The 10 cheapest cars to run
Whatever type of car you need, choosing the right make and model could save you thousands of pounds in tax and fuel costs. Here are Money Central's top ten most fuel-efficient cars - whether you need a small runaround or a 4X4.
1. Small Runaround: Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI (80PS) with DPF BLUEMOTION
Price: £12,965
Verdict: Polos have a classy image, and because it is exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED) it is one of the cheapest cars to run. But be warned, What Car? says: “The ancient engines are noisy and gutless, prices are high and the drive is uninspiring.”
Co2 emissions: 99 g/km
Tax band/cost: A/ £0
Average petrol costs: £830 per 12,000 miles (the average distance travelled each year)
2. Small family: Ford Focus 1.6 Duratorq TDCi
Price: £16,345
Verdict: The Ford Focus is one of Britain’s most popular cars – smart, spacious and good value for money.
Co2 emissions: 114 g/km
Tax band/cost: B/ £35
Average petrol costs: £772 per 12,000 miles
3. Family hatchback: Renault New Laguna Hatch dCi 110 with 16 inch wheels
Price: £17,400
Verdict: The Laguna is one of the safest family cars around and, according to the AA, “feels remarkably lively and feisty for something so small.” There’s not a lot of room in the back though.
Co2 emissions: 130 g/km
Tax band/cost: C/ £120
Average petrol costs: £1,065 per 12,000 miles
4. Estate: Skoda New Fabia Estate 1.4 TDI PD 80PS Green-Line with DPF
Price: £12,145
Verdict: Gone are the days of laughing at Skodas ("What do you call a convertible Skoda? A skip" etc). According to What Car? “The Fabia Estate is neat and tidy to drive with a surprising amount of luggage space.” And with no VED to pay, it is one of the greenest and cheapest estate cars to run .
Co2 emissions: 99g/km
Tax band/cost: A/ £0
Average petrol costs: £1,004 per 12,000 miles
5. Coupe: BMW 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 120d Coupé - with particle filter
Price: £21,000
Verdict: If you can afford to spend this much on a car, road tax and petrol costs may not be high on your list of priorities – but if you want something sporty and (relatively) environmentally friendly, this is a good choice.
Co2 emissions: 128 g/km
Tax band/cost: C/ £120
Average petrol costs: £1,047 per 12,000 miles
6. Open-top: Vauxhall Tigra MY2008 2 Door Convertible 1.3CDTi 16v
Price: £14,000
Verdict: A great city car with an easy to use roof – although critics say it is not as swift as the 1.4 version.
Co2 emissions: 124 g/km
Tax band/cost: C/ £120
Average petrol costs: £1,004 per 12,000 miles
7. Compact 4x4: Suzuki SX4 1.6 GLX Hatchback
Price: £10,999
Verdict: A cheap and economical four wheel drive, but has a small boot.
Co2 emissions: 139 g/km
Tax band/cost: C/ £120
Average petrol costs: £1,157 per 12,000 miles.
8. Large 4X4: Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2l CRTD
Price: £21,995
Verdict: “Large 4x4” and “cheap” are not often used in the same sentence, but the Hyundai Santa Fe is the cheapest of its kind to run. With the Government determined to crack down on 4x4 drivers, drivers currently pay £210 in VED – and this will only get higher.
Co2 emissions: 191 g/km
Tax band/cost: F/ £210
Average petrol costs: £1,573 per 12,000 miles
9. Hybrid: Toyota Prius 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid
Price: £20,832
Verdict: Expensive for a hatchback, but according to What Car? the hybrid car is “A super-clean alternative to mainstream family hatches that demands few compromises to own. Spacious, fine-riding and cheap to run.”
Co2 emissions: 104 g/km
Tax band/cost: B/ £15
Average petrol costs: £880 per 12,000 miles
10. Electric: G Whiz
Price: Approx: £9,000
Verdict: Jeremy Clarkson was not impressed. He said: “Even if I were a committed environmentalist I would not buy this car. It is too small, too dangerous and I’m sorry but it runs on juice from a power station, hardly a flower in the big green scheme of things.” G Whiz review in full
Co2 emissions: Equivalent of 63g/km if charged from fossil-fuel source
Tax band/cost: A/ £0
Average petrol costs: N/A. Range of up to 40 miles.
