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MG Windsor EV review: 7.2/10, Good Buy

MG · Electric · ₹14.70L - ₹18.99L · Launched 06 May 2025

ReviewHub score: 7.2/10 · Verdict: Good Buy — based on 9 YouTube reviews (8 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).

MG's Battery-as-a-Service lets you skip paying for the battery upfront - ZigWheels found you'll also want to skip believing its range claim.

About this car

India's best-selling EV, built on a dedicated skateboard platform that trades a hatchback footprint for MPV-like interior space, a 134bhp/200Nm motor, and a novel Battery-as-a-Service ownership option; a May 2025 update added a bigger 52.9kWh 'Pro' battery (449km claimed range) alongside the standard 38.2kWh pack's ~331km claim.

Score by aspect

  • Looks & Design: 7/10
  • Performance: 6.5/10
  • Comfort & Ride: 7.5/10
  • EV Range: 6/10
  • Features & Tech: 8.5/10
  • Value for Money: 8.5/10

What owners and reviewers like

  • A boundary-pushing value pitch - MG's Battery-as-a-Service option lets buyers skip the battery cost upfront (car pricing starting near ₹9.99L), backed by a lifetime battery warranty for the first owner and a 60% buyback after 3 years/45,000km, a package Team Car Delight, PrasadAutomobile and Jayaraj G Nath all credit for making the Windsor India's best-selling EV within months of launch
  • Rear seat space and comfort are near-unanimously called class-leading, courtesy of the dedicated EV skateboard platform - ZigWheels, MotoWagon and Autocar India all highlight the flat floor, generous knee room and a backrest that reclines to 135 degrees, enough for MotoWagon and ZigWheels to demonstrate a fully flat, business-class-style recline
  • A genuinely loaded, premium-feeling cabin for the price - the 15.6-inch touchscreen, panoramic glass roof, ventilated front seats and 9-speaker Infinity sound system draw consistent praise from CarDekho, ZigWheels and Jayaraj G Nath, who calls it 'the Tesla of Indian cars' for its screen-first, minimal-button design
  • Smooth, predictable power delivery and a surprisingly plush ride on good roads, paired with real documented running-cost savings - CarDekho's 4-month long-termer measured costs roughly half that of an equivalent petrol car, while Autocar India and ZigWheels were both pleasantly surprised the Windsor doesn't ride with the usual lumpy, EV-heavy feel

What to watch out for

  • Real-world range consistently falls well short of MG's claims on the standard 38kWh car - ZigWheels measured just 240-250km against the 330km claim, Jayaraj G Nath's 3-month ownership review calculated roughly 250-266km, and CarDekho's long-termer saw 250-280km, a gap only the bigger 52.9kWh Pro battery (449km claimed) meaningfully closes
  • Nearly every control is buried in the 15.6-inch touchscreen with no physical backup - CarDekho singles out headlights, mirrors, regen mode and even the sunshade all requiring multiple taps and calls it a genuine driving distraction that has 'cost MG actual sales,' a complaint echoed by PrasadAutomobile (who wanted buttons back) and Autocar India (slow menu response for simple functions)
  • Suspension is tuned firm and unsettles the cabin over broken roads and potholes, even though it stays composed at highway speed - flagged independently by Jayaraj G Nath's ownership review, CarDekho's long-termer, and Autocar India's Pro first-drive, which found it 'doesn't feel as planted' as a Tata Nexon EV
  • Rear-seat cooling and heat management are weak spots - ZigWheels and Ask CarGuru both flag a single, underpowered rear AC vent, compounded by no rear sun blinds letting heat build up through the car's large glass area, per ZigWheels and Jayaraj G Nath
  • The range-topping Pro variant's newly added ADAS suite isn't fully sorted yet - Autocar India found adaptive cruise control erratic and lane-keep assist getting confused on sharper curves in early testing, while lower variants get no ADAS at all, a gap ZigWheels notes rivals like the Creta, Seltos and Curvv already close

