What EV

Head to head

Nissan Ariya vs Volkswagen ID.4

A side-by-side comparison of published Canadian specifications, including NRCan range figures.

This comparison is generated automatically from published manufacturer specifications, not from hands-on testing. It sets the two cars' figures side by side; it is not a road test.

Car A

Nissan Ariya electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 425 km of range

Nissan Ariya

From C$54,650 · 425 km

Read the Nissan Ariya review

Car B

Volkswagen ID.4 electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 470 km of range

Volkswagen ID.4

From C$54,000 · 470 km

Read the Volkswagen ID.4 review

The verdict

The Volkswagen ID.4 offers more range — 470 km NRCan against 425 km, a gap of about 40 km between charges. The Volkswagen ID.4 is the better fit for families needing extra cargo space, with 543 litres and 5 seats versus 466 litres and 5 in the Nissan Ariya. On price the Volkswagen ID.4 starts about C$650 lower, while the quicker of the two off the line is the Nissan Ariya at 5.7s.

On the measured specifications below, the Nissan Ariya leads in 2 areas and the Volkswagen ID.4 in 3.

Specs side by side

Price from (new)(Lower is better)

Nissan AriyaC$54,650
Volkswagen ID.4C$54,000

Range (NRCan)

Nissan Ariya425 km
Volkswagen ID.4470 km

Battery

Nissan Ariya87 kWh
Volkswagen ID.477 kWh

Body type

Nissan AriyaSUV
Volkswagen ID.4SUV

Seats

Nissan Ariya5
Volkswagen ID.45

Cargo space

Nissan Ariya466 litres
Volkswagen ID.4543 litres

0–100 km/h(Lower is better)

Nissan Ariya5.7s
Volkswagen ID.46.7s

Standout feature

Nissan AriyaLounge-like cabin with a sliding centre console
Volkswagen ID.4Big trunk and long range for family duty

How they score

Each attribute is a percentile against every EV on sale in Canada — 100 means best in the dataset. These are the same attributes our recommender uses.

Range

Nissan Ariya31/100
Volkswagen ID.451/100

Price

Nissan Ariya87/100
Volkswagen ID.490/100

Family space

Nissan Ariya27/100
Volkswagen ID.461/100

Performance

Nissan Ariya39/100
Volkswagen ID.415/100

Tech

Nissan Ariya17/100
Volkswagen ID.47/100

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