2026 Volkswagen ID.3 Life

£33,995

Includes the £1,500 Electric Car Grant (band 2). List price £35,495.

58 kWh 190 PS

There is a newer version of this car: the 2027 Volkswagen ID.3, up to 373 miles.

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Cost

Price: £33,995

Battery

Battery: 58 kWh

Range

Range WLTP combined.: 306 miles

Charging

Max fast charge power: 105 kW
Fastest charge time 10 to 80% on a 105 kW charger.: 26 mins
Plug & Charge Needs ID. Software 3.1 or newer. From Octopus Electroverse's list, which covers the UK networks it roams: MFG, IONITY, Porsche, Allego and E.ON Drive.: Yes
Autocharge Fastned names this car among the ones Autocharge does not work on. 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.: No

Performance

Drive: RWD
Acceleration: 8 secs
Motor: 140 kW
Horsepower: 190 hp

Details

Seating: 5 seats

Tech

V2L (3-pin socket) Through an optional adapter, which turns the charging socket into a 3.6 kW supply.: Yes
App: Yes
Android Auto: Yes
Apple CarPlay: Yes
Over-the-air updates: Yes

ID.3 GTI, and the red stripe above the light strip

ID.3 GTI from behind: roof, spoiler and boot lid in the body colour

ID.3 GTI from the side, on its 20 inch Wörthersee wheels

The 12.9 inch display, and the rotary knob on the console below it

The Travel Assist controls, and the red stitching around them

The Superclark tartan check, a new reading of the 1976 Golf GTI seats

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What it costs to run

A full charge at home could cost £4.64, or 1.5p per mile.*

Cost of a full charge: £4.64
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.

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