Citroen e-C5 Aircross Review & Prices

The e-C5 Aircross is Citroen’s largest EV, and it’s an all-new model joining the latest C5 Aircross hybrid. It’s a handsome, practical and affordable electric SUV that’s hugely comfortable - but it’s not very fun to drive.

It’s almost identical to the excellent hybrid-powered C5 Aircross in every way, but with the added benefit of perpetual silent running thanks to its electric motor. If the regular version is your mild-mannered mate with a good fashion sense, think of the e-C5 Aircross as its vegan twin - without preaching about its dietary choices.

Though this electric version has some equally capable alternatives for you to consider instead, such as the Skoda Enyaq and Kia EV3, or the mechanically-similar Peugeot E-3008 and Vauxhall Grandland Electric.

Citroen e-C5 Aircross: electric range, battery and charging data

Range: 322 miles
Efficiency: 4.4 miles per kWh
Battery size: 73kWh
Max charge speed: 160kW
Charge time DC: 30mins, 20-80%, 160kW
Charge time AC: 6hrs 45mins, 20-80%, 7kW / 4hrs 30mins, 20-80%, 11kW
Charge port location: Left rear

The e-C5 might have them all licked in the looks department, aside from the swoopy Peugeot. Where the last generation, petrol-powered C5 Aircross was a frumpy, blobby-looking thing, the new model has become leaner and meaner; crisp lines, aggressively-styled headlights and a pair of awesome taillights at the rear extremities, fin-mounted on the retro-styled C-pillars.

Citroen has given the cabin a work over too, because the e-C5 Aircross features a striking dashboard, trimmed in funky fabric and a large, 13.0-inch infotainment screen that looks like it’s resting against it, curving up from the centre console.

There’s ample room all-round in the e-C5 Aircross, with acres of headroom and a highly-adjustable seat and steering wheel making it easy to get comfortable. Rear seat passengers have plenty of leg space, as well as reclining backrests and enough shoulder space for three adults to sit in comfort.

The 651-litre boot - identical in size to the hybrid C5 Aircross - is one of the biggest in any similarly-sized SUV, and there’s handy under-floor storage for keeping charging cables in.

There’s only one battery size available in the UK at the moment, a 73kWh unit paired to a 213hp electric motor - good for a claimed 322 miles of range. A bigger battery version is coming with 422 miles to a charge, too.

Around town the e-C5 Aircross is incredibly comfortable, soaking up bumps, ruts, potholes and broken tarmac with ease. The peppy acceleration from its electric motor and light steering means the e-C5 Aircross feels peppy around town, while the soft suspension makes motorways feel silky smooth. It’s a bit of a let down on a twisty road though, with very little feel from the controls and plenty of body lean in corners.

Regardless, it makes for an excellent family SUV, and you can check out the latest Citroen e-C5 Aircross deals on Carwow, as well as Citroen e-C5 lease deals. There are other used Citroens available through our network of trusted dealers, and Carwow can even help you sell your car when you decide to switch.

The Citroen e-C5 Aircross starts at around £34,000 in entry-level YOU! spec, rising by a few thousand pounds to the mid-level Plus and the same again to Max trim - though even the top-spec car comes under the £40,000 luxury car tax supplement threshold.

It’s priced competitively against its alternatives, because the entry-level Skoda Enyaq is more expensive than the e-C5 Aircross, has a smaller boot and offers less range, too. The Peugeot E-3008, meanwhile, costs around £12,000 more than the e-C5, while being mechanically very similar underneath. Ouch.

It’s a very comfortable car to waft around in, but the e-C5 Aircross is best driven at a steady pace on a twisty road

In town

Citroen has done a stellar job of making the e-C5 Aircross a comfortable cruiser, with pillow-soft suspension that brushes off potholes and speed bumps with ease. The hybrid C5 Aircross is a smidge better at absorbing blows, but that’s to be expected considering the e-C5’s additional battery weight, which is harder to keep in check.

Even on the optional 20-inch wheels you barely feel broken road surfaces, though you should opt for the standard-fit 19-inch wheels if you prioritise comfort over looks.

Super-light, agile steering takes the strain out of navigating tight city roads, while the high seating position and excellent forward visibility means you can peer over traffic in front of you. Thick rear pillars are a bit annoying to look around when parking, but the good-sized door mirrors and rear-camera make up for it.

The electric motor is smooth when getting up to speed and feels peppy off the lights, but coming to a stop isn’t quite as pleasant - there’s a strange lack of pedal feel when using brake regeneration, then a noticeable switchover as the physical brakes take over.

On the motorway

The 213hp e-C5 Aircross accelerates up to motorway speeds with little fuss, and while it’s not quite as quick as the PHEV model with its engine running, joining motorways is a breeze - though a bit more over-the-shoulder visibility would be nice. Once you get up to speed you’re in for a whisper-quiet cruise.

Naturally there’s no intrusive engine noise in the cabin, but on top of that the big Citroen is well-insulated so there’s little wind and tyre roar too. The suspension is adept at soaking up high-speed ruts and cats eyes, cosseting you as you drive along.

