What does it cost?
For The 1.0-litre petrol engine is the cheapest and manages well over 55mpg. The Vauxhall Corsa 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S gets electric front windows and remote central locking.
Against The 1.0-litre petrol engine is noisy and painfully slow – it takes 17 seconds to haul the Corsa to 62mph. S trim isn’t glittering with kit – you get only two airbags.
What Car? says
The Vauxhall Corsa 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S is best avoided. You might be tempted by the low price, but the weedy 1.0-litre engine will make you wish you’d forked out extra for a bigger engine in a higher trim.
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Cheaper
- Hatchback 1.0 ecoFLEX Expression 3dr - £9,495
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S 3dr - £11,625
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S 3dr - £11,970
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S 5dr - £12,050
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC 3dr - £12,135
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S S/S 3dr - £12,235
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S 5dr - £12,400
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC 3dr - £12,480
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv 3dr - £12,530
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC 5dr - £12,565
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S easytronic 3dr - £12,595
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S S/S 5dr - £12,665
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Active 3dr - £12,685
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC S/S 3dr - £12,745
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclusiv S/S 3dr - £12,795
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC 5dr - £12,910
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv 5dr - £12,960
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S easytronic 5dr - £13,025
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active 3dr - £13,030
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv AC 3dr - £13,045
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv 3dr - £13,070
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC easytronic 3dr - £13,105
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Active 5dr - £13,110
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv easytronic 3dr - £13,155
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC S/S 5dr - £13,175
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclusiv S/S 5dr - £13,225
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclsiv AC S/S 3dr - £13,310
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active AC 3dr - £13,335
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Active AC 5dr - £13,420
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active 5dr - £13,460
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv AC 5dr - £13,470
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv 5dr - £13,495
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi 3dr - £13,520
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC easytronic 5dr - £13,535
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S 3dr - £13,570
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv AC 3dr - £13,580
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclsiv AC S/S 5dr - £13,735
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active AC 5dr - £13,765
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi S/S 3dr - £13,785
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S S/S 3dr - £13,835
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Active AC 3dr - £13,875
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi 5dr - £13,945
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S 5dr - £14,000
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv AC 5dr - £14,010
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi AC 3dr - £14,030
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi 3dr - £14,055
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC 3dr - £14,080
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclus' AC easytronic 5dr - £14,095
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 3dr - £14,130
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi S/S 5dr - £14,210
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S S/S 5dr - £14,265
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 3dr - £14,295
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Active AC 5dr - £14,300
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S S/S 3dr - £14,340
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 3dr - £14,345
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 3dr - £14,395
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SE AC 3dr - £14,435
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi AC 5dr - £14,455
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi 5dr - £14,485
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC 5dr - £14,510
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr - £14,560
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi AC 3dr - £14,565
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Exclusi AC 3dr - £14,640
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Limited Edition AC 3dr - £14,650
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 3dr - £14,700
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 5dr - £14,720
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Active AC 3dr - £14,770
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S S/S 5dr - £14,770
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 5dr - £14,775
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 5dr - £14,825
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 3dr - £14,850
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SE AC 5dr - £14,865
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 3dr - £14,900
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75ecoFLEX Excl AC S/S 3dr - £14,905
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SE AC 3dr - £14,975
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi AC 5dr - £14,995
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excl AC 5dr - £15,070
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Limited Edition AC 5dr - £15,080
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 5dr - £15,130
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Active AC 5dr - £15,200
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi 3dr - £15,220
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 5dr - £15,280
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 5dr - £15,330
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75Ecoflex Excl AC S/S 5dr - £15,335
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SE AC 5dr - £15,400
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95ecoFLEX Excl AC S/S 3dr - £15,410
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi 3dr - £15,450
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi S/S 3dr - £15,485
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SRi AC 3dr - £15,600
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi 5dr - £15,645
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC 3dr - £15,730
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95ecoFLEX Excl AC S/S 5dr - £15,840
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi 5dr - £15,875
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi S/S 5dr - £15,915
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC 3dr - £15,960
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 3dr - £15,995
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SRi AC 5dr - £16,030
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC 3dr - £16,135
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC 5dr - £16,160
- Hatchback 1.3CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Ltd Ed AC 3dr - £16,165
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC 3dr - £16,365
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC 5dr - £16,390
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 3dr - £16,405
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 5dr - £16,425
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC 5dr - £16,565
- Hatchback 1.3CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Ltd Edi AC 5dr - £16,590
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC 5dr - £16,795
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 5dr - £16,830
- Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SE AC 3dr - £17,020
- Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SE AC 5dr - £17,450
- Hatchback 1.7 CRDi 130 ecoFLEX SRi AC 3dr - £17,650
- Hatchback 1.7 CRDi 130 ecoFLEX SRi AC 5dr - £18,080
- Hatchback 1.6 VXR 3dr - £18,910
- Hatchback 1.6 VXR Nurburgring 3dr - £22,305
More expensive
- Hatchback 1.0 ecoFLEX Expression 3dr - £9,495
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S 3dr - £11,625
