Renault Zoe (2019 to 2023)

Model reviewed: R135 ZE 50
“The Zoe didn’t need to change much to get a positive review, but Renault has been clever to overhaul it where it needed it and lightly fettle where it didn’t. The result is a smart-looking EV with a delightfully punchy motor that makes it more fun to drive than any conventionally powered alternative.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Renault Zoe is a capable small electric car, but is ultimately let down by its poor safety rating.”
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Model reviewed: R135 ZE 50 GT Line
Score: 8 / 10
“The Renault Zoe continues to lead the way in the small, affordable electric car segment. It’s cheaper than the Nissan Leaf, more practical than the Vauxhall Corsa-e, and delivers more range than either of them.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Renault Zoe is one of the best EVs you can buy, and not just because it’s one of the cheapest. It’s impressively practical for its size and nicely finished inside, while on the road it combines comfort, quietness and fun in a well-rounded dynamic package. All that, and zero tailpipe emissions.”
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Model reviewed: R135
Score: 9 / 10
“Grown-up and a big step on from its earlier self, we are impressed at how the Renault Zoe manages to consolidate its place in an increasingly competitive market. The new Zoe could realistically become an even bigger name in fleet, and now can even work as a feasible small family car too.”
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Model reviewed: R135
Score: 8 / 10
“With every update and facelift that passes, the Renault Zoe becomes more and more desirable for mainstream car buyers. The trouble for Renault is that all of its rivals have more than zero Euro NCAP stars. And no matter how low the risk of an accident, that rating is surely always going to be at the back of your mind.” (Adam Binnie)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Renault Zoe is a hugely accomplished EV that can rival cars three times as expensive when it comes to its seriously impressive 245-mile range. The appealing driving experience and vastly improved interior are all bonuses to what is a seriously well-rounded electric car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.2 / 10
“The Renault Zoe is a stylish electric supermini that’s affordable and has a decent range, making it very convincing.” (Andy Goodwin)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Renault Zoe is a small electric car with punchy performance and an impressive range. It’s far from the roomiest EV on sale, however, and feels cheap in places.”
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Model reviewed: R135 ZE50 GT-Line
“Improved range is welcome and Renault has combined that with a series of minor upgrades that help keep the Zoe in the mix against a raft of new small electric hatchback rivals.”
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Model reviewed: GT Line R135
“The Renault Zoe is a testament to how far electric cars have come in a relatively short time. Buy a new Zoe today – with its 238-mile range – and unless you regularly do 100 mile-plus journeys then you’d probably notice very little practical difference to running a conventional petrol or diesel car.”
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Model reviewed: R135 ZE 50 GT Line
Score: 6 / 10
“With a wall box at home, the latest Renault Zoe would be very easy to live with. The improvement in quality has made a difference and the range now removes all hint of battery anxiety. It’s a practical and useful urban runabout that’s more than fast enough if you select the more powerful motor.”
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Model reviewed: GT Line R135 ZE 50
Score: 8 / 10
“Renault hasn’t changed the formula too much since the Zoe was launched in 2012. It set out as an affordable small, electric family car for the masses and it just about still is (bearing in mind electric cars still don’t cost the same as their petrol equivalents).”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The current Renault Zoe has a better interior and longer range than the original – but a low safety score comes as a surprise.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 5 / 10
“It might be one of the least expensive electric cars, but the Renault Zoe is a solid little hatchback with a long driving range and some decent tech. We worry about the crash safety rating though.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“The Zoe is smart and modern, and to help make the switch to electric driving, Renault will fit a home charger free at any buyer’s property. With the electric revolution now a certainty in the motoring world, battery electric cars will become more and more popular, especially among everyday models.”
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Model reviewed: R135 Z.E. 50 GT Line
Score: 8 / 10
“We liked the Renault Zoe when it first appeared, and we still like it today. It’s always offered electric motoring at a relatively affordable price, it has decent interior space in relation to its footprint, it looks good, and it’s essentially good to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Renault Zoe is conclusive proof that the modern electric car is fit for purpose. It is a pleasure to drive and later models have the range to be viable in single-car households.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“A good electric car, now tainted by a zero-rated safety score.”
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Model reviewed: Van Business+
“Renault’s Zoe works well as cute, trendy, good range electric car but not as a practical van”
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Model reviewed: R135 ZE 50 GT Line
Score: 7 / 10
“Despite a few niggles, the Renault Zoe is a pretty brilliant compact family car that’s most at home on school runs, shopping trips and commutes, though is capable of stretching its legs when needed, especially if the DC rapid charging option has been fitted.”
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Model reviewed: R135
Score: 8 / 10
“While this big round of changes has, by and large, brought the Renault Zoe up to date, they can’t entirely hide its age. Rear seat space is now decidedly below par and, try as it might, the Zoe simply doesn’t have the same dynamism as its younger, fresher rivals.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“Renault mends the bits that needed mending and leaves the bits that didn’t. A big step forwards.”
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Model reviewed: GT Line
“The Renault Zoe could serve as your only car. But only if you are careful to spec the optional CCS (ie DC) charger port. That’s the first time it’s been available on a Zoe. Grrr: it costs extra. On the other hand, you get a free 7kW home wallbox.”
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