Chery Tiggo 8 and Tiggo 7 review (UK): price, electric range, running costs, verdict

The Chery Tiggo 8 is a seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV that costs from £33,545 in November 2026, with 56 miles of official electric range, and Carwow’s testers called it about as good value for money as cars come. Its five-seat sibling, the Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid, uses the same powertrain from £29,995 and is the better buy unless you need the third row.

EV Compared has not driven either car. This review rests on Chery UK’s published figures, our spec dataset, our own running cost sums and what named UK testers have found. For the brand behind the cars, our guide to Chery in the UK covers who owns it, where the cars are built and how big the dealer network is.

Verdict: who should buy the Chery Tiggo 7 or Tiggo 8, and who should not?

Buy a Tiggo 7 or Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid if you want a lot of space and equipment for the money, can charge at home overnight, and do most of your daily driving within about 50 miles. Plugged in every night, it runs on electricity that costs about 2.1p a mile on an off-peak tariff, and it still has a petrol engine for long trips.

Do not buy one if you need a large boot with all seven seats up, enjoy driving on twisting roads, or plan to sell after three years. The Tiggo 8’s boot is 117 litres with the third row in place, testers at Carwow, Auto Express and Autotrader all found the handling uninspiring, and nobody yet knows what a used Chery will be worth.

Between the two, the Tiggo 7 is the sensible choice for most families. It is £3,550 cheaper trim for trim, has the same 56-mile electric range, and has a much bigger boot in five-seat form. Choose the Tiggo 8 only if you need two extra seats for children now and then.

How much does the Chery Tiggo 8 cost, and what trims are there?

The Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid costs £33,545 as an Aspire and £36,545 as a Summit in November 2026, according to Chery UK and our spec dataset. The Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid costs £29,995 and £32,995. Both are plug-in hybrids, and both also come as cheaper petrol-only models.

Model and trim	List price (Nov 2026)	Seats	Battery	Electric range (WLTP)	Boot, seats up
Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid Aspire	£29,995	5	18.4 kWh	56 miles	565 litres
Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid Summit	£32,995	5	18.4 kWh	56 miles	not listed
Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid Aspire	£33,545	7	18.4 kWh	56 miles	117 litres
Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid Summit	£36,545	7	18.4 kWh	56 miles	117 litres

Sources: Chery UK, Carwow and the EV Compared spec dataset, checked 9 November 2026.

The petrol Tiggo 7 costs £24,995 as an Aspire and £27,995 as a Summit, Carwow lists, and the petrol Tiggo 8 starts at £28,545. Auto Express quotes 36.2mpg for the 1.6-litre petrol engine and recommends avoiding it, as does Carwow; this review covers the plug-in hybrids.

Summit trim adds £3,000. On the Tiggo 7, Chery lists the panoramic sunroof, the 540-degree camera system and 50W wireless phone charging as Summit-only equipment. Autotrader’s reviewer found the Tiggo 8 well equipped as standard, and Auto Express praised the amount of kit for the price.

Dealers discount these cars heavily. Carwow reports an average saving of £4,875 off a Tiggo 8 and £4,715 off a Tiggo 7 through its network. Our Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 price and specs page lists every version in detail.

There is no Electric Car Grant on either car. The grant only applies to cars with zero tailpipe emissions and at least 100 miles of battery range, according to GOV.UK, so a plug-in hybrid with a petrol engine does not qualify.

How far does the Chery Tiggo 8 go on electricity?

The official WLTP electric range is 56 miles for both the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid, from an 18.4 kWh battery. Chery does not publish a usable battery figure, so the 18.4 kWh is the gross capacity.

Real-world results from UK testers come close to the official figure in mild conditions. On a mixed test loop, Auto Express covered 49 miles of electric-only driving before the engine was needed, and then averaged 60.1mpg over the full route. Autotrader quotes up to 56 miles of electric range with regular home charging. Expect less in cold weather and at motorway speeds, as with any battery car.

With a full battery and fuel tank, Chery estimates a total range of up to 750 miles for the Tiggo 8. Once the battery is flat, the car runs as a conventional hybrid. Carwow recorded 52.3mpg in its Tiggo 8 test, and Autotrader’s test car showed over 50mpg without ever being plugged in. Chery’s official combined figure of 201.77mpg is a lab result that assumes regular charging; Carwow called the official figure unrealistic.

