MG4What does it cost to run?
About $12.09–$18.44 a week to charge at home for 250 km. That's the MG4 Urban 43, cheapest in Tasmania and dearest in South Australia. A full charge of its 43 kWh battery costs $10.66 to $18.02 at home.
Charging
Battery64 kWhRange (claimed)452 kmHome wall charger10 hoursPower point27 hoursFast charge, max154 kWPerformance
0–100 km/h7.7 sPower150 kWTorque250 NmDriveRWDPrice
From$39,990 drive-awayCharging times are from empty to full and approximate. Is 452 km enough for how you drive? Work out how much range you need › Fast charging away from home costs more than charging at home. What each public charging network charges › Towing: rated to tow 500 kg braked. Confirm the exact car's rating before you tow. Towing with an EV: range, tow ball limits and every car's rating › Maker's claimed figures. A dash means the figure isn't published for the Australian version.
Photo: © M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. May show an overseas version or a related model.
Running costsAbout $15.47 a week in NSW · cheapest in TAS ($12.09)
What would it cost you?
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Costs in every state
Per week assumes 250 km with 90% of charging at home. Cheapest state in green. *Per year assumes 15,000 km, all home charging.
MG4 Urban 43
| State | Full charge | Per week | Per year* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $14.58 | $15.47 | $839 |
| Victoria | $12.21 | $13.43 | $703 |
| Queensland | $12.04 | $13.28 | $693 |
| South Australia | $18.02 | $18.44 | $1,037 |
| WA | $14.32 | $15.25 | $824 |
| Tasmania | $10.66 | $12.09 | $614 |
| ACT | $15.91 | $16.62 | $916 |
| NT | $12.94 | $14.06 | $745 |
MG4 Urban 54
| State | Full charge | Per week | Per year* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $18.31 | $15.10 | $819 |
| Victoria | $15.34 | $13.11 | $686 |
| Queensland | $15.12 | $12.96 | $676 |
| South Australia | $22.63 | $18.00 | $1,012 |
| WA | $17.98 | $14.88 | $804 |
| Tasmania | $13.39 | $11.80 | $599 |
| ACT | $19.98 | $16.22 | $894 |
| NT | $16.25 | $13.72 | $727 |
MG4 Essence 64
| State | Full charge | Per week | Per year* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $21.70 | $16.50 | $895 |
| Victoria | $18.18 | $14.33 | $750 |
| Queensland | $17.92 | $14.17 | $739 |
| South Australia | $26.82 | $19.67 | $1,106 |
| WA | $21.31 | $16.27 | $879 |
| Tasmania | $15.87 | $12.90 | $655 |
| ACT | $23.68 | $17.73 | $977 |
| NT | $19.26 | $15.00 | $795 |
MG4 XPower AWD
| State | Full charge | Per week | Per year* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $21.70 | $17.82 | $966 |
| Victoria | $18.18 | $15.47 | $809 |
| Queensland | $17.92 | $15.30 | $798 |
| South Australia | $26.82 | $21.24 | $1,194 |
| WA | $21.31 | $17.56 | $949 |
| Tasmania | $15.87 | $13.93 | $707 |
| ACT | $23.68 | $19.14 | $1,055 |
| NT | $19.26 | $16.19 | $858 |
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Compare versions4 versions side by side · 316–452 km range · fast charging 140–154 kW
Charging times are from empty to full and approximate.
| Variant | Price | Battery | Claimed range | Full charge, home wall charger | Full charge, power point | Max fast charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban 43 | $31,990 drive-away | 43 kWh | 316 km | 7 hours | 18 hours | 150 kW |
| Urban 54 | $34,990 drive-away | 54 kWh | 405 km | 8 hours | 22 hours | 150 kW |
| Essence 64 | $39,990 drive-away | 64 kWh | 452 km | 10 hours | 27 hours | 154 kW |
| XPower AWD | $47,990 drive-away | 64 kWh | 405 km | 10 hours | 27 hours | 140 kW |
Is 452 km enough for how you drive? Work out how much range you need ›
Fast charging away from home costs more than charging at home. What each public charging network charges ›
Towing: rated to tow 500 kg braked. Confirm the exact car's rating before you tow. Towing with an EV: range, tow ball limits and every car's rating ›
Performance
Maker's claimed figures. A dash means the figure isn't published for the Australian version.
