Omoda E5

[Ake109]

On 12/30/2025 at 10:50 AM, Soya said:

Lucky neber say need to pull choke knob to start...lol

 

Pull knob to start... that one is the driver lah.

[inlinesix]

On 12/30/2025 at 10:50 AM, Soya said:

Lucky neber say need to pull choke knob to start...lol

 

What is choke?

🤭

[Soya]

On 12/30/2025 at 10:56 AM, Ake109 said:

Pull knob to start... that one is the driver lah.

Liddis 

[Benarsenal]

On 12/29/2025 at 9:34 PM, 13177 said:

 

If the EV will switch off when there is no weight on the seat, then like a bit dumb. I understand that EV will auto start when you get into the car and sit on the driver seat, but if you get off the seat, it would not switch off until you lock the door.

Most are like this, but somehow VW and BMW (which turn off when door is open, also annoying but slightly less) just want to be different.

[13177]

On 12/30/2025 at 9:56 AM, Ake109 said:

Dinosaur boomer/genX EV like my little BYD has a start/stop button for old uncle to physically press to ON/OFF the car.

Can toggle it to auto or manual (button). I still havent decided which one I prefer.

Your little BYD? How little ah?

Cannot believe an EV would have an start/stop button to on and off the car like petrol car siah?! Lol.

[13177]

On 12/30/2025 at 10:45 PM, Benarsenal said:

Most are like this, but somehow VW and BMW (which turn off when door is open, also annoying but slightly less) just want to be different.

I don't understand why it turn off when door is open? Thought should turn on when door is open, cause getting in the car to drive off le. 😅

Anyway, i always thought the newer EV now, their charging point either at the back or at the side near the driver door. Today i saw this Omoda E5 charging at a charging point, the charging point is right at the front bonnet, how come still so 'old sch' design. Lol.

Edited December 30, 2025 by 13177

[Benarsenal]

On 12/30/2025 at 11:49 PM, 13177 said:

I don't understand why it turn off when door is open? Thought should turn on when door is open, cause getting in the car to drive off le. 😅

Anyway, i always thought the newer EV now, their charging point either at the back or at the side near the driver door. Today i saw this Omoda E5 charging at a charging point, the charging point is right at the front bonnet, how come still so 'old sch' design. Lol.

Turn off when exit the car la LOL

Interesting point about the charging port location. My sorta understanding from my knowledge of car industry is that it is decided by the car designer/engineer based on what they perceive the target customer to be. Those in the front one, mostly targeted at rural customers where they more likely to park head in. Those charging port at the rear, usually are aimed at urban drivers who generally park backside in.

Agar agar is like this la. But of course not all follow like this.

[Soya]

On 12/30/2025 at 11:49 PM, 13177 said:

I don't understand why it turn off when door is open? Thought should turn on when door is open, cause getting in the car to drive off le. 😅

To drive off, gotta close door. No? 

 

[Ake109]

On 12/30/2025 at 11:47 PM, 13177 said:

Cannot believe an EV would have an start/stop button to on and off the car like petrol car siah?! Lol.

Some people if open door get into car and take tissue or wallet or condom or cigarette, would prefer the car not turn on automatically and mobile phone connect, carplay/AA auto turn on and blast techno music, plus air con auto on, plus electric seat adjust to driving position preset plus steering wheel adjust to driving position etc. etc.

Got million and one scenarios de. You get your EV you will understand. 

So best is to give the driver the option to toggle. Thats why I say I still havnt decided I prefer auto or manual, cos some scenario i wan this other i wan that.

Edited December 31, 2025 by Ake109

[steveting99]

Been looking at various hatchbacks on offer - with the new Aion UT recently becoming available. Hence wanted to check on Chery's Omoda E5. Below is the comparison table from SG Car Mart.

 

Compared to the competition, the Omoda E5 is looking quite decent. Vertex has managed to sell a lot in the month of Jan-2026 (226 units) and if this run rate continues will exceed last years sales figure (623) in the next three months - so April time frame. Not too sure if it's the Omoda E5 or the Jaecoo J6 that's leading the sales figure. 

