Renault Captur review - MPG, running costs & CO2

One of the Captur’s proudest features has long been a focus on economical engines. Since the facelift, the engine lineup is very simple and consists of just one turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine and a hybrid with a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine. Renault claims that the latter can run on electricity for around 80% of the time in around-town driving, and in our experience that seems to be quite accurate. A plug-in hybrid was briefly offered on pre-facelift models, but this was discontinued.

Renault Captur MPG & CO2

The 1.0-litre TCe 90 model is the cheapest Renault Captur to buy, and will return up to 47.9mpg according to official figures. CO2 emissions figures also sit between 134 and 135 g/km.

Although it’s more expensive to buy, the E-Tech hybrid model with the 1.6-litre engine will be cheaper to run because it’s much more economical, returning up to 60.1mpg. As a company car, it’s also the cheaper of the two thanks to lower CO2 emissions of between 105 and 107g/km, but it’s a shame the plug-in hybrid is no longer available as that produced an even lower amount of CO2 still. The lower a car’s CO2 emissions, the less BiK (Benefit-in-Kind) tax a company-car buyer needs to pay.

While the standard petrol car incurs an annual VED (road tax) bill of £190, the E-Tech hybrid qualifies as an alternative fuel vehicle and so gets a discount of £10 off that amount.

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Insurance groups

While official insurance groups are yet to be confirmed for the facelifted Captur, we wouldn’t expect them to differ too much from those of the outgoing car. Entry-level 1.0-litre petrol models of that car sat in group 12, but E-Tech hybrid versions leap up to groups 19 and 20 out of 50. In the grand scheme that means they’re not terribly expensive to insure, but it’s worth considering the disparity between the petrol and hybrid before you commit to buying one or the other.

Warranty

Renault offers a standard five-year/100,000-mile warranty in the UK, which also includes three years/60,000 miles of roadside assistance. This is an improvement over the three-year warranty offered with the previous Captur and competes with Toyota and Hyundai's five years of cover. It's also more appealing than the three years of cover for the Peugeot 2008 and Skoda Kamiq.

Servicing

Renault owners told us servicing was affordable in our Driver Power survey, largely thanks to discounted servicing plans. Called ‘EasyLife Packs’ these bundle maintenance into set periods for a fixed inflation-proof price.