Provides used car buyers with great engines, tidy handling and...

The Ford Focus is one of Britain’s most popular family cars, a...

The more conservative and more mature second-generation Ford F...

This Ford Mondeo is still one of the best family cars you can...

It's cheap, well built, reliable, spacious, and - best of all...

Compelling combination of driving pleasure, practicality and a...

It's cheap, well built, reliable, spacious and - best of all -...

Compelling combination of driving pleasure, practicality and a...

It has no image at all, but it's good in so many areas you won...

A well-equipped and stylish family saloon

It aims for Audi and Lexus but misses

It has no image at all, but it's good in so many areas you won...

The current Honda Civic is good to drive, has a big boot and c...

Spacious and reliable, the ninth-generation Honda Civic certai...

Honda Civics have always made sensible used buys. Does the wac...

Other than its sheer low cost, the Accent has little on its si...

It's very cheap, but most rivals are better to drive and more...

It's very cheap, but most rivals are better to drive and more...

Sharp looks and a five-year warranty make the Hyundai i30 an a...

When practicality, ease of ownership and cheap running costs m...

The Hyundai is a dependable hatchback, but it won't set pulses...

High spec and a low price, but not a great buy

It's fine if you want a large, undemanding, toy-laden saloon t...

The Infiniti Q30’s an interesting alternative, but it's ultim...

Sensible, dependable and well equipped, the Kia Ceed is a fine...

The second-generation Kia Cee’d is a stylish and sophisticated...

It's not the most exciting of hatchbacks, but is capable and a...

It's safe, well equipped and practical, but driving it is a le...

It's safe, well equipped and practical, but driving it is a le...

A cheap, roomy family car, but nowhere near as talented as the...

A low-cost family saloon. Snobs need not apply

The Lexus CT is a hybrid hatchback that offers low emissions...

It's reliable, practical and fun to drive, but not the most co...

The Mazda 3 offers good economy and a classy interior, but tha...

The Mazda 3 isn’t the most comfortable car in the world, but i...

More character than past small Mazdas, but every bit as practi...

It's more characterful than past small Mazdas, but this saloon...

It's puts dependability above everything else - it's all compe...

It puts dependability above everything else - it's all compete...

It does most things well and almost nothing badly, so it's an...

Mazda's 6 saloon is a good car, but the hatchback version is b...

The Mercedes A-Class is classy, good to drive and st...

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class certainly looks the part, but its ha...

Scores well for space, safety and image, but it's pricey for a...

The Mercedes B-Class offers a remarkable amount of interior sp...

The styling and cabin are questionable, but MG ZS is a cheap a...

The MG ZT is a decent sports saloon for buttons

Quirky looks and extra doors make the Clubman estate...

Carisma is a misnomer. The Mitsubishi Carisma should have been...

The Mitsubishi Galant is unfairly overlooked as a good, solid...

The Nissan Almera is solid, reliable and cheap, but with a sta...

The Nissan Almera is solid, reliable and cheap, but with a sta...

The Nissan Primera is a decent family car that's great value a...

The Nissan Primera is a reliable and roomy family car, that's...

The Nissan Primera is a practical, sporty family car in a plai...

The Nissan Pulsar is quiet, spacious and well equipped, but re...

The Peugeot 306 is cheap and great to drive, but newer designs...

The Peugeot 308 has some clean and frugal engines, but it fall...

The Peugeot 308 is a competent small family car, but a long wa...

The Peugeot 406 is a big, cheap, smooth-riding cruiser, but ne...

The Peugeot 407 is a comfy, good-looking cruiser which is at h...

The Proton Gen-2 handles well, but too many faults in other ar...

The Proton Impian is well equipped and adequate to drive, but...

Distinctive styling gives the Renault Laguna a chic feel. It m...

Choose the right Renault Laguna, and you'll be able to enjoy q...

The Renault Laguna is a comfortable tourer, but it's let down...

The Renault Mégane is well equipped and has lots of safety kit...

The Renault Megane might not be the flashiest family car aroun...

The Renault Megane is outstandingly safe, well equipped and go...

The Renault Megane Sport Saloon is outstandingly safe, well eq...

Apart from some engineering strengths, the Rover 45 doesn't st...

Apart from some engineering strengths, the Rover 45 car doesn'...

The Rover 75 is a comfortable, refined motorway hauler with a...

The Seat Altea is stylish and well-equipped, but not a proper...

The Seat Exeo is based on the previous-generation Audi A4, so...

The Seat Leon SC is not only stylish and good to drive but als...

The Seat Leon is a great all-rounder, being wonderfully stylis...

It's built to a budget, but the Seat Leon is a safe and pleasi...

Better than Golf it's based on, the Seat Leon is a fine altern...

While it has a big boot and plenty of rear leg space, a f...

It's good, but it's little better than the cheaper Altea XL th...

It could be a shrewd, enjoyable and economical purchase, but b...

It's a solid and spacious supermini made with Volkswagen invol...

The Skoda Octavia may not be the most stylish family car, but...

A great used car

It's a modern family car with reasonable safety levels, but it...

The Skoda Rapid is below par in many areas, although it is a p...

While it’s not class-leading to drive, the Skoda Rapid Spaceba...

The Superb is an amazing amount of car for the money

All the space of a limo for family-car money

The range-topper steals the limelight, but the rest are grippy...

Drives well, but let down by high running costs

The cabin is dull and the car is not cheap to run, but it's ve...

It's not bad, but it's outclassed by the class best. Should pr...

It's not bad, but it's outclassed by the class best. It should...

The Toyota Auris is a dependable and hassle-free used family c...

Capable, but disappointing follow-up to the excellent Corolla<...

Safe, dependable and spacious family transport

A reliable family car, but not the most inspiring

Safe, dependable and spacious family transport

A reliable family car but not the most inspiring

Best ever Corolla

It'll get you from A to B reliably and reasonably safely

This is the best Corolla ever, but not the best version of it<...

It'll get you from A to B reliably and reasonably safely

The Toyota Prius wears its iconic status lightly. It’s good to...

With many used-car buyers seeking alternatives to diesel, the...

Proves that going green doesn't have to be dull

Green enough, but it doesn't drive as well as mainstream rival...

The Vauxhall Astra is a deservedly popular family hatchback th...

The Vauxhall Astra offers plenty of equipment for the money an...

Outclassed by rivals, but still great value

It's thoroughly affordable, dependable and practical, with a f...

The hatchback was our 2003 Family Car of the Year - it's a gre...

The final 02-reg models make sense if they're cheap. Pre-'99 m...

The hatchback was our 2003 Family Car of the Year - it's a gre...

The final 02-reg models make sense if they're cheap. Pre-'99 m...

Cute looks and a funky interior mark the Volkswagen Beetle out...

Lots of style and good residual values

Cheaper than more practical Golf, but the Bora is just as well...

Smooth, suave and sophisticated, the seventh-generation Volksw...

A firm family favourite, the VW Golf exudes quality and is gre...

The VW Golf has always been a comfortable and classy choice, b...

The VW Jetta is a spacious and competent four-door s...

Does just about everything the Passat can do - for less

All the family car you'll ever need

You get an imposing family car that's more upmarket than rival...

The Volvo C30 is neither a true coupe nor a small family hatch...

A stylish and safe choice, but it’s rather small compared with...

This versiobn of the Volvo S40 is an average saloon at best an...

Even if it can’t match the best in class for its driving exper...