Should be seeing more of Chery vehicles on the roads in 2026.

[steveting99]

Based on this article from Drive Safe & Fast (Malaysia): https://www.dsf.my/2025/12/why-did-chery-come-out-with-this-ev-battery-advert-today/, the high voltage battery on the Omoda E5 comes from BYD and is the blade type.

Also mentioned by Electrifying (UK) review of the Omoda E5 here: https://www.electrifying.com/reviews/omoda/5/review

Comparison between the Omoda E5 vs. BYD's Atto 3 with confirmation that it's using the same BYD Blade battery from FinDreams: 

 

[steveting99]

New version of the Omoda E5 for 2026 in RHD model has been released via the Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS). Pics are below.

Called the C5 EV over in the land of smiles. The front has some changes to reflect "shark nose" design.

Different tail light design compared to the older model.

Still has the charging port in the front, but shifted slightly to the right side.

The license plate is lower to the ground compared to previous model.

Still uses traditional mechanical door handles - hooray!

 

The small front trunk is still there - maybe squeeze a few durians in there.

The big change is on the inside. Steering wheel is now two spoke with scroll wheels with a few buttons.

Gone are the twin 10.25" screens and in it's place is a 15.6" touch-screen and an 8.8" instrument panel. A prominent grab handle fuses into the central air vents and the cupholders are now hexagon-shaped.

The rear seats still seem to be a bit tight will not much leg and foot space below the front seats.

Boot looks decent.

New model features include dual-layer front windows with noise reduction (same as previous model), a 540 deg camera (same as previous model), driver’s seat massage (new), eight Sony speakers, multi-link rear suspension and 19 ADAS functions (+1 more than the older model). 

Apparently the high voltage battery capacity has shrunk down to 50.6kWhr battery and that's going to affect range...☹️ Used to be 61 kWhr with 430km WLTP range.

Not much else is known on the new 2026 Omoda E5. Will post a follow once information is available. 

[13177]

Charging port still in the front.

[Hmsg]

Any latest review from omoda E5 owners?

Edited October 1 by Hmsg

[steveting99]

Chery is in trouble with their Omoda 5 over the causeway, which has the same chassis and axles as the Omoda E5 here in Singapore. 

This is the second incident involving Chery Omoda 5 with the axle failure. Bobo says its from the same batch as the first axel failure incident and location of the failure is the same. see comparison picture below.

Bobo asks some good questions that Chery needs to answer.

(1) In the 2024 incident, Chery identified 60 units that had welding issues and recalled a total of 600 units that required inspections. Was the unit in the 2026 axel failure one of the 60 units identified to have welding issues or was it one of the 600 units that required further inspections?  Or worst still, the unit that had the 2026 axel failure not part of 60 or 600 units that were recalled in the first place?

(2) Independent of Chery's fixing and inspection issues, which is now being questioned. Because there are now two failure incidents - how far and wide will this welding failure spread? Will this type of failure spread to other Chery brands such as Jaecoo, iCaur, JeTour, Chery, etc.?

(3) How will Chery re-build trust in their product now that two failure incidents have occurred and what is Chery going to do to ensure this type of failure doesn't occur in the future - not just for Omoda sub-brand, but for all their sub-brands?

It's no longer a build quality issue - it's now a safety issue, with the wheels literally falling off.

Edited Wednesday at 08:06 AM by steveting99
additional text and typo

[samwongothers]

On 10/14/2026 at 3:57 PM, steveting99 said:

Chery is in trouble with their Omoda 5 over the causeway, which has the same chassis and axles as the Omoda E5 here in Singapore. 

This is the second incident involving Chery Omoda 5 with the axle failure. Bobo says its from the same batch as the first axel failure incident and location of the failure is the same. see comparison picture below.

Bobo asks some good questions that Chery needs to answer.

(1) In the 2024 incident, Chery identified 60 units that had welding issues and recalled a total of 600 units that required inspections. Was the unit in the 2026 axel failure one of the 60 units identified to have welding issues or was it one of the 600 units that required further inspections?  Or worst still, the unit that had the 2026 axel failure not part of 60 or 600 units that were recalled in the first place?

