The MOST RELIABLE Used Cars Under £5000 UK - CHEAP CARS under 5k

The MOST RELIABLE Cheap Used Cars Under £5000

So I've been asked by a few people to do a list of reliable and relatively affordable used cars (under £5k) that will offer some degree of practicality, reliability, and frugality, basically just good value for money used cars.

This is not a complete list by any means but just a handful of great value reliable used cars.

Let me know what you think in the comments - would you buy that Porsche Boxster for £5k??? Was my choice of the Diesel 1.6 Honda Civic a good one or can you think of a more reliable used car in the UK that will be as cheap to run?

Are these the best cars under 5k in the UK today or are these cheap cars a total disaster? let me know your thoughts.

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[mrmiruk]

Would love to see this for also 10k budget too

[ChopsGarage]

Got that exact Suzuki Swift Sport 1.6 outside, its only car I got from auction recently that needs nothing. Love it! Good advice here. My Ceed just sold this morning, great car. And my personal V70 2.4 did 260k without missing a beat. Only sold it on as wife fancied something new!

[Craig]

Great video. I've been shopping around for a while for a small family car for the same budget. I ended up settling on a Kia Venga 3 (13 reg) for 4 grand. Would definitely recommend one to anyone shopping in the same market. Not the most exciting cars, granted - but very reliable and deceptively spacious.

[ritajames]

Thanks for posting your handful of selected options for under £5K. I would also agree that a Honda Civic might be an option but for me, not a diesel, thanks.

[stephenwall]

Great vid. I'm looking at v70s and civics ATM. Your words will be heeded. 😉

[ffudon]

Great video - actually 1 of the best I've watched, thanks!
Views on the VW Golf 'PLUS' - there aren't many views or videos out there to work with - cheers

[thedetailingdoctor]

Phaeton is cracking value for money especially the facelift ! I’ve always wanted one as a daily

[gerrytheleper]

Great video. Thanks a lot. I'm looking at Civics of a similar age. Are there particular engines from that era that I should avoid? Or is there good method of finding out? Just googling is getting me a wide range of differing opinions. Cheers!

[lloydvehicleconsulting]

It's fascinating, as I typically source used cars for between £3-5, 000 for private clients, so I spend a lot of time perusing Auto Trader like this. A £5, 000 budget used to typically get a Swift from a generation later (I sourced a 2015 one for less than that last March), but given that used car prices have gone up so much since then, maybe it is best to get one of the last ones of the first generation. By the way, absolutely love Mark I Kia Cee'ds, they are some of my favourite reasonably priced used cars, they do drive well and tend to be better for dependability than a typical Focus, Astra or Golf, but it does depend on the example, of course.

[richardpearson]

I bought a used approved Toyota Avensis 1.8 tourer last year 2010 model. £4200 used approved with 2 year manufacturer warranty. 100k miles on clock. Served me very well so far after another 10k miles. I've paid double that before and had no end of trouble with other newer cars

[BackaLV]

Someone need to put this guy on news, unbelievable

[mulberrybushfilmfan]

Mazda 2 and 3 in my experience are great cars at the lower end of the market.

[delatronics]

Thumbs up because you put the Honda Civic up there and you are a fellow musician

[FaresElGhuff]

Hi, can you make a video on £5k cars and EURO 6? Thank you

[mudskipper]

Those Phateons are incredible value but never took the plunge, there was a rare W12 up for sale near me last week and was gone immediately….

[chiccoka]

Suzuki needs 97 octan as it’s a sport engine. Also we had some with lower bottom gone

[yamyam]

I got a 2011 Honda Civic 24, 000 miles, I've had it for 10yrs, hardly drive it .

[KM-nrbr]

Facelift Toyota Celica gen 7 VVTI (non Yamaha) are incredibly reliable cars. Thrash on them all day long and they don’t bat an eye.

[princessphilyrules]

Can you do something like this for automatics please?

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"You can rent that out as a flat in London and probably get about £800 a week" 😂