New Motability Prices 1st April 2022 (Spring)

Mobility car price searchThe Motability search tool can be found HERE.

Prices are updated, 620 cars listed, with Citroen, Mini and Mazda back on the Scheme.

Only new car is the Kia Sportage but the Ford Puma, Mazda CX30, VW Polo, Dacia Sandero Stepway rejoin.

From an initial scan, we have lost numbers, Renault have removed the Captur and Zoe for instance and a majority of Advance Payments look to have increased, example: Honda HRV, up by £1000 in Elegance trim and by £500 in Advantage, now starting at £2999 AP.

 

Full List of Changes by Manufacturer:

 

Friday 1st April 2022  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 620                  Change  +36

 

Abarth -1

595 -1

145hp at nil Advance Payment removed 165hp car increased by £800 to £1495

 

Audi -2 

Q2 -2

Prices increased, entry car (suitable for Under 25’s) now up £300 to £2949 Advance Payment

 

Citroen +37

Berlingo +2

C3 +4

C3 Aircross +6

C4 +11

C5 Aircross +12  (from £1895 Advance Payment)

SpaceTourer +2

 

DS – No change in numbers only prices, DS4 up by £200

 

Dacia +2

Sandero Stepway +2

Manual Bi-fuel (lpg + petrol) £495 AP, Petrol Automatic £595 AP

 

Fiat -15 (petrol)

500 -6

500c -4

500X -2

Panda -4

Tipo +1

 

Ford +4  (+6 petrol, -2 PHEV)

Puma +9  (from £695 AP)

Ecosport -1

Fiesta -2

Kuga -2 (PHEV)

 

Honda – No Change

HRV increased by £1000 on Elegance trim and £500 on Advantage trim, Now £2999 AP and £3499AP

 

Hyundai -2

Tuscon -2

 

Jeep -4 (removed from Scheme)

Renegede -2

Compass -2

Not showing on search but Big Dave flushed out the Jeep Prices see here

 

Kia -2  (-6 petrol, +8 diesel,  +1 hybrid, -2 PHEV, -3 electric)

E-Niro -3  (removed from Scheme)

Pro Ceed -2

Rio -3

Stonic -4

X Ceed -4

Ceed -2

Sportage +17  NEW Car as petrol, diesel, mild hybrid or the pic the HEV (Hybrid Electric vehicle)

 

MG  (still 4 cars)

MG ZS –  Long range 79kWh version replaced with Short range 51kWh version, 273 v 198 mile range.

 

MINI +70  (67 petrol, 3 electric)

3 door +29  (now starting at £1499 Ap increased by £999 over last quarter)

5 door +26 (now starting at £1499 Ap increased by £999 over last quarter)

Countryman +15   (now starting at £2999 Ap increased by £1000 over last quarter)

The Countryman increased by £1000 for Q1 too that is a £2000 increase in the Advance Payment in 3 month and 1 day, this is not right.

 

Mazda +9  (petrol)

CX30 +9   From £1199 Advance Payment, E Skyactive is the mildest of Mild hybrids as the battery is only 24 volts

 

Nissan +3   (-2 petrol +5 electric)

Juke -2

Leaf +5

N-Connecta trim added to Leaf, Tekna trim cars increased by £400 in lower battery output and £500 for the 62kWh version.

 

Peugeot -5   (-2 petrol, -2 diesel, -1 PHEV)

2008 +1

3008 -6  (manual petrols removed and manual diesel reduced from three to one)

 

Renault -6  (3 PHEV, 3 electric)

Captur -3   (removed from Scheme)

Zoe -3 (removed from Scheme)

Only 3 Arkana remain from Renault,  There were increased in price between £500 -£700

 

SEAT -8  (4 petrol, 3 diesel, 1 electric)

Ateca -6   Only 1.5 petrol remains, priced from £2749 Advance Payment  manual, increased by £250 and £3359 as an Automatic

Leon -2   Now starting at £2899 AP, up £300

 

Skoda -28  (26 petrol 2 diesel)

Kamiq -6  new SE Drive trim added now from a competitive £495 AP manual or £995 AP Automatic

Octavia -16  (removed from Scheme)

Superb -2   (removed from Scheme)

Scala -4  The 4 that remain have seen an increase of between £300 – £600

 

Suzuki -4

S-Cross -4  (Removed from Scheme)

 

Toyota -12  (2 PHEV, 10 Hybrid)

CHR -3   Starting at £2095 Advance Payment an increase of £1400

Corolla -4  Prices increase £200-£250

Prius -2   (removed from Scheme)

Yaris -4

 

Vauxhall +3   (+2 petrol, +2 Desel -1 PHEV)

Astra +5  1.5 diesel added

The Astra estate has not been added to the search despite having prices released yesterday.

