Omoda 9 review (UK): price, electric range, running costs, verdict

The Omoda 9 is a large, five-seat plug-in hybrid SUV that costs £44,995 in November 2026, with 90 miles of official electric range, all-wheel drive and 0 to 62mph in 4.9 seconds. It is a strong buy for a driver who charges at home and wants a lot of car and equipment for the money; UK testers agree it does not drive as well as the premium SUVs it is priced against, and EV Compared has not driven it, so this review rests on published data and those reviews.

Verdict: who should buy the Omoda 9 and who should not

Buy an Omoda 9 if you can charge at home, most of your daily driving fits inside its electric range, and you want a big four-wheel-drive SUV that tows 1,500 kg with almost everything fitted as standard. On a 6.5p/kWh overnight tariff, electric miles cost about 2.5p each, and the car still has more than 700 miles of combined range for long trips, Omoda says.

Do not buy one if you cannot plug in at home or work: run on petrol, Auto Express quotes Omoda’s figure of around 40mpg, and you are paying for a heavy battery you never use. It is also the wrong car if you care how an SUV steers and rides, because every UK review we read marks it down for that, or if your driving would fit a fully electric SUV that costs less and pays less road tax.

Omoda is a brand of China’s Chery group; our guide to Omoda, its owner and its other models covers the brand, dealers and warranty in detail.

How much is the Omoda 9 in the UK, and what trims are there?

The Omoda 9 costs £44,995 on the road in November 2026, and the Black Noble costs £46,495, according to Omoda UK. There is one drivetrain, the 1.5-litre turbo SHS-P plug-in hybrid, and both versions carry the same equipment apart from styling and one seat adjustment.

Version	List price (November 2026)	Electric range (WLTP)	Battery (usable)	What it adds
Omoda 9 SHS-P	£44,995	90 miles	34.46 kWh	20-inch silver alloys, full standard equipment
Omoda 9 SHS-P Black Noble	£46,495	90 miles	34.46 kWh	20-inch black alloys, black exterior trim, electric driver’s thigh bolster
Omoda 9 SHS-P Noble (2025 launch car, no longer sold new)	£44,990 at launch	93 miles	34.46 kWh	The original specification, before the July 2026 update

Omoda’s on-the-road price includes £500 for delivery and a £170 VED item. Auto Express reports that the Black Noble also gets a black suede cloth and leather interior, and that first deliveries began in August 2026. Our Omoda 9 price, specs and trims page lists every option and figure.

The July 2026 update changed more than the trim list. Auto Express reported on 22 July that the electric range fell from 93 to 90 miles, the vehicle-to-load output rose from 3.6 kW to 6.6 kW, the front seats gained a massage function, and Omoda revised the adaptive dampers and steering for better ride composure and body control. Several of the published reviews below tested the earlier car.

What equipment and interior does the Omoda 9 have?

The Omoda 9 comes with nearly everything as standard. Omoda lists heated and ventilated front and rear seats, front massage seats, a heated leather steering wheel, a 14-speaker Sony sound system, a head-up display, a panoramic opening sunroof and a 540-degree camera with automatic parking.

The dashboard has two 12.3-inch screens, one for the instruments and one for the central touchscreen, with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and a 50 W wireless phone charger. Seats are trimmed in synthetic leather on the standard car, and there is multi-coloured ambient lighting, an electric tailgate, keyless entry and remote engine start.

Testers like the look of the cabin more than the way it works. Electrifying.com found the interior “really is very smart”, the RAC’s reviewer saw Mercedes-like design touches, and Auto Express praised the rotary dials. The common complaint is the touchscreen: Auto Express found the tile-based menus less intuitive than rivals’ systems, with regenerative braking settings buried in a sub-menu, and Autotrader criticised tiny fonts and fiddly interfaces.

What powers the Omoda 9, and is it four-wheel drive?

Every Omoda 9 is a plug-in hybrid with all-wheel drive. Omoda’s Super Hybrid System, the SHS in the badge, combines a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with electric motors and a three-speed dedicated hybrid gearbox for 449PS of combined power.

