Britain's cheapest new cars

We often get asked what the cheapest cars on sale in the UK are. It's a difficult question to answer – an increasing number of buyers opt for finance deals, which makes the overall OTR price much less important than it used to be. And because the car market is so competitive, prices fluctuate constantly and bargains can be fleeting.

There's also a "new vs used" argument at this price point. If you have £7,000 to spend, would you be better off in a very basic new car, or a more upmarket second-hand one? A lot of people choose the latter, but that's something this feature might help you work out.

All of the cars in this gallery can be bought new for less than than £10,000. In fact, the cheapest car starts at less than £6,000 for the entry-level model. Good news indeed.

But remember that we've used the very lowest prices for each of the cars. That means that in some cases, you'll be buying an extremely basic product – in the case of that first sub-£6k offering, you don't even get a radio fitted as standard. We don't always recommend buying the cheapest version of a car, as the best value can usually be found in the middle of the range.

Prices are correct at the time of writing in June 2017, but they do fluctuate. More importantly, some manufacturers are more open to negotiation than others – haggle a bit, and these bargain motors might get cheaper.

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