MG4 electric car
Shares rank 31 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
People recommend it as a solid, cheap and cheerful electric car that holds its range well. One critic notes it does not support bidirectional charging.
People recommend it as a solid, cheap and cheerful electric car that holds its range well. One critic notes it does not support bidirectional charging.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Cheap, cheerful fun
“they're pretty great options for some cheap fun”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars” “my cheap and cheerful MG4 passes all these”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “EV Stupidity Checklist”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| MG4 electric carThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I use the Home Assistant integration for that and put up with the rest.”
“all that is happening on what looks and feels like a solid piece of hardware”
“my cheap and cheerful MG4 passes all these”
“After two years, it still manages to exceed its WLTP”
“Chinese imitations, like the insanely cheap/ugly MG4 tablet instrument, are going to age very badly.”
“they're pretty great options for some cheap fun”
“it doesn't support bidirectional charging”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.