Compiled by Lauren Thompson
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It's a pity nobody has heard of Nicola Tesla. In the 1930's he had converted a Pierce Arrow motor car to run on energy drawn from the environment.No fuel no smoke no emissions;no backers. Of course the Government will deny this because it would stand to lose billions in revenue.
Posted by: Jeremiah | 22 Oct 2008 10:03:31
I can't believe you haven't listed the Fiat 500 in the cheapest car to run. My diesel version cost £13,000 does 50mpg and only £20 road tax next year. Very cheap insurance too.
Posted by: Jackie Haddican | 3 Sep 2008 15:15:43
Barney
Try a new 5 door Audi A3 turbo diesel it does 70mpg and is rax band B (£35 road tax). It has, dare I say it, kudos and you can get the family and the weekly shop in it. The audi is not cheap £15,500 but it costs less than the prius. Hope this helps.
Posted by: james mclean | 7 Aug 2008 14:32:23
@James, re Aygo : This is a great looking runaround car for the city, I will grant you. But it is not a family car. Yes there are 4 seats but it looks cramped and there is ZERO boot room.
I want someone to show me a car that is as economical and GREEN as the Prius that can carry a family (2 adults and at least one child) AND all the luggage for a week/weekend away.
Most of the more economical cars mentioned here are great for runabouts but are NOT family friendly.
Posted by: Barny Shergold | 5 Aug 2008 16:20:35
Kudos is not a chav term. It is a word that has been in the English language for at least 100 years as it appears in the Webster's 1913 dictionary defined as :
\Ku"dos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.]
Glory; fame; renown; praise. --W. H. Russel.
\Ku"dos\, v. t.
To praise; to extol; to glorify. ``Kudos'd egregiously.''
[R.] --Southey.
It's funny how people get moaned at when they try to use more unusual English words - if you have a vocabulary why not use it?
Posted by: Barny Shergold | 5 Aug 2008 16:13:55
@Jon: Ha ha. Kudos is such a chav 80s term.
Posted by: MC | 4 Aug 2008 17:55:08
I have to agree that this is a totally unintelligent article with figures that don't match up. Polo and Fabia: exactly the same engine. same CO2 emissions (implies similar fuel consumption), but 'Petrol' costs are different. And they're diesel not petrol!! Doesn't give the article or the author any kudos.
Posted by: Jon | 3 Aug 2008 18:16:51
A toyota aygo costs £7500 new the citroen C1 costs £6000 new these cars have a three cylinder engine which will give yo 70 mpg and get this, its petrol so your fuel also costs you 10% less. In fact it is the most fuel efficient mass produced petrol engine in the world. This engine has been designed in the 21 century unlike every other current car engine. It is so far ahead of other engines it could e from another planet. Its CO2 rating is 109 so its £35 road tax. Further I recently ensured my Aygo for £105. Taxed and insured for £140 in a new car costing less than £7000 and doing 70mpg using petrol not diesel - beat that.
Posted by: james | 2 Aug 2008 21:07:28
Like other contributors what a junk piece of journalism. Currently in the market for a replacement car I looked forward to reading this article.
Come on Times get a journalist with some research ability to write a decent article about the true costs of running a car for 12,000 miles per annum.
Posted by: Philip | 1 Aug 2008 07:04:35
So why knock the antiquated VW 1.4 TDI PD engine? It was so far performance and technically ahead of the competitions diesels (including common rail), that only now VW Group looking to bring in superior common rail diesels. The PD's low fuel consumption, low CO2 and high torque for size, has been hard to beat.
Posted by: GS | 31 Jul 2008 18:37:46
Nissan Micra 1200 cc, 2005 registered which cost me £4800, does more than 50mpg, and driven well could do in 60mpg. Why this is not in the list. I guess the list is only new cars.
Posted by: mrk | 31 Jul 2008 17:32:52
I've owned a Prius now for just over 3 years and as a family car it is brilliant.
Whilst I agree there may be smaller cars that have better MPG, that is the problem - they are small.
Our Prius consistently gets in excess of 48MPG and often up to 53MPG.