The system pairs a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with a dedicated hybrid transmission and an electric motor, for 150 kW (204PS) in total and 0 to 62mph in 8.5 seconds. Both cars are front-wheel drive. Our Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 range and charging guide has more on real-world range in different conditions.

How long does a Chery Tiggo 8 take to charge?

On a home wallbox the Tiggo 8 charges at up to 6.6 kW, which takes about 2.8 hours from empty to full on our sums. That is the 18.4 kWh battery divided by the 6.6 kW limit, ignoring charging losses. A 7 kW wallbox cannot go faster than the car’s 6.6 kW limit, so a full charge fits easily into a short off-peak window.

Unusually for a plug-in hybrid, it can also use a DC rapid charger, at up to 40 kW. Chery quotes 30 to 80% in about 20 minutes. Chery does not publish a 10 to 80% time.

Charging	Power	Time	Cost of a full charge	Cost per electric mile
Home wallbox, 6.5p/kWh off-peak	6.6 kW	About 2.8 hours, empty to full	£1.20	2.1p
Public rapid charger, 82p/kWh	40 kW	About 20 minutes, 30 to 80% (Chery)	£15.09	26.9p

Costs are an EV Compared calculation: the 18.4 kWh battery multiplied by the price per kWh, then divided by the 56-mile WLTP range, ignoring charging losses, as set out in our methodology. The home rate is Intelligent Octopus Go’s 6.5p/kWh off-peak price in November 2026; the rapid rate is Zapmap’s October 2026 pay-as-you-go average of 82p/kWh.

The table shows why the rapid charging ability matters less than it sounds. At 26.9p a mile, public rapid charging costs nearly 13 times as much per mile as charging at home. If you want a wallbox fitted, Best Chargers covers which home charger to choose.

What does a Chery Tiggo 8 cost to run?

Running costs depend almost entirely on how often you plug in. Charged at home on a 6.5p/kWh tariff, each electric mile costs about 2.1p, and a full battery costs about £1.20, on our sums. With a flat battery, you are paying for petrol at the 50 to 60mpg UK testers recorded.

Insurance. The Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid Aspire and Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid Summit are in insurance group 35U in our spec dataset. Auto Express put the plug-in hybrid in group 35 and the petrol model in group 30, and named high insurance costs as a drawback of the plug-in.

Vehicle tax. Auto Express places the plug-in hybrid in the 10% company car tax band, which HMRC reserves in 2026/27 for cars emitting 1 to 50g/km with 40 to 69 miles of electric range. For a car in that emissions band, GOV.UK sets first-year vehicle tax at £115 and the standard rate at £200 a year after that. Every Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 has a list price below £40,000, so none pays the expensive car supplement, which applies to non-electric cars over that figure.

Company car tax. At 10% of list price in 2026/27, a Tiggo 8 Aspire carries a taxable benefit of £3,354.50 a year. That is about £56 a month for a 20% taxpayer and £112 a month for a 40% taxpayer. A Tiggo 7 Aspire works out at about £50 and £100 a month. These are our sums on list price; your employer’s P11D value may differ slightly.

Value for money. On list price per mile of electric range, the Tiggo 8 Aspire works out at £599 and the Tiggo 7 Aspire at £536, on our sums. Fully electric rivals cost far less on this measure, as the rivals section shows, because they carry much bigger batteries. Our comparison of electric and hybrid running costs explains how the sums change with mileage.

How practical is the Chery Tiggo 8: boot, seats and size?

The Tiggo 8 is 4,725 mm long, 172 mm longer than the Tiggo 7, and that extra length goes into a third row of seats. It gives you seven seats as standard, but the boot behind them is small.

	Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid	Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid
Seats	5	7
Length	4,553 mm	4,725 mm
Width	1,862 mm	1,860 mm
Height	1,696 mm	1,705 mm
Boot, all seats up	565 litres	117 litres
Boot, third row folded	not applicable	494 litres
Boot, rear seats folded	not listed	1,930 litres
Kerb weight	1,795 kg (Aspire)	1,916 kg (Summit)

Sources: EV Compared spec dataset and Chery UK, November 2026.

