Mercedes-Benz EQA review
The Mercedes-Benz EQA is an electric SUV with 5 seats, a 70.5 kWh battery and a quoted WLTP range of 400 km. On paper it suits families who want space without moving up to a van. Prices start at around A$96,350, with leases quoted from about A$850 a month.
Figures checked:
How we write this: every figure here comes from published manufacturer specifications, and the write-up is a structured comparison of those numbers against every other EV we hold for this market. We don't road test cars, so you won't find driving impressions here — just the maths, shown openly. Read our full methodology.
- From
- A$96,350
- WLTP range
- 400 km
- Battery
- 70.5 kWh
- 0–100 km/h
- 8.6s
- Body
- SUV
- Seats
- 5
- Boot
- 340 L
- Lease from
- A$850/mo
Overview
The Mercedes-Benz EQA is an electric SUV with 5 seats, a 70.5 kWh battery and a quoted WLTP range of 400 km. On paper it suits families who want space without moving up to a van. Prices start at around A$96,350, with leases quoted from about A$850 a month.
Its headline specification point is straightforward: compact premium SUV with a plush, quiet cabin. The sections below break the published figures down and set them against the other electric cars in our Australian database.
Design & practicality
Bodystyle is an SUV with 5 seats and 340 litres of boot space. Against every EV in the database that puts it among the weakest for outright carrying capacity, and among the weakest among other SUVs.
Boot space volume is modest, so this is a car best suited to one or two people and light loads.
Range & charging
The quoted WLTP range is 400 km from 70.5 kWh of usable-plus-buffer capacity — below average in the database for distance between charges. Real-world figures are typically 10–25% lower in cold weather and at sustained highway speeds.
That is a big-battery setup with solid rapid-charging speeds. As with any EV, the running-cost picture depends far more on whether you can charge at home overnight than on the charging speed itself.
Performance
The published 0–100 km/h time is 8.6 seconds, which puts it among the weakest for acceleration here and makes it adequate rather than rapid by the numbers. Electric drivetrains deliver that pull instantly from a standstill, so town-speed responses tend to feel stronger than the figure suggests.
Tech & features
We score cabin technology at 8/10 based on published equipment levels, which is below average across the database. The specification highlight is that compact premium SUV with a plush, quiet cabin.
Expect a large central screen, over-the-air updates and driver assistance as standard on most trims.
Price & value
New prices run from A$96,350 to A$110,700, with three-year-old used examples from around A$51,250 and leases quoted from A$850 a month. That sits at the upper-middle of the electric cars in this database, and the upper-middle of the SUVs specifically.
Our value score, which weighs the price against range, space and equipment, is 6/10. Whether it works out cheaper than your current car depends on your distance, fuel price and charging setup — the cost calculator does that maths properly.
Pros & cons
Generated from how this car scores against every other EV in our database on range, price, space, performance, tech and value.
- No obvious weak spot: mid-pack on price, range and space
- compact premium SUV with a plush, quiet cabin
- Short WLTP range of 400 km
- Limited space: 340 litre boot space, 5 seats
- Leisurely acceleration at 8.6s to 100 km/h
- Basic cabin technology (8/10)
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