There are a few points though that you should also consider that have NOT been mentioned :
1. One of the reasons that the Prius beats non-hybrid cars for 'greenness' is that when it is stationary in a traffic queue (and I think MOST drivers will encounter these especially on a long journey) it switches off the petrol engine. That means whilst all the other cars around it are burning petrol going nowhere, it sits there quietly. Even edging forward it will use the battery. The engine kicks in only when the battery is running down. Save a HUGE amount in petrol.
2. It is cheap to service - about £200 a year.
3. It is cheap to insure - fully comp for me and the missus is about £230 a year.
4. It is exempt from the LOndon congestion charge.
So don't knock the Prius until you have driven one. My wife and I have been for 3 years and we LIKE the way the car handles. It is smooth and responsive. As a family saloon it is A+.
Okay it costs £20,000 to purchase but given the type of driving we do, I reckon we save at least £1500 a year compared to other cars the same size. And since we are intending to keep it until it 'falls apart' (10+ years?), I don't think the depreciation matters.
Posted by: Barny Shergold | 31 Jul 2008 08:15:54
Why is the Polo hammered for having ancient engines when the Fabia has the identical, antiquated 1.4 TDI PD engine?
Posted by: Andrew Clayton | 31 Jul 2008 01:43:38
Why are so many people so angry about this list? It shows some interesting comparisons and does exactly what it says on the tin. The list selection may be slightly arbitary but each car can arguably (and there has been some argument) been the cheapest to run in each category. There was no promise to take into account insurance or depreciation costs. Maybe it should have been called the cheapest 10 cars to run on petrol (plus 1 electric)!
Posted by: Gordon Broon | 31 Jul 2008 00:12:23
I'm writing from the US perspective and am an ex-Prius owner. I needed a more roomy hatchback, and bought a 2 year old Suzuki Aerio SX for USD10k, sold the Prius and put the remaining $7k in the bank. Whereas the Suzuki only gets 30mpg vs. the Prius' 42mpg, the acquisition cost was half that of the Prius, but the depreciation is far greater. And the quality is nothing near the Toyota. Any intelligent car owner knows that the annual cost of ownership includes depreciation, insurance, taxes, routine maintenance, tires, and the (hopefully seldom) repairs. Unless you drive 100mile/day commuting, which is very possible in our large country, fuel economy is not a major factor. Taken all into account, the depreciation is the largest annual cost for me at around $1k/yr if I keep it for 5-10 years. All 1500cc cars are worth a few thousand with fuel so dear. I should add that the Prius' advertised 50mpg is very optimistic. I live in the southwest and we run the A/C from May to Jan. The best I could squeeze from the Prius was 42mpg with very conservative driving.
Posted by: Michael Neidich | 30 Jul 2008 22:04:28
I Agree with all of the comments that this is indeed very poor Journalism.
I do have issues with people who seem to knock the Volkswagen Bluemotion, even though I have never driven one; just RE quoting what 'What Car' smacks of the copy and paste jornalism we get on the internet these days.
I will be the first to admit I am slightly biased as I drive a Car closely related to VW Bluemotion, I drive a Six year old VW Lupo 1.4 TDI SE. I regularly get over 50 Miles a gallon of Diesel and thats with my heavy right foot. I know the polo body is obviously a fair bit heavier than the Lupo, but my car is no slouch. I have owned this car for almost exactly 2 years now and paid quite a lot at the time for it Second hand (4K). I still consider it a good investmsent as it had done under 35K. IT has now done another 20K, the service has been reasonable and been done at my local VW garage. I may be wrong here but VAG stopped producing this and ITs Sister car the AUDI A2 as they where poor sellers and not Fianacially viable to make. I belive they where slightly Ahead of there time here. It is sad that the LUPO's replacment the FOX doesn't have a Diesel Variant. Although Diesel is more expensive the milage gained over most petrol variants in similar models still makes them more economical. Therfore think that VW should consider this option in the FOX, I maybe totally wrong here but i also believe that VW FOX is made in Brazil, which could explain the lack of Diesel option. I do applaud what VW are attempting to do and if they could produce a bit mor power without increasing the C02 emmisions then they would have a good seller in the Bluemotion. I also love the fact that my Road TAX when down last year from £65 to £35. I have a huge great smile on my face when sat in Congested Traffic and look at all the large Gas guzzling cars around me that cost over £200 a year to TAX alone. I do have some sympathy for Truckers trying to make a living, However I generally agree with current system of he who pollutes the most pays the most.