| Variant | 0–100 km/h | Power | Torque | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban 43 | 9 s | 110 kW | 250 Nm | FWD |
| Urban 54 | 8.7 s | 118 kW | 250 Nm | FWD |
| Essence 64 | 7.7 s | 150 kW | 250 Nm | RWD |
Owning one5-year cost from $42,474 · track record: Known issues · 10 yrs / 250,000 km warranty
250 km a week in NSW, mostly charged at home. Scheduled service every 24 months or 40,000 km, averaging about $1,116 a visit (estimate, as pricing for this model is not yet published). Warranty: 10 yrs / 250,000 km (serviced by MG).
| Variant | On the road* | Home charger | Charging / yr | Servicing / yr | Tyres / yr | 5-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban 43 | $31,990 | $2,000 | $805 | $558 | $334 | $42,474 |
| Urban 54 | $34,990 | $2,000 | $785 | $558 | $334 | $45,377 |
| Essence 64 | $39,990 | $2,000 | $858 | $558 | $334 | $50,743 |
| XPower AWD | $47,990 | $2,000 | $926 | $558 | $334 | $59,084 |
What do "on the road" and "cost to own" mean?
Before on-road costs (+ on-roads): the car's list price only. You pay extra government charges and dealer fees on top when you buy.
On-road costs: stamp duty, first year's registration, compulsory third party (CTP) insurance, number plates and the dealer's delivery fee. They usually add $3,000–6,000 depending on the car and your state. Where a price is "before on-roads" we add about $4,000. See stamp duty and rego by state.
Drive-away: a price that already includes the on-road costs, so it's what you actually pay to drive the car home.
On the road price: the drive-away price, or the list price plus our on-road estimate.
Cost to own: everything you'd spend over the years you keep the car (5 unless you change it): the on the road price, plus a home wall charger for EVs (about $2,000, one-off), plus charging or fuel, scheduled servicing and tyres for every year. Divide it by the number of weeks to see what the car really costs you each week.
Match score (Pick my car): this is about fit, not quality. Each car that fits your answers is compared only with the other cars that fit, on eight things, and a car that does something less well than the others in that group scores lower on it, even if it's good at it. Change your budget or answers and the group changes, so the scores do too. The eight things: how much car the money buys (price, 20%), ANCAP safety rating (15%: a current rating counts in full, an expired one less, and a car ANCAP hasn't rated counts as middling), range (15%), performance (0–100 km/h, or power where no time is published, 10%), fast-charging speed (peak DC kW, 10%), warranty length (10%, with the battery warranty counted for cars that plug in), servicing and tyre costs (15%), and recalls and track record (5%: major recalls in Australia on our list count against a car (our recall list covers the bigger, well-reported ones, so a clean record here is not a guarantee), and models sold here for longer get a little credit). A figure we don't have counts as middling, not as bad. "Most car for my budget" ranks by this match score; "Lowest cost to own" ranks by cost and uses the score only to split near-ties.
Not included: yearly rego renewals and insurance after the first year (see what EVs and hybrids cost to insure), finance interest, and what the car is worth when you sell it. These vary too much by person and car to estimate fairly, and resale value is the biggest unknown, especially for newer brands.
Insurance: about $1,524 a year for comprehensive cover on the MG4 Excite 51, in Compare the Market's March 2026 survey for one example driver in Brisbane. Yours will differ, so get quotes before you buy. EV and hybrid insurance guide.
Thinking of a novated lease? See what the MG4 would cost you on a lease, and how it compares with a car loan or paying cash.
Compare the MG4 with other cars
In our rankings: No. 4 of 57 electric cars under $60,000 · No. 4 of 39 small EVs · No. 4 of 33 electric cars under $50,000
Savings on the MG4
Novated lease: qualifies. Every version is under the $91,661 limit, so it's free of fringe benefits tax, and under $75,000, so it keeps the full exemption under the changes proposed from April 2027.
See your lease saving on the MG4 ›
Rebates: no state offers a purchase rebate on new EVs in 2026. Where an EV still costs less to put on the road:
- Queensland: 2% stamp duty on EVs up to $100,000 instead of 3% for a typical petrol car, about $280 less on the cheapest MG4.
- NT: up to $1,500 off stamp duty on EVs up to $50,000, and free rego, both until 30 June 2027.
- ACT: cheaper emissions-based rego for zero-emission cars.
Everywhere else you pay the same stamp duty and rego as a petrol car. Rules change often, so check with your state before you buy: stamp duty and rego by state · how the lease tax break works.