That is enough for 0 to 62mph in 4.9 seconds and a 112mph top speed, Omoda says, in a car that weighs 2,270 kg. Drive modes are Normal, ECO, Sport, Snow, Sand and Off-road, and the car has 210 mm of ground clearance and a 70-litre fuel tank.

Most of the time it behaves like an electric car. Electrifying.com reports that it runs on battery power until the charge falls to about 20%, after which the petrol engine takes over, and its tester found the engine “a barely audible background noise” when running, with a thrum noticeable while it recharges the battery. Autotrader’s tester found the hybrid system could make acceleration jerky.

How far does the Omoda 9 go on electric power?

The Omoda 9 has an official WLTP electric range of 90 miles from a 34.46 kWh usable battery, and Omoda quotes more than 700 miles of combined range on a full tank and a full charge. That electric figure is well ahead of the 56 miles the Chery group’s smaller plug-in hybrids are rated at, according to the spec rows behind our rivals table below.

Real-world results vary with the season and the tester:

Source	Electric range
Omoda, WLTP (current car)	90 miles
Omoda, WLTP (2025 launch car)	93 miles
Electrifying.com, summer test	close to 90 miles
Electrifying.com, winter estimate	about 70 miles
Auto Express, estimate from the dash readout	about 60 miles

So expect somewhere between about 60 and 90 miles of electric driving, depending on temperature and speed. That still covers a typical daily commute and the school run with room to spare. Our Omoda 9 real-world range and charging guide goes into more detail on what affects it.

On petrol, Auto Express lists 40.9mpg in charge-sustaining mode, the WLTP figure once the battery is depleted, and its testers recorded 44.8mpg over their mixed test. The official weighted figure of 166.2mpg assumes regular charging and should not be used to estimate fuel bills.

How long does the Omoda 9 take to charge?

On a 7 kW home wallbox, the Omoda 9 charges at its 6.6 kW AC limit, which takes about 5.2 hours to fill the 34.46 kWh usable battery from empty on our sums, so an overnight charge is easy. The RAC’s reviewer also quotes around five hours on a home wallbox.

Charging	Time	Cost (EV Compared calculation)
7 kW home wallbox, empty to full	about 5.2 hours	£2.24 at 6.5p/kWh
70 kW rapid charger, 30 to 80%	about 25 minutes (Omoda)	£28.26 for a full battery at 82p/kWh
Cost per electric mile, home		2.5p
Cost per electric mile, rapid charger		31.4p

Our method: the 34.46 kWh usable battery multiplied by the price per kWh, divided by the 90-mile WLTP range for the per-mile figures, ignoring charging losses, as set out in our methodology. The home rate is Intelligent Octopus Go’s 6.5p/kWh off-peak price, listed by Best Chargers, and the rapid rate is Zapmap’s October 2026 average of 82p/kWh.

If you still need a home charger, Best Chargers covers which wallbox to fit and what installation involves.

The Omoda 9 takes up to 70 kW on a DC rapid charger, and Omoda quotes 30 to 80% in about 25 minutes. Omoda does not publish a 10 to 80% time. At more than 12 times the home cost per mile, rapid charging rarely makes sense for a plug-in hybrid that can run on petrol instead.

What does the Omoda 9 cost to run?

The Omoda 9 is cheap to run on electricity and expensive to tax and insure. Here are the main costs for a private buyer and a company car driver in November 2026.

Road tax. Omoda’s on-the-road price includes the first year. From the second year to the sixth, you pay £640 a year: the £200 standard rate plus the £440 expensive car supplement, because the list price is over £40,000, according to GOV.UK. The higher £50,000 threshold applies only to fully electric cars, so the Omoda 9 does not benefit from it.

Insurance. The Omoda 9 is in insurance group 47U out of 50, Auto Express lists, and the RAC’s reviewer warns that this may make it costly to insure.

Company car tax. With 38 g/km of CO2 and 90 miles of electric range, the Omoda 9 sits in the 7% benefit-in-kind band for 2026 to 2027, according to GOV.UK. On a P11D value of £44,825 (Omoda’s £44,325 retail price plus £500 delivery), that is a taxable benefit of about £3,138, or about £628 a year for a 20% taxpayer and £1,255 for a 40% taxpayer, on our sums.

