Vauxhall Combo Life Electric review

Overview

The Vauxhall Combo Life Electric is an electric MPV with 7 seats, a 50 kWh battery and a quoted WLTP range of 190 miles. On paper it suits larger families and anyone who regularly carries more than five people. Prices start at around £34,000, with leases quoted from about £329 a month.

Its headline specification point is straightforward: seven seats and van-like space for MPV money. The sections below break the published figures down and set them against the other electric cars in our Your UK region database.

Design & practicality

Bodystyle is an MPV with 7 seats and 597 litres of boot space. Against every EV in the database that puts it among the very best for outright carrying capacity, and among the weakest among other MPVs.

Three rows of seats make it one of the few electric options for households that genuinely need six or seven places.

Range & charging

The quoted WLTP range is 190 miles from 50 kWh of usable-plus-buffer capacity — among the weakest in the database for distance between charges. Real-world figures are typically 10–25% lower in cold weather and at sustained motorway speeds.

That is a mid-size battery with mainstream 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 0–60mph time is 11.2 seconds, which puts it among the weakest for acceleration here and makes it relaxed 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 5/10 based on published equipment levels, which is among the weakest across the database. The specification highlight is that seven seats and van-like space for MPV money.

Technology is kept simple, which some buyers will prefer — fewer screens, more physical controls.

Price & value

New prices run from £34,000 to £40,000, with three-year-old used examples from around £22,000 and leases quoted from £329 a month. That sits at the middle of the electric cars in this database, and the affordable end of the MPVs specifically.

Our value score, which weighs the price against range, space and equipment, is 8/10. Whether it works out cheaper than your current car depends on your mileage, fuel price and charging setup — the cost calculator does that maths properly.