I was considering giving up some of my rather small boot space to fit a dual fuel system and run this car on straight Vegetable Oil. But that was a cople of weeks ago and the Price of Diesel has now thankfully gone down a few pence a liter. The price of fitting the Kit meant I would have had to have done 25K miles (probably more) on vegetable oil at current prices to save any money. I also didn't feel to safe about what this might do to my engine. So I will stick to the oil that comes from under the ground rather than the oil that is grown above it.
Oh and I am just waiting on some so called journalist to copy and paste these words too!
Posted by: Chris C | 30 Jul 2008 17:10:25
How can this list be produced without showing the carbon emissions it takes to produce a new car! They are huge.
Just by buying a 2nd hand car you are saving more carbon emissions than any manufacturer could possibly do.
This list is a waste of time , just wonder which manufacturers sponsored it !!!
Posted by: Nick Reid | 30 Jul 2008 17:09:04
What a waste of time journalism at its worst!! Obviously given to the trainee to write or the journalist who wrote it should be sacked!! along with the editor who approved it.
Posted by: Mick | 30 Jul 2008 16:16:58
Headline says "the 10 cheapest cars to run" but the article doesn't even attempt to list the 10 cheapest cars to run. At best, it tries to list "the cheapest car to run, ignoring purchase and insurance costs, in each of 10 arbitrarily chosen categories". I'd be surprised if the 4x4 listed above actually makes the top 1000 of cheapest cars to run.
Posted by: archie | 30 Jul 2008 15:34:00
I wholeheartedly agree with Alan's comment (25 Jul 2008 22:17:56).
What sloppy journalism. Why the VW Polo is on there at all, when the facts speak for themselves I don't know.
There's any number of very economical, reliable and nippy 1 litre cars on the market.
Posted by: Dan | 30 Jul 2008 15:25:41
Probably repeating lots of other posts - but this article is just plain rubbish. Please, please, please - if you are going to list the 10 chepeast cars to run - can you do a fair and comprehensive assessment rather than a marketing article.
Things to note
1. The Polo Bluemotion has been shown on several occasions not to achive the claimed fuel consumption figures. Treat manufacturers claims with caution!
2. So called green cars use just as much energy as conventional ones - unless they have found away of altering the laws of physics. They key to green cars is what the energy source is, not what the pollutant level is like at the exhaust pipe!
To use a Goodies catch phrase - "Get it right!"
The Times should be a quality paper - this is rubbish journalism.
Posted by: Fangio | 30 Jul 2008 14:01:33
What a rubbish list! The smallest engine here is 1.4l! My 1.0l vauxhall corsa gives me over 50 mpg all year round and cost 4000 pounds at auction with 8000 miles on the clock; I bet that beats anything on this list including the prius. What the prices on this list does bring home is how grossly overpriced new cars are in this country. You'd have be mad to pay those prices!
Posted by: John Ashton | 29 Jul 2008 20:55:16
Utter drivel..... How on earth can this be passed as journalism. I drive a 36 year old car which dust-dust wise is surely more eco friendly, doing 30mpg on unleaded with a soft top for those rare summer days with a big boot and no tax to pay, low servicing costs and it's classless. It's reliable too with cheap parts. It's called a TR6. only drawback is you have to admit you're driving a British Leyland and it doesn;t have genuine 4 seats. Given that i'm a selfish singleton it suits me fine
Posted by: Scott | 29 Jul 2008 19:57:11
I have driven (and ridden in) my friends late Toyota Prius many times and am seriously considering one (late because it was sadly written off by an elderly couple in a Focus overtaking foolishly at a dangerous place on the road!).
The only comment I can say about the Prius to consider (not it's detriment really) is that it rides quite low to the road and is not great on country tracks, grounding out quite easily.
It also requires care and consideration when moving in pedestrian areas as it is so quiet at these speeds people really do not hear it coming!
Otherwise the steering perhaps feels a bit remote, but actually it drives very well (everywhere - I've driven up into the high mountains and on fast Autoroute), handles better than any other Toyota I can remember, it's plenty fast and powerful enough, comfortable, is flexible, has great aircon, stereo etc. and is as entirely viable as any other car of it's type! (Focus/Astra/Vectra/Golf/Passat/Laguna/etc.)
