Used Car of the Year Awards: Overall winner

All of our category winners are terrific used buys, so narrowing the list down to just one overall winner is always a difficult process. The fact that both the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate and the Peugeot 5008 are previous holders of the Used Car of the Year title shows you just how tough the competition continues to be.

The E-Class Estate still appeals greatly in our eyes, because it’s highly practical, with a huge boot, and it’s a lot of very plush car for the money. Meanwhile, the 5008 has always been nicely refined and impressively versatile, and as it gets older, its used prices look even more tempting.

And how can you ignore the Tesla Model 3? A few years ago, it wouldn’t have seemed possible that you could put one of these class-leading electric executive cars on your driveway for so little money.

But in the end, for the first time, another electric vehicle emerged as our Used Car of the Year. That car is the Skoda Enyaq – a terrific all-rounder that’s far more sophisticated than its humble used price tag suggests.

The fact that the Enyaq is an SUV makes it far more practical than the Model 3 saloon, and it’s more comfortable to ride in. It’s got masses of room inside for the family and a long enough range to take them places without any drama, plus it’s even better value for money than an E-Class Estate or a 5008 of the same age.

In short, no other used car on our shortlist this year came close to providing such a wide range of attributes as the Enyaq.

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