While the e-C5 comes as standard with adaptive cruise control, it’s not the most surefooted system going, but it won’t ping you from lane marker to lane maker as in the Renault Rafale, for example.

On a twisty road

A lot of EVs fare rather well on a country lane, because their heavy batteries mounted low-down under the floor often keeps body lean in check. The e-C5 bucks this trend, because its combination of soft suspension and quick steering make for a wobbly experience in fast corners and plenty of pitching and diving when getting on the throttle or brakes.

There’s plenty of grip, it’s just a struggle to judge because of the lack of feel through the controls. Make sure you’ve turned regenerative braking off if you intend to do some spirited driving, but sports mode makes little difference otherwise.

You get lots of room inside the e-C5 Aircross, but some of the storage solutions can be annoying

Citroen has packed the e-C5 Aircross with lots of storage solutions, starting with an enormous cubby/cupholder combo underneath the floating centre console. There’s even a third cupholder on the centre console itself - perfect for a small coffee or energy drink - as well as a wireless phone charging slot and a cooled storage box under the armrest.

The door bins are wide enough to take large bottles, and you get a big glovebox too - though it opens oddly far out and bashes your passenger in the knees.

You can adjust the seat to your heart’s desire, which alongside the highly adjustable steering wheel and loads of headroom means that even tall passengers can get comfortable.

Space in the back

If front space is impressive, then the roomy rear bench is exemplary in the e-C5. With enough legroom, space for feet under the front seats, lots of shoulder space for three, reclining backrests and a tall roofline, it’s easy to fit five adults comfortably.

The door bins are large enough for bottles, and there’s a centre armrest that folds down, should you only be travelling with two rear occupants. There’s a pair of ISOFIX child seat anchors back there, too.

Boot space

Even though it’s related to the Vauxhall Grandland Electric and Peugeot E-3008, the Citroen e-C5 Aircross blows them out of the water when it comes to boot space. The Vauxhall offers a 550-litre boot while the E-3008 a larger 585 litres, yet the Citroen has a whopping 651-litre cargo space - as well as under-floor storage for cables or other small items.

If you’ve got particularly tall items to load into the e-C5 Aircross you can drop the boot floor to gain some extra height, or you can fold the rear seats almost flat for a long cargo bay.

Step into the e-C5 Aircross and you’re greeted by a handsome interior design that features sharp detailing and funky materials.

The dashboard is one chunky slab that spans the width of the cabin; the lower part wrapping around onto the door cards with a nifty fabric trimming that feels far more premium than some of the hard plastics on the door cards and centre console…

You get a 10.0-inch driver’s display set into the dashboard (much like the smaller, equally brilliant Citroen e-C3) which makes a welcome change from the tablet-glued-on-top look that so many SUVs have these days. The 13.0-inch infotainment display looks as though it’s floating in front of the dash - or haphazardly rested against it - and features crisp graphics and clear shortcuts.

It’s not the most responsive system out there though, slower to react to your inputs than in most of the Chinese cars on sale at the moment, and it’s not a very intuitive software to navigate, either.

The seats are not only comfortable but look great, with a fun, square pattern embossed into the bases and seat backs. Overall cabin quality feels high, even with the cheaper plastics.

All e-C5 Aircross trims come equipped with a 73kWh battery and 213hp electric motor, which offers up to 322 miles of range to a charge; a claimed 3.63mi/kWh. A larger-battery version is due to join the line up, which at 97kWh will offer up to 422 miles of range.

We tested the e-C5 Aircross on the hilly, fast-paced roads of Mallorca, so we’ll update this review with representative efficiency and a real-world range once we get our hands on one in the UK.

You won’t have to worry about the luxury car supplement on any e-C5 model as they all start at below £40,000 - unless you go tick-heavy on the options list, at which point you’ll pay the government a hefty extra bill between years two to six. Company car drivers will enjoy the e-C5 sitting in the lowest bracket for Benefit-in-Kind payments.

The e-C5 Aircross shares its four-star Euro NCAP score with the Peugeot E-3008, and while that may seem odd, it goes to show just how similar the two are under the skin. Four stars isn’t a very impressive result considering most new family SUVs come with a full-fat, five-star rating.

It did achieve an 80% score for adult occupant safety and 85% for child occupants, which while good is unexceptional. You get a pair of ISOFIX child seat anchor points in the back, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and a driver drowsiness monitor as standard with the e-C5 Aircross.

While the e-C5 Aircross is too new to have developed any horror stories as of yet, Citroen’s 16th-place finish (out of 31 brands) in the 2025 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey isn’t hugely reassuring; a firmly middle-of-the-field result.

Nonetheless, electric cars are simpler machines than their combustion counterparts with fewer oily bits to go wrong, and Citroen offers an impressive eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty with all of its cars - so long as you keep up regular main-dealer servicing. This is bested only by Toyota and Lexus which offer ten years, but an identical 100,000 miles.