Nissan Ariya (2022 – current) | Knowledgeable Score

Model reviewed: Evolve 160kW 63kWh
Score: 8.2 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya is a fine family car. If you’re making the switch from a petrol or diesel car to an EV, it’s a very enjoyable experience that is unlikely to cause you any regret. It’s stylish and comfortable, and although it’s not cheap, it’s certainly competitive with other electric SUVs.”
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Model reviewed: e-4orce
Score: 8 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya e-4orce, as the name suggests, adds four-wheel-drive grip (and a fair few quid) to one of our favourite electric cars. As well as even better straight line performance, it actually rides slightly better than two-wheel-drive Ariyas, but that wouldn’t be enough to make us switch our allegiance from the brilliant and cheaper models in the line-up.” (Steve Fowler)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Nissan has done a stellar job with its all-electric Ariya family SUV. Its breadth of capability and excellent quality will be a welcome surprise to buyers, as it stands head and shoulders above any other model in the Japanese manufacturer’s lineup.” (Paul Adam)
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Model reviewed: 87kWh
Score: 9 / 10
“If you regularly need to tackle longer journeys, this is the Nissan Ariya for you. It should offer a good 50 miles more per charge than the 63kWh edition, and it has all of the same strengths and appeal that brought that version our top car award. But the price is hard to overlook; many buyers could be better off saving the £6,000 and resorting to the occasional extra public charge.” (John McIlroy)
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Model reviewed: 63kWh Advance
Score: 10 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya is a shining example of an EV done right. Predictable and usable range, plenty of kit on even the entry-level model, quality, space and style combine to make this a desirable car that’s backed up by solid performance and superb refinement. It also acquits itself well dynamically.” (Alex Ingram)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya has its work cut out against strong rivals like the ID.4 (plus its Skoda and Audi relatives), the Volvo XC40 Recharge, Kia EV6 and Ford Mustang Mach-E but impresses with its style, performance and range. Nissan’s long experience with big-selling EVs like the Leaf should also give you confidence it knows what it’s about here.” (Dan Trent)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya is genuinely inviting and surprisingly luxurious; and, at its best, it’s strikingly refined and intuitive to drive. Some clever interior features and a long-range battery that promises great electric range serve the car well, too. The great shame is that Nissan’s particular chassis design and suspension tuning don’t do likewise – at least, not on so many UK roads.”
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Model reviewed: 63kWh Evolve
Score: 8 / 10
“Nissan’s ‘difficult second album’ only became more so because it made us wait 12 years to sample it, but first impressions suggest the Nissan Ariya takes the dependability and rational appeal of the pioneering Leaf, while injecting a substantial dose of kerb appeal into the bargain.” (Felix Page)
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Model reviewed: 87kWh e-4orce
Score: 7 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya is an electric car with real presence and a confident style. There will be people who’ll want the extra range, power and driven wheels, and be prepared to pay for them. In doing so, they don’t make the Ariya any sweeter to drive, so our original verdict remains: the sweet spot in the range can be found much lower down.” (Mark Tisshaw)
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Model reviewed: 63kWh Advance
Score: 9 / 10
“All up, the Nissan Ariya feels different and capable enough to cause headaches in Wolfsburg, Gothenburg and Dearborn – and even Stuttgart and Munich.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It turbocharges Nissan’s EV proposition, vaulting the worthy but dull Leaf by several generations, and looks set for a battle royal at the top-end of the class. As for its performance, it’s respectable enough to leave us wanting more. Ride and handling are on the pace of rivals, and overall refinement is where it needs to be.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“All signs point towards this EV being a big step up from Nissan. The design, battery technology and interior are all big advancements.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.4 / 10
“The Ariya may only be Nissan’s first attempt at an electric SUV, but it manages to be one of the most well-rounded models on the market.” (Tom Jervis)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya is a great-looking and well-equipped electric family SUV, but its boot is a bit on the small side and other EVs have better charging capabilities.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Comfortable, refined and striking, Nissan’s follow-up to the pioneering Leaf is a strong contender in the electric family-car class.” (Ellis Hyde)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The specs are solid but not game-changing, and I’d hoped that the larger battery model would be pitched at a lower price point. At nearly £50k, it does look expensive when compared to some of its sector rivals.”
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Model reviewed: 63kWh Advance
Score: 8 / 10
“The Ariya offers the space and the comfortable driving experience that should come as standard with an SUV or a crossover, but what it doesn’t offer in front-wheel drive form is the grip that should be offered by an SUV.” (Paul Clarke)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Nissan Ariya is a late arrival from a brand that helped kickstart the EV revolution. It’s an electric SUV with plenty of rivals, then, but by taking its time Nissan has made the Ariya competitive and moved the game on a long way from the Leaf. It’s a strong all-rounder, but some key alternatives beat it in some areas.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“By positioning the battery at the base of the chassis, Nissan’s provided a flat, open floor, which adds to the feeling of space. Slim profile seats help with space in the back, too.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.2 / 10
“The interior is a huge step up from other Nissan cars, the tech is spot on and on paper at least, the charging and range specs look good enough.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“The market is already loaded with electric SUVs, and Ariya doesn’t move the game on. Not even a little bit. It’s no better than anything that’s already been out there for a while, like a Ford Mustang Mach-E or a Tesla Model Y or a Volvo XC40. And the Korean EVs trump it in every single way.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“On the face of it, the Ariya looks a little costly when compared with other similar mass-market electric SUVs, and that may limit its appeal. However, its civility, quality and driving performance mean it compares favourably with any rival, while looking modern inside and out without resorting to gimmickry.”
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Model reviewed: 63kWh Advance
Score: 8 / 10
“At first sight and on jumping inside, the Nissan Ariya feels like a much more expensive car than it is. But when you’ve lived with it for a few days, the faults start to appear and become slightly annoying; the ride in particular, but also the less-than-intuitive infotainment. Make up your own mind about the styling, but while Nissan’s second battery passenger car has been a long time coming, it’s actually quite an accomplished machine.” (Andrew English)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The higher-spec Nissan Ariya models are playing at a price above Nissan’s usual turf, but the qualities of the car itself are well up to an Audi Q4 or Mercedes EQA. We’re now at the point where there’s plenty of choice in electric crossovers, and it becomes a design and styling play. If you like the look of the Nissan, and especially its interior, go right ahead.” (Paul Horrell)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“As Nissan’s first electric SUV, the Ariya is a solid effort. It’s easy to drive, the interior is spacious and the quality impressive, and the strong residual values should make it a tempting choice on PCP finance. It’s just a shame that the boot isn’t all that big, that some rivals are better to drive and have longer ranges, and its charging speed is hardly stellar.”
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