Electric grant. The Omoda 9 does not qualify for the Electric Car Grant, which GOV.UK limits to cars that produce 0 g/km of CO2 at the tailpipe.

Warranty. The car is covered for 7 years or 100,000 miles, and the battery for 8 years or 100,000 miles, with Auto Express listing a guarantee of 70% battery capacity.

The equation is simple: charge at home every night and most miles cost 2.5p each; skip charging and you are running a 2,270 kg petrol SUV. Our comparison of running costs for electric cars and hybrids sets out how the gap works.

How practical is the Omoda 9?

The Omoda 9 is a big five-seater: 4,775 mm long, 1,920 mm wide and 1,670 mm tall, with a 2,800 mm wheelbase, according to Omoda and Auto Express. The boot holds 660 litres with the rear seats up and 1,783 litres folded, and it tows 1,500 kg braked or 750 kg unbraked.

There is a lot of room in the rear seat. Electrifying.com found “particularly generous legroom”, electrically reclining backrests and rear climate control, and Auto Express found a flat floor that fits three adults, though the panoramic roof cuts headroom for taller passengers in the outer seats.

The boot is bigger than its shape is useful. Auto Express found a high load lip and a shallow floor with nowhere to store cables underneath, and Electrifying.com noted that the 60/40 rear seats do not slide, which makes rivals such as the Skoda Kodiaq more versatile. There is no seven-seat Omoda 9.

Is the Omoda 9 safe, and has it been recalled?

Euro NCAP gave the Omoda 9 five stars on 9 July 2025, with 90% for adult occupants, 85% for child occupants, 81% for vulnerable road users and 80% for safety assist. Its report found autonomous emergency braking performed well, but rated pelvis protection for struck pedestrians and cyclists poor and driver monitoring marginal.

Standard safety kit includes eight airbags, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, blind-spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert, Omoda says. Autotrader’s tester found the safety aids often annoying, with lane-keeping steering that lurched between the lines.

DVSA lists safety recalls by make, model and year in its vehicle recall checker. The Omoda 9 has been on sale in the UK only since 2025, so there is no long-term reliability data for it yet.

What the testers say

UK reviewers agree that the Omoda 9 is well equipped, roomy and quick for the money, and that it falls short of premium SUVs on ride, steering and software. Here is what four published reviews found; none of these findings are EV Compared’s own.

Auto Express, 4 out of 5 (August 2026). Richard Ingram and Shane Wilkinson called it a good-value family car that takes aim at models costing quite a bit more, and a solid cruiser that smothers all but the very worst road imperfections. They found the steering light and vague, the car wallowing through tighter bends, the brake pedal grabby and the infotainment cumbersome. The Skoda Kodiaq remained their pick in the class.

RAC (January 2026). Lawrence Allan called it “a strong effort from a new Chinese brand”, with strong marks for value and performance but not for ride and handling. He found Sport mode thumping and unsettled around town, Comfort mode still letting large potholes through, and the touchscreen fiddly on the move, though it settles well at motorway speeds.

Autotrader, 3 out of 5 (July 2025). Dan Trent found it very refined, generously equipped and quick, but described the ride as too soft and vague even with adaptive damping, and reported jerky hybrid responses and a lane-keeping system that switches off when the driver corrects it.

Electrifying.com (June 2025). Vicky Parrott called it “a good car with some class-leading powertrain tech”, with a smart interior and generous rear space, but a firm and unsettled ride in Sport mode. She suggested it could be a strong company car.

The RAC, Autotrader and Electrifying.com reviews tested the 2025 car, before Omoda revised the dampers and steering in July 2026.

How does the Omoda 9 compare with its rivals?

The Omoda 9 costs more than most Chinese-brand rivals and has more electric range than any plug-in hybrid in the table below, but fully electric SUVs at a lower price go much further on a charge.

