What are the 10 best and cheapest used cars for young drivers to buy?

  • Cars were analysed across pricing, 保険, safety ratings and 燃料 efficiency
  • Small cars 支配するd the 最高の,を越す 10, with places 1-3 clinched by 井戸/弁護士席-known models
  • We recently 明らかにする/漏らすd the staggering costs for young people to get on the road?

The Citroen C1 has been 栄冠を与えるd the best used first car for Gen Z drivers - those 老年の 17-27 - によれば a new 熟考する/考慮する.

Taking into account a variety of 乗り物 suitability factors for this age group, 専門家s at 独立した・無所属 助言者 狭くするd 負かす/撃墜する the 10 最高の,を越す モーターs for younger drivers 直面するing sky-high prices to get on the road.

Cars were given a 得点する/非難する/20 out of 10, after analysing median second 手渡す pricing, second 手渡す 保険 costs per year, Euro NCAP safety 率ing and 燃料 efficiency.?

Models with no 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる)d Euro NCAP safety 率ing were 除外するd.

The Citroen C1 has been named the best car for Gen Z drivers according to new data from Independent Advisor

The Citroen C1 has been 指名するd the best car for Gen Z drivers によれば new data from 独立した・無所属 助言者

Small cars 支配する the 最高の,を越す 10, with the Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Clio taking silver and gold それぞれ.?

The car 栄冠を与えるd most suitable was the sec ond 手渡す Citroen C1, with an 全体にわたる 得点する/非難する/20 of 8.89/10.?

The C1 has a median second 手渡す price of £2,648 - making it the fourth cheapest model to buy in the 最高の,を越す 10.?

It is cheapest to insure, costing £2,081 a year and 共同で the most 燃料 efficient, managing?69 miles per gallon (mpg).?

This little micro city car is funky and 広大な/多数の/重要な for nipping around day-to-day, and has a spritely 1.0-litre engine.

Taking second place is the Vauxhall Corsa which has a 8.59/10 率ing. It costs an 普通の/平均(する) of £2,495 per year to insure.?

The Vauxhall Corsa came in second with a score of 8.59/10 - which scored lower on mpg. Yet is is also one of the cheapest to buy used, with a price tag of £2,127 on average

The Vauxhall Corsa (機の)カム in second with a 得点する/非難する/20 of 8.59/10 - which 得点する/非難する/20d lower on mpg. Yet is is also one of the cheapest to buy used, with a price tag of £2,127 on 普通の/平均(する)

While the car has a poorer 燃料 efficiency at 55 mpg, it is the most affordable for Gen Z drivers to 購入(する), with a price tag of £2,127.

Its 得点する/非難する/20 is perhaps unsurprising considering the Corsa was Britain's second most popular used car last year with almost 240,000 used 処理/取引s in 2023.

Third place was awarded to the Renault Clio, which followed the Corsa very closely on a 得点する/非難する/20 of 8.58/10.

Its 燃料 efficiency is superior to the Corsa's - managing 60mpg - but it is over £100 more expensive, costing £2,273 used.?

保険 is also やめる a bit higher, costing £3,099 a year. The only car more expensive to insure in the 最高の,を越す 10 was another Renault - the Megane.?

The Renault Clio came third by a hairs width, with a score of 8.58/10.? It was set back by its high insurance costs: The average annual premium for Gen Z drivers is a huge £3,099 a year

The Renault Clio (機の)カム third by a hairs width, with a 得点する/非難する/20 of 8.58/10.? It was 始める,決める 支援する by its high 保険 costs: The 普通の/平均(する) 年次の 賞与金 for Gen Z drivers is a 抱擁する £3,099 a year

The 最高の,を越す five best cars for Gen Z was 一連の会議、交渉/完成するd out with the Smart Fortwo and the Honda Jazz, 得点する/非難する/20ing 8.49/10 and 8.41/10 それぞれ.

10 best used cars for Gen Z:?