Reliability and track record
How we rate: under 2 years on sale here is "Too new to tell". A widely reported fault or repeated recalls is "Known issues". Otherwise it's "Established". We list documented problems with a source, not opinions. Single recalls that were fixed are listed but don't change the rating, as most models have some.
The MG4 has documented problems worth knowing about before you buy. Most have fixes, so ask the dealer whether a car you're looking at has had them done.
- Known issue Owners widely report 12-volt battery failures that can stop the car starting or unlocking (mostly 2023–24 cars), plus over-eager lane-keep steering. Dealers fit a new battery and a software update; MG released a driver-assist update in late 2024. Source: australiancar.reviews
- Recall, fixed XPower deliveries were paused in 2023 to fit a new steering damper after complaints about how it felt at higher speeds. The upgrade was free for existing owners. Source: CarsGuide
About MG
The old British sports car name, now SAIC's value brand and one of Australia's top sellers. The MG U9 ute is the LDV/Maxus Terron 9 with an MG badge. Sister brands: IM, LDV. Who owns which car brand.
Tyres
Buying usedUsed ones from about $22,000 · recalls, prices by year, new vs nearly new
Buying a used MG4
The saving compares the cheapest new version with the low end of the typical used range (base versions). Used ranges span all versions sold that year. Running costs are about the same if the version is the same.
New or nearly new?
A base 2025 car saves about $6,000 (19%) on the cheapest new one. Worth comparing: weigh the saving against the shorter warranty.
Prices by year
Typical prices by year (November 2026, carsales). They span the versions sold that year; condition and kilometres move the price a lot.
- 2023 on: 350 km range (claimed), 88 kW fast charging (CCS2). 64 kWh: 450 km, 140 kW. Long Range 77 kWh: 530 km.
2023: $22,000–$37,000 · 2024: $23,900–$38,100 · 2025: $26,000–$35,500
Battery warranty: 8 yrs / 160,000 km, counted from when the car was first sold. Check how much is left.
Recalls: none found on the Australian recall register. Still check the VIN before buying.
What owners report
- 12-volt battery failures that stop the car starting or unlocking (mostly 2023–24); dealers fit a new battery and software. (australiancar.reviews)
- Over-eager lane-keep steering (improved by a software update). (australiancar.reviews)
Check before you buy
- Ask whether the 12-volt battery and software were updated under warranty.
- Ask for a battery health report (state of health): how to check the battery. Take our used EV checklist too.
Full used MG4 guide Is it a fair price?
Or let Pick my used car rank the options for your budget.
Road tripsCharging stops and costs on big Australian trips
Using the Essence 64's highway range of about 339 km. Tap a trip for the stops and costs.
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QuestionsHow much is a MG4 in Australia? and 4 more
How much is a MG4 in Australia?
The MG4 starts from $31,990 drive-away (November 2026). Prices change often, so check with a dealer.
How much does a MG4 cost to run each week?
Charging mostly at home and driving 250 km a week, the MG4 Urban 43 costs about $12.09 in Tasmania to $18.44 in South Australia, using 2026–27 default electricity prices.
How much does it cost to fully charge a MG4?
A full charge of the 43 kWh battery costs about $10.66 to $18.02 at home, depending on your state, or about $30.10 at a public fast charger.
How long does a MG4 take to charge at home?
About 7 hours from empty on a 6.6 kW home wall charger, or about 18 hours from a normal power point. Most owners top up overnight rather than charging from empty.
How far can a MG4 go on a charge?
Claimed range is up to 452 km on the WLTP test. Expect less at highway speeds or with the air-con on.
How we work it out, and our sources
Weekly cost = the car's energy use × 250 km × your electricity or fuel price, with 90% of charging at home. Prices are list prices at November 2026; check with the dealer.
- Electricity: 2026–27 default rates (AER, Victorian Default Offer, state retailers). Public charging: Sydney network prices, July 2026.
- Petrol and diesel: capital-city daily averages from state government price feeds, via FuelRadar, 12 November 2026. Diesel for Hobart, Canberra and Darwin is estimated from the national fall.
- Cars: maker figures via CarExpert, Drive, CarsGuide and EV Central. Plug-in electric range is taken as 80% of the claim.
- Servicing: published capped prices; marked as an estimate where not yet published (CarExpert comparison).
- Tyres: an EV set lasts about 35,000 km, a petrol or hybrid set 50,000 km (RACV); prices from Gridly.
- Home charger: about $2,000 installed ($1,000–$3,000). Novated leases: PwC summary.
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