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S 3dr - £11,970
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S 5dr - £12,050
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC 3dr - £12,135
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S S/S 3dr - £12,235
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S 5dr - £12,400
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC 3dr - £12,480
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv 3dr - £12,530
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S AC 5dr - £12,565
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S easytronic 3dr - £12,595
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S S/S 5dr - £12,665
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Active 3dr - £12,685
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC S/S 3dr - £12,745
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclusiv S/S 3dr - £12,795
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC 5dr - £12,910
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv 5dr - £12,960
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S easytronic 5dr - £13,025
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active 3dr - £13,030
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv AC 3dr - £13,045
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv 3dr - £13,070
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC easytronic 3dr - £13,105
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Active 5dr - £13,110
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv easytronic 3dr - £13,155
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v VVT ecoFLEX S AC S/S 5dr - £13,175
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclusiv S/S 5dr - £13,225
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclsiv AC S/S 3dr - £13,310
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active AC 3dr - £13,335
- Hatchback 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX Active AC 5dr - £13,420
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active 5dr - £13,460
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclusiv AC 5dr - £13,470
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv 5dr - £13,495
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi 3dr - £13,520
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT S AC easytronic 5dr - £13,535
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S 3dr - £13,570
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv AC 3dr - £13,580
- Hatchback 1.2i 16v e'FLEX Exclsiv AC S/S 5dr - £13,735
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Active AC 5dr - £13,765
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi S/S 3dr - £13,785
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S S/S 3dr - £13,835
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Active AC 3dr - £13,875
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi 5dr - £13,945
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S 5dr - £14,000
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Exclusiv AC 5dr - £14,010
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi AC 3dr - £14,030
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi 3dr - £14,055
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC 3dr - £14,080
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Exclus' AC easytronic 5dr - £14,095
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 3dr - £14,130
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi S/S 5dr - £14,210
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S S/S 5dr - £14,265
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 3dr - £14,295
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT Active AC 5dr - £14,300
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S S/S 3dr - £14,340
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 3dr - £14,345
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 3dr - £14,395
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SE AC 3dr - £14,435
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SXi AC 5dr - £14,455
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi 5dr - £14,485
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC 5dr - £14,510
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Exclusiv 5dr - £14,560
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi AC 3dr - £14,565
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Exclusi AC 3dr - £14,640
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Limited Edition AC 3dr - £14,650
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 3dr - £14,700
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 5dr - £14,720
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Active AC 3dr - £14,770
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S S/S 5dr - £14,770
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 5dr - £14,775
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 5dr - £14,825
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 3dr - £14,850
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT SE AC 5dr - £14,865
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 3dr - £14,900
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75ecoFLEX Excl AC S/S 3dr - £14,905
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SE AC 3dr - £14,975
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SXi AC 5dr - £14,995
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Excl AC 5dr - £15,070
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT Limited Edition AC 5dr - £15,080
- Hatchback 1.2i VVT ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 5dr - £15,130
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Active AC 5dr - £15,200
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi 3dr - £15,220
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX S AC S/S 5dr - £15,280
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX Excl S/S 5dr - £15,330
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75Ecoflex Excl AC S/S 5dr - £15,335
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SE AC 5dr - £15,400
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95ecoFLEX Excl AC S/S 3dr - £15,410
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi 3dr - £15,450
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi S/S 3dr - £15,485
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SRi AC 3dr - £15,600
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi 5dr - £15,645
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC 3dr - £15,730
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95ecoFLEX Excl AC S/S 5dr - £15,840
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi 5dr - £15,875
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi S/S 5dr - £15,915
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC 3dr - £15,960
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 3dr - £15,995
- Hatchback 1.4i VVT SRi AC 5dr - £16,030
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC 3dr - £16,135
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC 5dr - £16,160
- Hatchback 1.3CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Ltd Ed AC 3dr - £16,165
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC 3dr - £16,365
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SXi AC 5dr - £16,390
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 3dr - £16,405
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SXi AC S/S 5dr - £16,425
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC 5dr - £16,565
- Hatchback 1.3CDTi 75 ecoFLEX Ltd Edi AC 5dr - £16,590
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 95 ecoFLEX SE AC 5dr - £16,795
- Hatchback 1.3 CDTi 75 ecoFLEX SE AC S/S 5dr - £16,830
- Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SE AC 3dr - £17,020
- Hatchback 1.7 CDTi 130 ecoFLEX SE AC 5dr - £17,450
- Hatchback 1.7 CRDi 130 ecoFLEX SRi AC 3dr - £17,650
- Hatchback 1.7 CRDi 130 ecoFLEX SRi AC 5dr - £18,080
- Hatchback 1.6 VXR 3dr - £18,910
- Hatchback 1.6 VXR Nurburgring 3dr - £22,305
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
When it came out, the Vauxhall Corsa was What Car?’s Car of the Year, and even now it’s still an impressive little thing, offering great value for money.
The Ford Fiesta and VW Polo have overtaken it at the top of the class, but its blend of space, quality and refinement means it’s still up with the best.
The Vauxhall Corsa is quite a heavy car, however, so you’re best to steer clear of the smallest engines, which struggle once you’re out of town.
The punchy 1.3 diesels suit the car well, but they’re expensive to buy, so we think the best balance overall is the 1.4-litre petrol engine. It gives decent performance at the same time as returning more than 51mpg on average.
Similarly, you’re best off avoiding the most basic trims, which look rather spartan. Instead, go for the mid-range Exclusiv with air-con, which supplies the best balance of kit and cost.
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