Budget-Minded 10Best Winners That Are Less Than Five Years Old
Key takeaways
- These inexpensive current and former 10Best-winners are great, and rather inexpensive, ways to get into a newer used car.
- Mazda Our annual 10Best lists spotlight the new cars that offer a balanced combination of value, utility, and driving enjoyment.
- Each model on this list is at most five years old, and we zeroed in on cars with clean histories and fewer than 100,000 miles on their odometers.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
These inexpensive current and former 10Best-winners are great, and rather inexpensive, ways to get into a newer used car.
Mazda Our annual 10Best lists spotlight the new cars that offer a balanced combination of value, utility, and driving enjoyment. But not everyone wants or can afford a new car, which is why we took a short trip in the wayback machine to revisit some not-so-old favorites that are available on the used market at a reasonably low price.
Each model on this list is at most five years old, and we zeroed in on cars with clean histories and fewer than 100,000 miles on their odometers. These three picks are the least expensive routes we could find into a 10Best-winning used vehicle from 2021 or later. [Also see our Used Car Rankings to help you shop.]