VW e-up! / Škoda Citigo e iV / Seat Mii electric engine: faults and reliability

• e-up! 18.7 kWh, up to 82 hp (2013-2019)

  2013–2019 · 82 hp

  With caution

  These cars are over seven years old and have a small battery; check the battery's state of health (SoH). We have found no faults specific to this series, only limited information.^[1]

• e-up!, Citigo e iV and Mii electric 36.8 kWh, 83 hp (2019-2023)

  2019–2023 · 83 hp

  With caution

  Check with the chassis number that the January 2021 recall (213 cars, modules from May and June 2020 according to Fiches-auto.fr) has been resolved if applicable; otherwise there are few documented faults.^[2][5]

Buy: No known serious faults, or they have already been corrected, in this version. With caution: Worth buying if something specific is verified: history, a replaced part or a completed campaign. Avoid: High risk of a serious fault that is hard to check for or prevent.

1. 1Critical severityFrequency: OccasionalTraction batteryDamaged cells in the high-voltage battery (January 2021 recall)In January 2021, 213 e-up!, Citigo e iV and Mii electric cars were recalled worldwide (112 in Germany) because of damaged cells that could cause a short circuit and a risk of fire; the remedy was to replace the high-voltage battery.
2. 2Low severityFrequency: RareElectronicsHigh-voltage battery discharged after a long period parkedGebrauchtwagenberater.de reports that some e-up! cars were found with a discharged high-voltage battery after long periods parked: a software fault allowed the 12 V battery to discharge, and the high-voltage battery then had to recharge it; it is corrected with an update.

Severity colours: low, medium, high, critical. How we rate them

Manufacturer

Volkswagen Group

Family

Volkswagen up! (NSF)

Type

Electrical

Engine

Síncrono de imanes permanentes, tracción delantera, con reductor de una relación

Battery

18.7–36.8 kWh

Power

54–83 hp

Peak torque

212 Nm

Production

2013–2023

Makes

Volkswagen, Škoda and Seat

Technical data^[3][4]

1. 2013–2019

   e-up! 18.7 kWh, up to 82 hp (2013-2019)

   First series: 18.7 kWh gross battery, 40 kW continuous with 60 kW peaks, 210 Nm, 3.6 kW AC charging and optional 40 kW DC charging.^[3]

2. 2019–2023

   e-up!, Citigo e iV and Mii electric 36.8 kWh, 83 hp (2019-2023)

   36.8 kWh gross battery (32.3 kWh usable) and 61 kW motor with 212 Nm; 7.2 kW AC charging and optional 40 kW DC charging.^[3]