What each reviewer said

  • Ask CarGuru (Hindi) — Good Buy, 6.5/10
    “A rapid-fire 1-minute verdict praising the Windsor's fancy, feature-loaded interior and quoting its 38kWh/136PS/200Nm specs approvingly, while flagging a real safety-adjacent gripe: virtually every control - ORVM, headlights, AC, ventilated seats - is buried inside the touchscreen, so a broken display takes everything down with it, and noting the AC has to work harder because of the glass roof. Bottom line: A genuinely impressive package let down by putting too many basic controls behind one screen.” Watch the review on YouTube
  • Autocar India (English) — Good Buy, 7.5/10
    “A detailed first-drive of the bigger-battery Pro variant praising its smooth, predictable power delivery, spacious and practical cabin, and genuinely useful added range (449km claimed), while finding the 15.6-inch touchscreen overly complex for simple functions like ventilated seats or headlights, the seat cushioning firmer than it looks, and the newly-added ADAS still feeling unsorted - erratic adaptive cruise control and lane-keep assist that gets confused on sharper curves. Bottom line: 'If you were looking for a family, no-nonsense electric vehicle at this price point, the MG Windsor EV Pro is very easy to recommend.'” Watch the review on YouTube
  • MotoWagon (Tamil) — Good Buy, 7.5/10
    “An extensive Tamil-language drive review praising the class-leading rear seat comfort ('a benchmark,' reclining to 135 degrees), tightly tuned NVH insulation, and confident high-speed stability, while flagging that the fully touchscreen-run controls feel 'overly tech savvy' for first-time buyers and that the confusing Battery-as-a-Service pricing needs a dealership visit to fully understand. Bottom line: 'If you are looking for an EV worth 20 lakhs, you should definitely test this car' - though long-distance drivers are steered toward a petrol or diesel instead.” Watch the review on YouTube
  • Deepansh Arora (English) — Decent Pick, 6/10
    “A quick shorts-format AC check calling front cooling good, if a little slow, taking 5-10 minutes to fully chill the cabin, while flagging the rear AC vent as too small to properly cool rear occupants. Bottom line: Adequate cooling up front, but rear passengers may want more.” Watch the review on YouTube
  • PrasadAutomobile (Telugu) — Good Buy, 7/10
    “A comprehensive Telugu-language walkaround praising the luxury-car cabin feel, wireless charging, 15.6-inch screen and smooth, lag-free power delivery with working cruise control, while flagging firm, less-comfortable front seat cushioning, an all-touchscreen control layout the reviewer wishes had physical buttons instead, and a 38kWh battery he felt should have been bigger given how good the rest of the package is. Bottom line: A smooth, feature-rich EV where the reviewer recommends stretching to the top variant, small-battery gripe aside.” Watch the review on YouTube
  • Team Car Delight (Hindi) — Good Buy, 7.5/10
    “An enthusiastic walkaround of the Battery-as-a-Service pricing model alongside a genuine suspension and braking test, praising sharp, effective brakes and a suspension that soaks up bumps other cars don't, while wanting more excitement and power out of Sport mode and noting some floorboard noise on rough patches. Bottom line: 'Overall it is a very value for money car' that the reviewer calls a segment winner, BaaS pricing quirks aside.” Watch the review on YouTube
  • ZigWheels (English) — Must Buy, 8/10
    “A thorough, balanced test crediting the skateboard EV platform for genuinely class-leading interior space and a 604-litre boot, praising a surprisingly plush, un-EV-like ride and loaded features (ventilated seats, 360 camera, 9-speaker Infinity audio), while flagging no rear sun blind, only one weak rear AC vent, missing Level 2 ADAS available on rivals like the Creta and Curvv, and - the biggest letdown - a realistic 240-250km range against the 330km claim that rules out long highway runs. Bottom line: 'It is hard to fault the MG Windsor... if you're okay with [the range], you can definitely consider the Windsor EV.'” Watch the review on YouTube
  • Jayaraj G Nath (Malayalam) — Good Buy, 7.5/10
    “A candid Malayalam-language 3-month ownership review crediting the Windsor's value-for-money proposition, loaded feature list (ventilated and electrically adjustable seats missing even on his prior Kia Seltos), and fewer software bugs than rival EVs, while reporting a stiff ride on bad roads, poor cabin noise isolation, a recurring door-panel rattle that returned days after a dealer repair, an Android Auto reconnection glitch, and real-world range of only about 250-266km against the 320km-plus claim. Bottom line: 'This vehicle is definitely value for money' - enough that the reviewer says he'd make the same blind-booking choice again, niggles notwithstanding.” Watch the review on YouTube
  • CarDekho (Hindi) — Good Buy, 7.5/10
    “A 4-month, 4,000km long-term review finding real-world running costs roughly half of an equivalent petrol car (plus free tolls in Maharashtra), genuinely usable 250-320km range on Mumbai-Pune highway runs, and premium-feeling cabin materials, while delivering a pointed critique of routing every single control - headlights, mirrors, regen mode, even the sunshade - through the touchscreen, calling it a real distraction the reviewer says has cost MG actual sales, on top of a stiff ride on bad roads and a merely decent audio system. Bottom line: 'MG Windsor EV is a very valuable proposition... but it is not flawless' - a great fit for city dwellers who can live with the touchscreen-only controls.” Watch the review on YouTube

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