Grandland -2   Two PHEV removed, although one was listed as a Diesel on the Search

 

Volkswagen -3   (Petrol)

Golf -4

Touran -6   (removed from Scheme)

Polo +9  priced from £449 Advance Payment manual and £1399 Automatic. Wow!

With the removal of the Touran, the only 7 seat non electric vehicles are the Tiguan allspace and the Peugeot 5008, the cheapest of these requires a £3249 Advance Payment as a manual or a £3599 AP as an Automatic.

 

 

 

 

 

New Motability Prices

New Quarter 2 (Spring) Prices released 1st April 2022

The new Motability prices will be published on Friday 1st March from 9am. Quarter 2 (Spring) prices run from 1st April through to June 30th 2022. We will post all information as it comes to us on this page. We will update you on all the movements (up and down) on this page. Every movement on the previous price can be tracked with our little arrows.  means the price has increased (if you place your mouse on the arrow you can see by how much the price has increased) and if the price has decreased you will see a green arrow Price reduced from previous quarter price or if there is no change in price the arrows are side by side . We will continue to post the War Pension (WPMS) prices alongside the DLA/PIP/AFIP prices.  Advance Payments for WPMS are around presently £1085 less than those of DLA/PIP/AFIP.  Even with this extra award there are no additional vehicles available to War Pensioners.

 

 

The Motability Scheme and a shortage of cars.

As of today, 30th March, the number of vehicles available on the Scheme is 584, as at 4th February 2022 this figure was 790 and at the 31st December 2021 it was 965. There has been a glut of Manufacturers leaving the Scheme; BMW, Citroen Mini, Mazda, Mercedes, SsangYong and Volvo, there have been a number of notable vehicles removed from the Scheme: Audi have removed the A1, A3 and Q3, Ford the Focus, Galaxy, S-Max, Puma and all Tourneo vehicles, Honda the CRV and Civic, MG the HS and MG3, Peugeot the Rifter and Traveller, Renault the Clio and Kadjar, SEAT, the Taracco, Skoda the Fabia, Karoq and Kodiaq, Toyota the RAV4 and Proace Verso and Volkswagen, the Caddy, Polo, ID3, ID4, T-Roc and Tiguan.

 

Prices Increasing.

The supply and demand situation has had an impact on prices too, Advance Payments on the Scheme are at an all time high. For example if you need a 7 seat vehicle, that is not electric, you have the choice of VW Touran, VW Tiguan Allspace and Peugeot 5008, The smallest Advance Payment is £3249 for a manual car and £3799 for an Automatic. The Electric options start at £1099 Advance Payment on the 9 seat Van based  Vauxhall Vivaro, the driving electric range a claimed 142 miles, which will be closer to 110 miles in winter.

 

Going Electric.

We have 61 electric options on the Scheme, 15 do not require any Advance Payment including the excellent Vauxhall Mokka offering a claimed 208 mile range. The most popular Electric car and long been the the darling of the Electric car community is the 64kWh Hyundai Kona offering a 300 mile range from £599 Advance Payment.

 

What about PHEV’s.

A Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle, is (perhaps) the best of both worlds as you can run on electric power but have no range anxiety. The electric only range, due to the size of the batteries, is only 27 – 34 miles and once depleted the claimed 200 miles per gallon figure is closer to 30 mpg. The other downside to a PHEV is cost, as they have batteries, electric motor and a petrol engine, The prices of the 24 PHEV’s on the Scheme range from £1995 Advance Payment for the Renault Captur to £5895 Advance Payment for the Toyota Prius Excel.

 

Hybrids?

If you see or hear the term ‘mild hybrid’ take it with a pinch of salt, the only hybrids that should carry the name are HEV’s, these are Hybrid Electric Vehicles and they work in a similar way to PHEV’s only the batteries are small and they do not have to be plugged in as the batteries are small enough to be charged by regeneration methods or a by product of the engine running. The new e:HEV’s, such as the Honda HRV,   are emerging unlike traditional hybrid where the electric motor assists the engine, in e:HEV the engine produces electricity which assists the motor, the result is the smooth ride and crisp acceleration of an electric vehicle.

 

Grants and extensions.

Motability will extend the lease on your existing vehicle from 3 years to up to 5 and if it still fits in with your life then this is probably the route to take. Should you have to change your vehicle and are not able to afford the Advance Payment you may qualify for assistance through the charitable arm of Motability’s Grants team. Our advice would be to not enter the second hand market as car prices are vastly inflated and you have the potential to lose a lot of money when these return to a normal level, which they will once the new car shortage is over.