KGM Rexton SUV - MPG, running costs & CO2

By today's SUV standards, the fuel economy of the KGM Rexton is really quite poor, with no mild-hybrid, hybrid or plug-in versions on offer. It's roughly competitive with the pickups and commercial vehicles that use a similar mechanical arrangement, and which make up a lot of its real-world competition, but most of its SUV rivals will be cheaper to run.

KGM Rexton MPG & CO2

K30 and K40 versions of the KGM Rexton return 32.9mpg with a standard automatic gearbox and selectable four-wheel drive, while this dips slightly to 32.6mpg in the K50. That’s quite a way off the 41.5mpg of the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, which is also offered as a plug-in hybrid that can manage 166mpg. The diesel Kia Sorento can hit 42.8mpg. 

CO2 emissions are rather higher than those of the Rexton's SUV rivals, with 225g/km putting both versions in the most expensive Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) bracket. This means company-car tax may be more costly than some rivals, even though the taxable (P11D) value of the car is lower.

Every version of the Rexton now costs more than £40,000 to buy, so while annual VED (road tax) comes in at the standard rate, the luxury car surcharge is also payable in years two to six. 

Insurance

Insurance is likely to be relatively pricey across the Rexton range. The K30 is in group 37, while the K50 is in 39 out of 50, which is higher than top trims of Hyundai Santa Fe and the range-topping Kia Sorento.

Servicing

The Rexton requires servicing every 12,500 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first. Minor and major services are performed alternately.

Warranty

Ssanyong used to offer a seven-year/150,000-mile warranty, but this has since been reduced to five years/100,000 miles under KGM. It’s still pretty generous, beating the likes of Volkswagen, while Hyundai's policy has a five-year/unlimited mileage duration, and the Toyota Land Cruiser gets up to 10 years of cover so long as you don’t mind sticking with Toyota servicing.