With all seven seats in use, the 117-litre boot is enough for one cabin bag, Carwow’s testers found. Fold the third row and you have 494 litres, and with both rear rows down Chery quotes 1,930 litres. Autotrader’s reviewer noted that even with the third row folded, the Tiggo 8 is not the largest in its class.

The third row suits children. Autotrader called it extremely tight and suited mainly to small children, and Carwow found little under-thigh support for long journeys. Auto Express was more generous, finding room for two six-foot adults on short journeys, and noted that the middle row splits 60:40 and the third row is easier to reach from the driver’s side.

In the Tiggo 7, Carwow’s testers found plenty of knee and headroom in the back, a flat floor and easy-to-reach Isofix points, with room for a bulky rear-facing child seat. For towing, Auto Express lists a 750 kg unbraked limit for both petrol and plug-in hybrid Tiggo 8s, and Carwow says the Tiggo 7 cannot tow a caravan.

Is the Chery Tiggo 8 safe, and has it been recalled?

Yes: Euro NCAP rates both the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 at five stars, published on 15 October 2025. Both were first given four stars in July 2025 because the side curtain airbag deployed incorrectly and left rear occupants without full protection. Chery fixed the manufacturing fault, and the reassessment included extra tests on the Tiggo 8’s third row.

Euro NCAP, 15 October 2025	Stars	Adult occupant	Child occupant	Vulnerable road users	Safety assist
Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8	5	82%	85%	80%	78%

The Tiggo 8’s rating is based on the Tiggo 7 plug-in hybrid that Euro NCAP tested. Euro NCAP also found that the driver’s knee airbag did not deploy properly in the frontal offset test, so protection for that leg was rated weak.

For recalls on a specific car, the DVSA’s check runs on the registration number through the MOT history service, which GOV.UK links from its recall page. Do that before buying any used Tiggo, and ask the selling dealer to confirm any recall work has been done.

What the testers say

Four UK reviews give a consistent picture: strong value, a good plug-in hybrid system and a well-made cabin, let down by the driving experience and, in the Tiggo 8, the boot. These are their findings, not ours.

Carwow, Tiggo 8. Mario Christou and Darren Cassey, in a review updated on 22 September 2026, called the Tiggo 8 about as good value for money as cars come. They praised the interior quality and clear, responsive infotainment, and recorded 52.3mpg on test. They criticised its handling on twisting roads, a fidgety town ride, motorway noise, an odd rear-view mirror and the tiny seven-seat boot. The Tiggo 8 won Carwow’s Hybrid Hero award in 2026.

Auto Express, Tiggo 8. Alastair Crooks gave the car four stars out of five on 9 June 2026, calling the plug-in hybrid supremely capable and attractively priced. He liked the pricing, the equipment and the cabin quality, and managed 49 electric miles on a mixed loop. He found the driving dull, the hybrid gearbox clunky, the rear-view mirror woeful, the lane-keep assist overbearing and the cruise control jerky.

Autotrader, Tiggo 8. Catherine Kent gave it four out of five on 9 March 2026 and called it literally a lot of car for the money. She found the Super Hybrid gave an EV-like driving experience, with a comfortable motorway ride and light steering for town. She criticised heavy body lean, writing that several roundabouts in a row can leave you feeling a little seasick, and the grainy driver display and touchscreen-heavy controls.

Carwow, Tiggo 7. Tom Wiltshire, in a review updated on 26 May 2026, rated the plug-in hybrid excellent and the back seat roomy and comfortable, and saw over 50mpg on a long journey. He found the car dull on twisting roads, the infotainment awkward and the driver attention system too eager to warn.

Is the Chery Tiggo 8 reliable, and what is the warranty?

There is no long-term UK reliability data for the Tiggo 7 or Tiggo 8 yet, because the Super Hybrid models only went on sale in the UK in September 2025. Autotrader’s reviewer notes that long-term reliability is unproven.

The warranty is generous. Chery UK covers each car for 7 years or 100,000 miles, and the high-voltage battery for 8 years or 100,000 miles. Roadside assistance is included for a year and renews at each scheduled service for up to seven years.

