2026 Volkswagen ID. Polo Life

£26,830

Includes the £1,500 Electric Car Grant (band 2). List price £28,330.

52 kWh 211 PS

There is a newer version of this car: the 2027 Volkswagen ID. Polo, up to 263 miles.

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Cost

Price: £26,830

Battery

Battery Net, which is the figure Volkswagen quotes.: 52 kWh
Battery chemistry The 37 kWh cars use LFP instead. NMC packs are usually happier kept below 100% for daily charging.: NMC
Battery (usable): 52 kWh

Range

Range WLTP combined. Volkswagen quotes 203 to 206 miles for the 37 kWh depending on specification.: 281 miles

Charging

Max fast charge power: 105 kW
Fastest charge time 10 to 80% on a 105 kW charger.: 24 mins
AC charge power: 11 kW
Plug & Charge Every Volkswagen Group car on the ID. software has Plug & Charge, and this one is on it, but nothing has confirmed this model on its own: Octopus Electroverse does not name it and the maker has not said so for this car. Recorded as unconfirmed until one of them does.: Yes Unconfirmed
Autocharge Volkswagen Group cars send a different identifier every time they plug in, so no network can tie the session to an account, and it is not something a driver can switch off. Plug & Charge is the group's answer to this instead. Fastned's published list stops at the cars of December 2022 and does not name this one, so treating it as the same software is our call.: No

Performance

Drive: FWD
Acceleration: 7.1 secs
Motor: 155 kW
Horsepower: 211 hp

Details

Seating: 5 seats

Dimensions

Boot volume More than the ID.3 or a Golf, which is the point of the front wheel drive layout.: 441 litres

Tech

App: Yes
Android Auto: Yes
Apple CarPlay: Yes

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What it costs to run

A full charge at home could cost £4.16, or 1.5p per mile.*

Cost of a full charge: £4.16
Cost per mile: 1.5p

Based on Intelligent Octopus Go, an EV tariff from Octopus Energy (£50 off when you switch). * At 8p a unit, using the manufacturer's WLTP efficiency figure. What you actually pay depends on how, and where, you drive.