Small car reviews

It's a very capable city car which has the talent to back up i...

It's nippy and good fun, but the C2's real appeal is its low p...

Fancy a small car with personality? The Citroen C3 looks like...

The Citroen C3 has long been the French firm’s best-selling ca...

The C3 is economical to buy and to run, but bettered in most a...

The fashionable Citroen DS3 certainly isn’t short on kerb appe...

The Saxo could be good for a first-timer, but be careful when...

Despite bargain prices, the Dacia Sandero impresses in many ar...

Honest, uncomplicated and spacious: the budget hero status of...

Building on the winning formula of the cheap and cheerful Sand...

It's a cracking little city car from a company often overlooke...

It's decent if you rate value and style over ability; pretty m...

It's a decent runaround that's easy to drive, if not very ente...

The DS 3 has smart styling and eager engines. However, its poo...

The Grande Punto gives you a lot of car for your cash, but it'...

The Fiat Punto shows some moments of flair, but it feels old a...

Gives you a lot of space for a little cash

Gives you a lot of space for a small outlay

It's not too bad in town, but the Seicento is blessed with ver...

The latest (and last) Ford Fiesta is one of the best small car...

Fun to drive and cheap to run, this generation of Fo...

The Fiesta is a practical hatchback that you can buy and run o...

Tries to be a small MPV, but fails

A cracking car for new and keen drivers

The Honda Jazz is very economical and spacious inside, with te...

The well-built Honda Jazz offers class-leading space and pract...

The Honda Jazz offers all the space and versatility of amuch b...

Even if you can find one, just don't bother

Decent, and reliable, city car for very little cash

It's cheap, but spend what you've saved on a better car

The Getz is roomy, decent to drive, well equipped and good val...

The Hyundai i20 is a comprehensively good used small car...

The Hyundai i20 is roomy, well-equipped and has a long warrant...

Even if it’s not the most enthralling car to drive, the Hyunda...

Hard to fault, other than the fact that it's not a great drive...

The Kia Rio is a likeable small car and a good used buy. Some...

The Kia Rio helped to shrug off the company’s dowdy image with...

Lots of car for the cash, especially the diesel

The Mazda 2 is cheap to run, well equipped and relatively plus...

It's good to drive and one of the most practical superminis on...

Useful space, but the Demio is a poor drive

The MG 3 is a spacious small car that’s fun to drive, but a gu...

The MG ZR is a fun, low-cost hot hatch, but it's unrefined and...

The Mini Hatch is a great all-rounder and one for your high-en...

Effortlessly cool and great fun: the Mini is a great small car...

The Mitsubishi Colt is competent rather than fun to drive, but...

Build quality is definitely solid, but many of the Mitsubishi...

The Mitsubishi Space Star is an acceptable five-door hatchback...

The Micra is affordable and well equipped, but it isn't a clas...

The Nissan Micra used to be a sure-fire used purchase, but doe...

The Nissan Micra is a hugely capable, well made and good value...

The Nissan Note majors on practicality but isn’t the most refi...

The Nissan Note is a small, city-friendly hatchback that offer...

The Peugeot 1007 is definitely out of the ordinary, but the sl...

The Peugeot 106 is a spirited city car that will put a smile o...

The Peugeot 107 is very capable in the city, but doesn't embar...

The Peugeot 206 has some major flaws, but with these looks, yo...

Most people buy a used Peugeot 207 for its looks, but is it mo...

The 208 is smart and comfortable and has a big car feel. Its r...

The 208 is stylish on the outside and smart on the inside, but...

The Proton Satria GTi is worth considering, but ignore the res...

The Renault Clio is a smart small car choice that's&...

The fourth-generation of the Clio is a grown-up small car...

The Renault Clio is a stylish small car that's comfortable, sp...

The Renault Grand Modus is an oversized supermini that's big o...

The Rover 25 is a cheap supermini with a decent drive, but wel...

Very cheap, but there's little else going for the Rover CityRo...

The Seat Arosa offers decent quality and a strong image at a d...

The Seat Ibiza is fun, practical and well equipped. Reliabilit...

The Seat Ibiza was intended as a more stylish take on the Volk...

The Seat Ibiza was our Car of the Year in 2003 and Supermini o...

The Skoda Fabia is practical, comfortable and now good value f...

The Fabia is a great small car and, if you choose careful...

The Skoda Fabia offers plenty of space and a comfortable ride...

The Fabis is a brilliant, grown-up car that's still unfairly o...

It's the best car Smart has made, but it's expensive and not a...

It's trendy and fun, but too small and too quirky to have main...

Only good if you really need four-wheel drive

It's cheap but not very cheerful

The Suzuki Baleno is unlikely to set your heart alight, nor pr...

It's a decent all-rounder, but there are better cars out there...

Fun to drive, generously equipped and ultra-reliable, the Swif...

A small hatch that’s great fun to drive, reliable and cheap to...

It's hard to beat as a fun car for not much cash

It brings MPV looks to the smallest of city cars

A great little car to buy and own

The Toyota Yaris is very economical, not to mention punchy aro...

The third-generation Toyota Yaris is smart, roomy and ultra-re...

Well designed and cute, but not a hit like the previous model...

The Vauxhall Adam is well equipped, has neat styling and a cla...

Slow but roomy and practical for its size

The Corsa is well equipped and relatively cheap used, but it's...

The previous-generation Corsa is good value and offers pl...

The Vauxhall Corsa was good enough to scoop the What Car? Car...

Fun yet classy, but you'll pay for the pleasure

The classy and spacious Volkswagen Polo ranks among our favour...

The Polo is not cheap but it's classy, comfortable and availab...

The Vokswagen Polo is classy and compact - a dependable car wi...