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Used Vauxhall Corsa-e: battery health, range and replacement cost

Battery wear, range, winter loss, replacement cost and warranty, with a source for every figure. Data checked 2026-10-18.

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50 kWh

Model years 2020–2022

Battery type
NMCsourcedEV Database: Vauxhall Corsa-e (UK) · checked 2026-10-17
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UK Vauxhall Corsa-e 50 kWh, April 2020 - December 2021 (NMC 622)

Quote: Cathode Material NMC622

Usable battery
46.3 kWhdata setOpen EV Data @32d7dc59e7 (MIT, https://github.com/KilowattApp/open-ev-data) · checked 2026-10-18
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Open EV Data entry: Opel / Vauxhall Corsa-e (2021); market not stated in the dataset

Record: id=53d07b75-5d85-4eb4-8eb1-7bdd2411e86f usable_battery_size=46.3

Official range (WLTP, new)
209 misourcedVauxhall UK press release (December 2021) · checked 2026-10-17
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UK Corsa-e WLTP range: 209 miles for 2020-2021 cars, 222 miles for later 2022 cars; the lower figure is shown

Quote: can now cover up to 222 miles* according to the WLTP, up from 209 miles previously

Battery wear
2.3% a yearestimatemeasures battery capacityGeotab EV battery health study (page labels it 2025/2026) · checked 2026-10-17
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Geotab fleet average (not Corsa-e-specific)

How we got this: No yearly Corsa-e degradation figure found. Geotab's fleet average (2.3%/yr across 21 make-models) is used. AVILOO reports about 94% average health at 50,000 km, but without car ages, so it cannot give a yearly rate.

Expected health
89% after 5 years, 77% after 10 yearsestimatestraight-line from the wear rate above; about 185 mi and 161 mi of WLTP rangeGeotab EV battery health study (page labels it 2025/2026) · checked 2026-10-17
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Geotab fleet average (not Corsa-e-specific)

How we got this: Our calculation: 100% minus 2.3% a year (the wear rate above), never below 50%.

Winter range loss
26% lessestimate0 to -5°C, wet road, real-road route, winter 2021, compared with the WLTP ratingMotor (NAF) winter range test, 2021 · checked 2026-10-17
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One Opel Corsa-e Elegance in Motor's 2021 winter test, 0 to -5°C, measured vs its WLTP range

Quote: Opel Corsa e 337 km 251 km

How we got this: Our calculation from the test: (337 - 251) / 337 = 25.5%. One Norwegian Opel Corsa-e, the same car and 50 kWh battery as the UK Vauxhall.

Battery replacement cost
No reliable figure yet
Battery warranty
8 years or 100,000 milessourcedfrom new; covers capacity below 70%; passes to the next ownerVauxhall Electric Vehicle Guide (July 2021) · checked 2026-10-17
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Vauxhall UK battery warranty for its electric cars, including the Corsa-e: 8 years / 100,000 miles, transferable

Quote: guarantees that at least 70 per cent of the charging capacity is maintained for the warranty period

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"Estimate" means we worked the figure out or borrowed it from a similar car; open "What the source covers" to see how. Expected health is a straight-line estimate from fleet data, not a test of any one car.