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BYDDolphin (2023-)

  • Medium
  • Electric
  • Available new
£24,782Typical price
Test score

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  1. Auto Trader (buy or sell)
  2. Carwow (buy or sell)
  3. Motorway (sell only)

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The BYD Dolphin is one of the cheapest family EVs in the UK and has an eye-catching starting price. It’s up against the likes of the VW ID.3 and MG 4 but is significantly cheaper than both of them. We’ve put it through our full lab test to find out what it’s like to live with, how far it will go on a single charge and much more. Read on to see how it fares.

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What's included?

  • What is it?
  • What’s it great at?
  • What’s it like to drive?
  • How reliable are BYD cars?
  • How comfortable and spacious is it?
  • How economical is it to run?
  • How safe is it?
  • Is there anything I should know?
  • Should I buy the BYD Dolphin?
KEY TEST RESULTS
Comfort and practicality
  • Dec 2024First reviewed by Which?
  • Sept 2023Released

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