(2) Independent of Chery's fixing and inspection issues, which is now being questioned. Because there are now two failure incidents - how far and wide will this welding failure spread? Will this type of failure spread to other Chery brands such as Jaecoo, iCaur, JeTour, Chery, etc.?

(3) How will Chery re-build trust in their product now that two failure incidents have occurred and what is Chery going to do to ensure this type of failure doesn't occur in the future - not just for Omoda sub-brand, but for all their sub-brands?

It's no longer a build quality issue - it's now a safety issue, with the wheels literally falling off.

I would like to help clarify that Omoda 5 and E5 have different rear axle setup, as they uses different suspension system (Omoda 5 uses Torsion Beam while E5 uses multi-link suspension, which is relatively stronger)

Vertex Auto, distributor of Chery Group’s vehicles here, did voice out that the E5 sold here are not affected.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/malaysia-suspends-sale-of-chery-omoda-5-after-viral-incident-singapore-cars-not-affected

[steveting99]

On 10/14/2026 at 11:12 PM, samwongothers said:

I would like to help clarify that Omoda 5 and E5 have different rear axle setup, as they uses different suspension system (Omoda 5 uses Torsion Beam while E5 uses multi-link suspension, which is relatively stronger)

Vertex Auto, distributor of Chery Group’s vehicles here, did voice out that the E5 sold here are not affected.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/malaysia-suspends-sale-of-chery-omoda-5-after-viral-incident-singapore-cars-not-affected

According to Chery's head office statement, there's a new recall notice affecting 8,878 units of the Omoda 5 due to the rear axel failure incidents over the causeway. Car News China article is here: https://carnewschina.com/2026/10/12/chery-recalls-omoda-c5-due-to-detached-axle-for-the-second-time-in-malaysia/

So the initial recall of 600 units by Chery in 2024 has now expanded, by more than an order of magnitude. I.e. more than 10x from 0.6k --> 8.9k. How could Chery get this so wrong? 

Even if Chery says that there's been a change in the rear suspension design from torsion beam to multi-link setup, why would JPJ suspend registrations of new Omoda 5 over the causeway that have the multi-link setup? Obviously JPJ doesn't believe Chery.

Below is snapshot of Chery Omoda 5 sales over the causeway.

 

Up to September 2025 there are 15,422 units of the Omoda 5 registered on the road that has the torsion beam rear suspension set up. So just 8,878 of these units have defective welding issues? That's a defect rate of more than 57%!💩 Chery must have known this back in April 2024 when the first rear axel failure happened. Who in their right mind would continue to sell rides knowing there's more than 1/2 chance the wheels can literally fall off? Something is not right within Chery.  

Would wait until the dust settles on this before considering a Chery sub-brand model.

[Kklim]

On 10/15/2026 at 9:22 AM, steveting99 said:

According to Chery's head office statement, there's a new recall notice affecting 8,878 units of the Omoda 5 due to the rear axel failure incidents over the causeway. Car News China article is here: https://carnewschina.com/2026/10/12/chery-recalls-omoda-c5-due-to-detached-axle-for-the-second-time-in-malaysia/

So the initial recall of 600 units by Chery in 2024 has now expanded, by more than an order of magnitude. I.e. more than 10x from 0.6k --> 8.9k. How could Chery get this so wrong? 

Even if Chery says that there's been a change in the rear suspension design from torsion beam to multi-link setup, why would JPJ suspend registrations of new Omoda 5 over the causeway that have the multi-link setup? Obviously JPJ doesn't believe Chery.

Below is snapshot of Chery Omoda 5 sales over the causeway.

 

Up to September 2025 there are 15,422 units of the Omoda 5 registered on the road that has the torsion beam rear suspension set up. So just 8,878 of these units have defective welding issues? That's a defect rate of more than 57%!💩 Chery must have known this back in April 2024 when the first rear axel failure happened. Who in their right mind would continue to sell rides knowing there's more than 1/2 chance the wheels can literally fall off? Something is not right within Chery.  

Would wait until the dust settles on this before considering a Chery sub-brand model.

Think only those sold in MY are affected. There's a CKD assembly plant in Kedah