1. Citroen C1 - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.89/10

2. Vauxhall Corsa - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.59/10

3. Renault Clio - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.58/10

4. Smart Fortwo - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.49/10

5. Honda Jazz - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.41/10

6. Nissan 公式文書,認める - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.40/10

7. Toyota Yarris - 得点する/非難する/20d 8.38/10?

8. Vauxhall Meriva - scrored 8.29/10

9.? Peugeot 208 - 得点する/非難する/20d 7.89/10

10. Renault Megane - 得点する/非難する/20d 7.22/10

Both the?Smart and the Jazz cost £2,997 to buy second 手渡す, but the Fortwo is more expensive to insure: The Jazz costs £2,988 while the Fortwo costs £2,269 - a 重要な difference.

The Fortwo also has わずかに better mpg - 69 - compared to the Jazz's 63mpg. That puts the Fortwo 共同の 最高の,を越す of the mpg leaderboard.

Contrastingly, on the 底(に届く) end of the 最高の,を越す 10 best cars for young Gen Z drivers is the Renault Megane, which has a 得点する/非難する/20 of 7.22.?

While it's on the cheaper end - costing £2,493 to buy used - it's the most expensive to insure, 要求するing Gen Z to 支払う/賃金 a 抱擁する £3,111 a year to insure.

Sixth place went to the Nissan 公式文書,認める (8.4/10), seventh to the Toyota Yaris (8.38/10), eighth to the Vauxhall Meriva (8.29/10) and ninth to the Peugeot 208 which had a 得点する/非難する/20 of 7.89/10.

MoneySupermarket’s Household Index (MHI) recently revealed it costs an average of £7,609 to get a 17 to 20-year-old on the road and driving for the first year - with insurance being the biggest culprit behind these high figures

MoneySupermarket’s 世帯 索引 (MHI) recently 明らかにする/漏らすd it costs an 普通の/平均(する) of £7,609 to get a 17 to 20-year-old on the road and 運動ing for the first year - with 保険 存在 the biggest 犯人 behind these high 人物/姿/数字s

Out of the best 30 階級d in the 十分な data 始める,決める, the Volkswagen Polo (機の)カム in last place for Gen Z drivers 全体にわたる, 得点する/非難する/20ing just 4.98/10.?

While this is often a popular family car for 十代の少年少女s and young adult drivers?to 株 with their parents, the 保険 costs for young drivers to 直面する alone is staggering: It costs £5,516 - the highest 賞与金 within the whole 最高の,を越す 30 最高位の, によれば the 研究.?

While the used car market is 現在/一般に 栄えるing,?This is Money has recently covered the difficult position young drivers 直面する 予定 to spiralling costs of getting on the road.

MoneySupermarket’s 世帯 索引 (MHI) 明らかにする/漏らすd that it costs an 普通の/平均(する) of £7,609 to get a 17 to 20-year-old on the road and 運動ing for the first year.

Comparatively, 支援する in 1989 the 普通の/平均(する) young 運転者 had to 支払う/賃金 just £1,285 (£3,234 adjusted for インフレーション) to get on the road. This means a rise of 135 per cent in 35 years.

The biggest reason for the cost increase came from the massive hike in insurance premiums - something This is Money has covered in detail

The biggest 推論する/理由 for the cost 増加する (機の)カム from the 大規模な 引き上げ(る) in 保険 賞与金s - something This is Money has covered in 詳細(に述べる)

The HMI took into account 購入(する)ing a licence, lessons and a 実験(する), 加える the cost of 現実に 運動ing - buying a car, 保険, 燃料 and 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s such as ULEZ and parking tickets.

The biggest 推論する/理由 for the cost 増加する is through 引き上げ(る)s in 保険 賞与金s.?

によれば data from the comparison website, 保険 has risen over five times the 率 of インフレーション ?? 27 per cent since 2019.

In 2023 the 普通の/平均(する) car 保険 賞与金 rose 25 per cent, with the 協会 of British 保険会社s (ABI) 報告(する)/憶測ing that the 普通の/平均(する) 賞与金 was £543, up from £434 in 2022.

In 2019 the 普通の/平均(する) 保険 引用する for a 17 to 20 year old was £1,240 ? today it's £1,700.

Unsurprisingly, nearly half of young people said they couldn't afford to get 運動ing without 財政上の help from their parents when asked by MoneySupermarket.

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