation, thus a great used buy....

@80y3r9 9 месяцев назад

If you're considering the Zoe it's probably because it's small, saying larger cars have more space in is classic annoying car sales, sorry journalism ("the new version is more practical because it's has more space in the previous smaller version" right did the road get wider?)

@bertibear1300 4 месяца назад

I had an ION , was great but low range and so poor that the bottom corrodedbadly.Then I bought a zoe but again it is badly made.The Link computer is so awkward to update.The drivers well kept having water infiltration as the drain plugs block up.The control unit is peeling it’s silver decor.The windscreen leaks…. No more European cars for me. I always had Japanese cars and never got problems.

@dpn1604 Год назад

30k for this??? Yeah, right.

@user-ce8lg3xl6k 9 месяцев назад

She’s left out the most important reason NOT to buy this car. It has a zero NCAP safety score. Only the third car in 13 years to score zero. Renault should be embarrassed. I’d never put my family in it

@nicholasdrivingacademy9435 5 месяцев назад

Although it may not have great safety rating I’d still feel safe in this car. Renault been around many years can’t see them selling death trap!

@discoverkenya 5 месяцев назад

They removed ONE airbag on the B puller and NCAP have increased their threshold for autonomous safety tech. They have also changed the rule that they can’t give you a rating higher than your lowest score across the board, so with that, zero. Not 3, not 2, ZERO. From a car that 2 years ago or so was a 5 start car. This is a ridiculous take.

@palusisko Год назад

The main reason why I don't buy Zoe is the total disaster of NCAP test. Now I don't mean the number of stars, but the map of body damage in frontal and side impact of a car, there can be fatal injury of the chest or head... Even Chinese cars like the MG4 have better NCAP crash test results.. Nissan Leaf II is high-class safe beside Zoe, so it is shame of Renault..

@GeordiLaForgery Год назад

£32000 ...LOOLL

@splodgeaug2009 Год назад

Too expensive!

@rcosnett Год назад

Typical legacy car firm design, use LFP battery to Keep cost down, not cheapened the rest of the car.

@jcfallows 11 месяцев назад

The Ncap is meaningless almost the original Zoe had 5 stars! They give more stars for more gimmicks that you don't need or use.

@hondamonkeyboy Год назад

Not too much to recommend it then.

@lefuedebout Год назад

I have absolutely zero interest in this car. It is however a joy to watch and listen to Rebecca! 🙂

@mabr82 8 месяцев назад

Weird

@ianjones605 3 месяца назад

Weird +1

@clivehoward8861 Год назад

Well - our 135bhp has cost £155 in 'fuel' to reach 16,000 miles. It's not meant to roar in the outside lane either although a new one at £32k is bonkers. Almost new at £15k and the larger bhp a must and it will pay for itself if you keep it 10 years. Nab yourself a bargain, poorest review I've seen Rebecca do.

@whocares264 10 месяцев назад

Yes, buy a used 50 kwh half new price and almost new.....

@daviddunmore8415 Год назад

Zero stars at EuroNCap - 43% occupant protection - would you really want to be in one?

@mrmawson2438 Год назад

MG4 all day

@jvcex Год назад

beautiful mrs

@herme99 Год назад

Euro NCAP put me off these

@sharonec5419 Год назад

It's a perfectly safe car with a very safe passenger cell it just does not have enough electrical gimics on it to get top stars at Euro NCAP now which is stupid. A car is only as safe as the driver anyway and we should not become so reliant on all these electronics that can fail.

@alisonb4898 Год назад

Thumbs up for the presenter but not the car .

@chosenArchitec Год назад

You'll probably be ofuaye with this

@MrAlin311 Год назад

for the price I rather get the best of both worlds either the toyota yaris hybrid or the mazda 2 hybrid.

@sharonec5419 Год назад

You do know a Mazda 2 hybrid is basically just a Yaris with a Mazda badge on it right? Nothing else different. So basically a Yaris for you then.

@MrAlin311 Год назад

@@sharonec5419 There are two other differences apart from the badge, the first one is the price which is a little lower on the mazda 2 and also the yaris is built in france where as the mazda 2 is built in japan.

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

Actually, a hybrid is the *worst* of both Worlds. Having 2 separate power sources means one power source has to shift the weight of the other when it's idle. Hybrids are 20 year old tech now....

@pauldmack Год назад

The Zoe is past it's sell by date, unlike Rebecca, who, in this review, was the star of the show. Your personality seemed to come out in this video. Loved it. Not the car though. 😊

@peter2385 8 месяцев назад

What a dreadful car when compared to it's rivals.

@robertlloyd7493 Год назад

Still no 🍌

@bill_heywood Год назад

Can't believe Renault are still selling this dinosaur. They should be preparing to replace a 2nd generation, not the 1st

@vukarov5084 Год назад

EVs are just too expensive, and pretty much useless after 5 years of use as a used car.Just keep your old car and invest in them keep them in mint condition because these EV money grabs will continue

@Groaznic Год назад

Useless after 5 years what the, maybe if your daddy has a Ferrari.

@vukarov5084 Год назад

@@Groaznic battery and ev motor is useless

@Groaznic Год назад

@@vukarov5084 LMAO you remind me of this, that last winter at -25 C when my neigbour asked if my Zoe is electric and started lecturing me that EVs are useless and can't be driven in winter, and I smoothly got in my car and started driving while he was left in the parking lot waiting for his combustion engine to warm up so he can get going.

@unenthusiast Год назад

Our 40kWh Zoe is coming up to 5 years old with 70k miles on it. I'm more bothered by the suspension components being made of chocolate rather than the battery.

@Groaznic Год назад

@@unenthusiast hey man, same here, ball joint gone at 2 year and again at 3 year mark. Dang.