Best home charger for MG4
A UK MG4 uses Type 2 for AC at home. Brochure DC kW figures are for public rapids, not a driveway wallbox. Check the handbook for your car’s onboard AC charging limit; it sets the maximum a home wallbox can deliver.
Most UK houses are single-phase. On that supply a 7.4 kW wallbox is a 32 A circuit, whatever the car will take. Our catalogue lists Type 2 wallboxes; most current rows are 7.0–7.4 kW, and two are 22 kW three-phase. We do not list an MG-branded wallbox. Type 1 vs Type 2 is the connector page. 7 kW vs 22 kW is the supply page. How long a home session takes is the house supply plus that onboard limit. The Tesla Model 3 page is another Type 2 row — Supercharger kW is public DC, not the driveway unit. A Nissan Leaf may still be Type 1 — look at the inlet before anyone orders a Type 2-only tethered lead.
We do not publish typical install prices or grant deductions on car pages.
Get a quote. We pass the enquiry to opted-in OZEV-authorised electricians. We do not promise a number of quotes, a reply time, or a public installer list.
Home wallbox vs public rapid
A home wallbox is AC. It uses the car’s onboard converter. A public rapid is DC. Those brochure kW numbers do not describe the driveway unit.
CCS on a rapid charger is a different plug from the Type 2 home session. Do not pick a 22 kW catalogue row to “match rapid speed”. Charging speed at home is the house supply plus the handbook AC figure. We do not print a miles-per-hour table or an empty-to-full clock for the MG4.
What the catalogue actually lists
Every current row is a Type 2 wallbox. We do not list an MG wallbox, an MG-branded home unit, or a Type 1 home unit.
On the current snapshot, most rows are 7.0–7.4 kW. Two current rows are listed at 22 kW: NexBlue Edge and Easee Charge. Both taglines say they are for three-phase supplies. Easee One stays at 7.4 kW.
A few other rows mention a 22 kW three-phase SKU in the copy while the listed power is still 7.4 kW (Zaptec Go 2, Wallbox Pulsar Max, Project EV Apex, Andersen Quartz). We quote the listed figure, not a brochure sibling.
The homepage cards — Ohme Home Pro, MyEnergi Zappi, Hypervolt Home 3 — are all 7.4 kW. Catalogue From figures are hardware RRP, not a fitted total. We do not pick a “best MG4 charger”.
Unless the electrician has already confirmed a three-phase supply, pick a 7.0–7.4 kW row. A 22 kW-rated wallbox does not turn a single-phase house into a three-phase site.
Tethered vs untethered is a different question
Tethered vs untethered is whether the lead lives on the wallbox, or you bring your own Type 2 cable. Where we print a tethered length the figures are 5 m, 6 m, 7 m, or 7.5 m — see 5 m vs 7.5 m. Pick that lead against the parking bay, not the fuse box.
A tethered catalogue unit arrives with a Type 2 lead. That lead will fit a Type 2 MG4 inlet. An untethered unit is a Type 2 socket. Several rows are marked “both”. Do not assume MG includes a cable with every UK MG4. A price gap between tethered and socketed units is not quoted here.
The dedicated circuit from the consumer unit is a different length from that lead. How far the charger can sit from the fuse box is that install run.
Smart flags that are not an MG4 ranking
New private wallboxes sold in Great Britain must be smart. That is the Smart Charge Points Regulations, not an MG option. Smart vs dumb is which extras you want.
The useful catalogue flags, not a ranked “best for MG4” list:
- Tariff APIs. Ohme Home Pro, Ohme ePod and Indra Smart Pro are marked octopus-compatible. Andersen Quartz and Hypervolt Home 3 Pro list Intelligent Octopus Go under tariff APIs. See smart energy tariffs. Head-to-head: Pod Point vs Ohme and Ohme vs Zappi.
- Solar / surplus-PV. 30 of 41 current rows are marked. Zappi vs Hypervolt is that pair. Solar guide is the flag, not an MG grant.
- Load balancing. 37 of 41 current rows are marked. Home Pro, Zappi, Solo 3 and Andersen A2 are not. Load balancing is a current cap, not a rapid-charger feature.
A p/kWh saving, a payback, and a preferred brand are not stated here.
What a useful quote should name
Ask for the exact catalogue model — “an MG charger” is not a SKU we list — and whether it is tethered or socketed. Then the cable run they priced, whether consumer-unit work is included or excluded, certification, DNO notification, and VAT. What to expect from the quote is the list.
Name the car as an MG4 if you already know. A photo of the Type 2 inlet next to the parking-place photo is usually enough for a first look.
Compare itemised lines if more than one opted-in installer replies. There is no ChargerFit SLA that you will get three quotes.
Grants in 2026
From 1 April 2026 the live GOV.UK chargepoint schemes pay up to £500 per socket (75% of the cost, capped at £500). Funding is confirmed until 31 March 2027. See current GOV.UK rules.
You may qualify if you rent, own and live in a flat with private off-street parking, are a residential landlord, or only have on-street parking and are fitting a cross-pavement solution. Owner-occupiers in houses with a driveway are not on those home schemes.
A catalogue row is not a grant approval. Do not have the charger installed until OZEV has confirmed you are eligible. See who still qualifies.
Get a quote. We pass the enquiry to opted-in OZEV-authorised electricians. We do not promise a number of quotes, a reply time, or a public installer list. How it works is the matching path.
What this page is not
- An onboard-AC figure, an empty-to-full clock, or a miles-per-hour table for the MG4
- An MG wallbox SKU, a “best MG charger”, or a fitted total
- A winner brand, a p/kWh saving, or a “best for MG4” ranking
- A grant approval, a three-phase upgrade price, or a promised number of quotes