My friend covered more than 150k miles in his 2005 T Spirit model, it was amazingly economical (often less than 5 Lts per 100Kms) it was very, very reliable (even for a Toyota!) and so cheap to service. Perhaps not the most attractive car to some minds but it gives everything you need and saves bundles of money in use (apart from buying it!) as well as being potentially very "green" - and, yes - it saved my friends life dramatically in that accident - he was shaken up - no more, nor any bruises, the other car's occupants had to be cut out of the 2 week old Focus that collided with the Prius at a closing speed of perhaps 100mph by emergency rescue people - and which had a very different outcome!
Prius speaks for itself - try one for a few miles, they do really grow quietly on you!
Tomorrow -Today from Toyota! - could not have come at a better time with current fuel prices!
I like them!
Posted by: Greg | 29 Jul 2008 19:35:15
Looks like the number of 45 mph convoys are set to increase. Good job I have my 245 horsepower to blast past all these sanctimonious dawdlers.
We're here for a good time not a long time.
Get a life for goodness sake!
And if you want a cheap car - get one that lasts, like a land rover. (I find those easy to pass too)
Posted by: Tom Taylor-Duxbury | 29 Jul 2008 18:39:14
Need to get the facts right in this article - the none of the Fabia Estates emit less than 100g/km CO2. The standard models are 110-120g/km, the Greenline 109g/km according to the Skoda website. I agree this is a poor piece of journalism.
Posted by: Les | 29 Jul 2008 15:16:55
Toyota Pious, which is the attitude most owners take when driving their over-rated planet savers. As for the list, yes, there are far more worthy additions, and as for any BMW being included, that's just a joke.
Posted by: Julian | 29 Jul 2008 12:53:13
Wot, no Smart?
Posted by: Sue Burnett | 29 Jul 2008 12:51:47
Do you want to elaborate on "Petrol hybrid" and "electric hybrid" since both cars are hybrids containing a petrol engine and an electric battery & motor?
Posted by: CJ | 29 Jul 2008 12:50:07
Here is a vote for the Honda Jazz.
Co2 emissions: 134 g/km - and with the right driving style it only uses 5 Liter/100 km
That's almost as efficient as a hybrid car but less expensive.
And it's a versatile car with an interior design that puts a smile on your face.
Posted by: Haring | 29 Jul 2008 12:46:41
As far as I can see, these are all large expensive cars. How an earth could you not include the Peugeot 107 / Citreon C1 / Toyota Aygo trio? They are cheaper than any you mentioned and only emit 109 kg / km
Posted by: Keith | 29 Jul 2008 12:18:32
French humour there, Jean-Claude? "Car of foot". Hilarious...
Posted by: Remember Waterloo | 29 Jul 2008 12:12:29
Interesting to know that the toyota prious is not that environmentally friendly at all relative to other non-hybrid cars.
Posted by: D Smith | 29 Jul 2008 11:53:51
Clearly the best way to reduce the squeeze in these belt tightening times is to go and spend £20k on a new car!!? Simply drive the car you currently own more ergonomically. My 1.6 Astra's mpg varies between 18mpg and 50mpg - purely dependant on how it is driven.
Posted by: Ed B | 29 Jul 2008 11:51:59
If you must buy a new car, a Citroen C3 diesel starts at £9,700 but our local dealer is selling them with £1,700 discount.
The VED is £35 a year, and last weekend I drove 800 miles in mine at 65-70mph and an average of 74mpg. That makes fuel costs in the region of £800-£900 a year by your calculation.
Buy one second hand, and you are looking at £4,000 for a 2003 model. That suggests depreciation of £800 a year. Even without the discount, depreciation would be £1,140 a year.
So it's a lot "greener" than your winner.
Posted by: Gareth | 29 Jul 2008 11:48:52
As usual in The Times newspaper and on-line, articles written by people who aren't in the real world and no nothing about cars to boot! Presumably these "gems" (sic) were culled from manufacturer press material?
