Volkswagen ID. Buzz review

Overview

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is an electric MPV with 7 seats, a 79 kWh battery and a quoted WLTP range of 245 miles. On paper it suits larger families and anyone who regularly carries more than five people. Prices start at around £59,000, with leases quoted from about £549 a month.

Its headline specification point is straightforward: enormous space and the friendliest face on the road. 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 1121 litres of boot space. Against every EV in the database that puts it among the very best for outright carrying capacity, and above average 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 245 miles from 79 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 motorway 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 0–60mph time is 7.9 seconds, which puts it below average 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 enormous space and the friendliest face on the road.

Expect a large central screen, over-the-air updates and driver assistance as standard on most trims.

Price & value

New prices run from £59,000 to £68,000, with three-year-old used examples from around £39,000 and leases quoted from £549 a month. That sits at the upper-middle of the electric cars in this database, and the middle of the MPVs 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 mileage, fuel price and charging setup — the cost calculator does that maths properly.