Model and version	List price	Battery (gross)	Range (WLTP)	DC charging	Boot	Seats
Leapmotor B10 67.1 kWh (electric)	£32,495	67.1 kWh	270 miles	168 kW	430 litres	not listed
Omoda E5 Knight (electric)	£33,065	61 kWh	267 miles	130 kW	370 litres	5
Chery Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid Aspire (plug-in hybrid)	£33,545	18.4 kWh	56 miles electric	40 kW	117 litres	7
Jaecoo 7 Luxury SHS-P (plug-in hybrid)	£35,170	18.3 kWh	56 miles electric	40 kW	500 litres	5
Leapmotor C10 69.9 kWh (electric)	£36,500	69.9 kWh	263 miles	84 kW	485 litres	not listed
Omoda 9 SHS-P (plug-in hybrid)	£44,995	35.36 kWh	90 miles electric	70 kW	660 litres	5
Jaecoo 8 Luxury SHS-P (plug-in hybrid)	£45,500	34.46 kWh	83 miles electric	70 kW	200 litres	7

Jaecoo 8. The closest relative is the Jaecoo 8 seven-seat plug-in hybrid, at £45,500 with a similar-sized battery, 83 miles of electric range, 70 kW charging and a 1,600 kg towing limit. Choose it if you need seven seats; with all of them in use the boot is 200 litres.

Jaecoo 7. The Jaecoo 7 plug-in hybrid is the group’s five-seat alternative at £35,170, £9,825 less than the Omoda 9, with a smaller 18.3 kWh battery, 56 miles of electric range, 40 kW charging and front-wheel drive.

Chery Tiggo 8. The seven-seat Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid costs £33,545 with an 18.4 kWh battery and 56 miles of electric range; our Chery Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 review covers it in full. With seven seats up its boot is 117 litres.

Omoda E5 and the Leapmotors. These are fully electric. The Omoda E5 electric SUV costs £33,065 with 267 miles of range, and the Leapmotor B10 and C10 cost £32,495 and £36,500 with 270 and 263 miles. All three have smaller boots than the Omoda 9, at 370 to 485 litres.

Testers also measure the Omoda 9 against established plug-in hybrid SUVs: Auto Express names the Skoda Kodiaq and Volvo XC60, and Electrifying.com suggests the Kia Sportage and Skoda Kodiaq plug-in hybrids may make more sense for private buyers.

Should you go fully electric instead?

If your driving fits an electric car’s range and you can charge at home, a fully electric SUV will usually cost you less. The Omoda E5 costs £11,930 less than the Omoda 9, goes 267 miles on a charge and costs about 1.4p per mile on the same 6.5p/kWh home rate, against 2.5p for the Omoda 9’s electric miles, on our sums.

Our list price per mile of range figure shows the gap: the Omoda 9 costs £500 of list price for each mile of electric range, against £124 for the Omoda E5, £120 for the Leapmotor B10 and £139 for the Leapmotor C10. A fully electric car under £50,000 also avoids the £440 expensive car supplement on road tax, and fully electric models that meet the rules can qualify for the Electric Car Grant, which the Omoda 9 cannot.

The Omoda 9 makes more sense than an electric car if you regularly drive several hundred miles in a day and do not want to stop and charge, tow up to 1,500 kg over long distances, or cannot rely on public chargers where you travel. It only saves money if you plug it in: charged every night, most short journeys cost about 2.5p a mile; never charged, it is a large petrol SUV.

Should you buy an Omoda 9?

Yes, if you charge at home, want a large, quick, four-wheel-drive SUV with a long standard equipment list and a 7-year warranty, and care more about space and value than about how the car steers. Company car drivers get the most from it, because the 7% benefit-in-kind rate keeps the tax bill low on a £44,995 car.

No, if you cannot charge at home, if a polished ride and sharp steering matter to you, or if you need seven seats, in which case the Jaecoo 8 fits better. Private buyers should also count the £640 a year road tax from year two and insurance group 47U before signing, and anyone whose daily driving fits a 260-mile electric range should price a fully electric SUV first. EV Compared has not driven the Omoda 9; this verdict rests on Omoda’s figures, Euro NCAP’s results and the four UK reviews above.