Posted by: Steven Harvey | 29 Jul 2008 11:13:32
What a weird list ? In terms of running cost some of those chosen would make it into a list of the ten most expensive small cars to run. A two year old Renualt Laguna will have dropped around ten grand since new.Thats £100 quid a week.
How on earth is that cheap ?
You pay two grand extra to save £35 a year VED on a VW Bluemotion. Why not pay two grand less and cough up the £35 a year ?
Posted by: M Reid | 29 Jul 2008 10:37:37
Absolutely agree with those who believe that the secret of 'cheap' motoring is not buy a new car and certainly not to buy on credit! Buy a small second-hand (3-5 yr old) car which has a full service history - even buying one from a main-dealer will be much cheaper than new. As an example, I run a 3 yr-old Clio which cost £3K and does 50 mpg all day long. £20K for a 1-series BMW to save money - don't make me laugh! Have you seen the cost of servicing a BMW??!!
Posted by: Andy | 29 Jul 2008 10:35:56
How very interesting. Whilst the Blue Motion Polo emits less CO2 per km than the Ford Focus (99g/km v. 114g/km) the Ford Focus is cheaper on petrol (£772 per 12,000 miles v. £830 per 12,000 miles). As the CO2 emitted is proportional to the petrol burned, this shouldn't be possible.
Posted by: Vincent Curry | 29 Jul 2008 10:28:28
As usual a list written as a `task' by someone who knows as much about cars as they do about astrophysics. Talk about the `dumbing down' of journalism!
If you're going to want to be seen as credible you're going to have to try harder than this `space-filler crap.
Posted by: Ian Brown | 29 Jul 2008 10:14:36
Alan is right about the depreciation, but buy the right car and you can save money even with a brand new car. My MINI Cooper Diesel only depreciates £1388 per year and returns 60 mpg, also the servicing for the first five years is £150. I get the prestige of driving a new car and feel good about my carbon footprint.
Posted by: Matthew Hill | 29 Jul 2008 09:38:58
Apart from not being particularly economical on fuel, the dealer service costs on most of these cars are astronomical. The last time I looked the likes of VW, Renault and BMW where charging over £100 an hour labour for even simple jobs such as changing the oil. Even topping up the screen wash was charged at the same rate. Useless article
Posted by: Mark | 29 Jul 2008 09:36:11
A 9-year old Ford Focus petrol does me fine... 40-50mpg if driven carefully, utterly reliable, safe and still looking smart. And no depreciation to speak of!
Posted by: Philip | 29 Jul 2008 09:32:06
How can a Prius make the list? twenty grand to buy one and when driven in real world situations is less economical than a BMW 5 series.
The Prius is the biggest fraud in motoring!
Posted by: Ken Hall | 29 Jul 2008 09:28:50
Depreciation is the biggest financial factor in considering which car to buy. For most people it is the hidden cost until such time as the car is sold.
Given both the reliability and durability of most cars built since the late 'eighties and early 'nineties why not bypasss this financial hit altogether and buy an "old" car?
Ecologically we are told that new car production has the biggest impact on the environment so purchasing an old car is a great way of re-cycling and minimising that initial impact whilst reducing the threat of the new.
Ultimately you end up with cheaper motoring and a better eco situation. So, how about a list of the ten best "old" cars to buy?
Posted by: Walker | 29 Jul 2008 09:16:53
till the governmaent moves the goal posts 5 yrs after you've bought one
Posted by: phil barnes | 29 Jul 2008 06:23:49
as a Brit who now lives in the USA, i am flabbergasted by these prices. they are almost double the US equivalents. For example, a basic Toyota Prius lists at 21,500 dollars.
Posted by: Nigel Guest | 29 Jul 2008 03:57:09
Why do we (and insurance companies) still use the 12K p.a mileage? Surely it should be the median value, whcih would take out the non driving proportion of the population that the average uses.
Posted by: BG | 28 Jul 2008 23:15:34
I certainly agree with Jim. Your selection is suspect. Why on earth would someone spend £20,000 on a BMW 1-series to "save" money on petrol and road tax?
Better research is needed.
Posted by: Imran | 28 Jul 2008 23:12:00
Jean-Claude's comment (28 July 09.13.58) reminds me that in Nigeria we used to refer to walking as 'Legedes Benz'!
Posted by: Mary | 28 Jul 2008 22:56:49