How does the Chery Tiggo 8 compare with its rivals?

The closest plug-in hybrid rival is the Omoda 7, from Chery’s own group, which uses the same 18.4 kWh battery and has the same 56-mile range for £32,005. The Geely Starray EM-i costs £29,990 with 51 miles of electric range. For a seven-seater from the same group, the Jaecoo 8 plug-in hybrid is the obvious alternative to the Tiggo 8.

Model and trim	List price (Nov 2026)	Range (WLTP)	AC charging	DC charging	Boot	Seats
Jaecoo E5 Pure (electric)	£27,505	248 miles	11 kW	80 kW	480 litres	5
Geely Starray EM-i Pro (plug-in hybrid)	£29,990	51 miles	6.6 kW	30 kW	528 litres	5
Chery Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid Aspire (plug-in hybrid)	£29,995	56 miles	6.6 kW	40 kW	565 litres	5
Geely EX5 SE (electric)	£31,990	267 miles	11 kW	120 kW	461 litres	5
Omoda 7 SHS-P Knight (plug-in hybrid)	£32,005	56 miles	6.6 kW	40 kW	590 litres	5
Leapmotor B10 67.1 kWh (electric)	£32,495	270 miles	not listed	168 kW	430 litres	not listed
Omoda E5 Knight (electric)	£33,065	267 miles	10.3 kW	130 kW	370 litres	5
Chery Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid Aspire (plug-in hybrid)	£33,545	56 miles	6.6 kW	40 kW	117 litres	7

Source: EV Compared spec dataset, checked 9 November 2026. Range is electric-only for the plug-in hybrids.

The Omoda 7 is the closest match to the Tiggo 7 on paper: the same electric range, a 590-litre boot and insurance group 32U against the Tiggo’s 35U, for £2,010 more. The Geely Starray EM-i is £5 cheaper than the Tiggo 7, with 5 miles less electric range, slower 30 kW DC charging and insurance group 30D.

The Tiggo 8 is the only seven-seater in the table, which is its main selling point. If you need five seats and a big boot, the Tiggo 7 or Omoda 7 is the better fit at a lower price.

Should you go fully electric instead?

If you can charge at home and rarely drive more than about 200 miles in a day, a fully electric SUV at the same price is worth a serious look. The Omoda E5 costs £33,065, close to a Tiggo 8 Aspire, with 267 miles of WLTP range, and the Jaecoo 5 and E5 starts at £27,505 with 248 miles.

The running cost gap is clear on our sums. At the same 6.5p/kWh home rate, the Omoda E5 costs about 1.4p a mile, the Geely EX5 and Jaecoo E5 about 1.5p and the Leapmotor B10 about 1.6p, against 2.1p for the Tiggo’s electric miles, and the electric cars never fall back to petrol. On list price per mile of range, the Jaecoo E5 is £111, the Geely EX5 and Leapmotor B10 £120 and the Omoda E5 £124, against £599 for the Tiggo 8 Aspire.

The plug-in hybrid still makes sense if you need seven seats at this price, cannot rely on public charging for long trips, or regularly drive long distances with little time to stop. It only saves money if you plug it in: driven on petrol, it is a heavy SUV returning 50 to 60mpg in UK tests.

Should you buy a Chery Tiggo 7 or Tiggo 8?

Yes, if you are a family that wants space and equipment for the money, can charge at home most nights, and plans to keep the car for a good part of its 7-year warranty. The Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid at £29,995 is the pick for five people. The Tiggo 8 at £33,545 is right only if you need the third row for children occasionally, and accept a 117-litre boot when it is in use.

No, if you change cars every three years, because there is no used-price history to show what a Tiggo will be worth. No, too, if you want a car that is enjoyable on a back road, or a seven-seater with a usable boot when full: every UK test we read criticised the handling, and the boot is small. And if you can charge at home and do not need seven seats, a fully electric SUV at the same price will be cheaper to run.

On the published evidence, the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid are good-value, safe and well-equipped plug-in hybrids from a brand that has not yet proved itself over time. That is a fair trade for many family buyers, provided they charge at home and buy at a discount from the list price.