Car Leaderboard

A ranked shortlist of compact and mid-size SUVs I'm considering buying — prioritising 4×4 capability, ground clearance, reliability, and fuel economy.

Weights: REL×10 · FUEL×8 · GC×7 · $$×9 · DT×5 · SIZE×4 · QUA×3 · AGE×5 · KM×7 · OWN×3 · ORIG×3

Budget ≤ €21,000 used / €35,000 new · sweet spot €12,000–€16,000 · last updated 2026-06-26

Brand new · 0 km

#	Car	Price	km	Score	REL	FUEL	GC	$$	DT	SIZE	QUA	AGE	KM	OWN	ORIG
🥇	Suzuki Vitara GL+ ALLGRIP Hybrid 1.4T 2026	€26,180	—	7.5	8	8.1	6.1	4.2	7	6	6	10	10	10	10
🥈	Dacia Duster Expression Hybrid-G 150 4x4 auto 2026	€29,900	—	7.4	7	7.4	9.7	2.8	7	6	4	10	10	10	10

Used cars

#	Car	Price	km	Score	REL	FUEL	GC	$$	DT	SIZE	QUA	AGE	KM	OWN	ORIG
🥇	Dacia Duster PRESTIGE dCi 115 4x4 1.5 2021	€18,490	33k	7.8	7	10	8.9	6.9	7	6	4	6.4	8.7	10	10
🥈	Subaru XV AWD 1.6i 114hp CVT 2022	€19,500	52k	7.6	8	6.1	10	6.6	8	6	6	7.3	7.3	10	10
🥉	Subaru XV AWD 1.6i 115hp CVT 2022	€18,790	76k	7.5	8	6.1	10	6.8	8	6	6	7.3	5.6	10	10
4	Toyota RAV4 AWD 2.0 158hp Manual 2010	€13,500	45k	7.3	9	5.1	6.6	8.7	8	8	6	1	7.8	10	10
5	Dacia Duster dCi 115 4x4 1.5 2020	€18,000	54k	7.3	7	10	8.9	7.1	7	6	4	5.5	7.2	10	3
6	Suzuki Vitara GL+ ALLGRIP 1.4 140 2019	€19,000	72k	7	8	8.1	6.1	6.8	7	6	6	4.6	5.9	10	10
7	Subaru XV AWD 1.6i 136hp CVT (1st-gen GP) 2015	€12,500	85k	6.8	8	6.1	10	9.1	8	6	6	1	5	5	5
8	Subaru Forester AWD 2.0D 150hp Auto + Diff Lock 2015	€18,999	110k	6.7	6	8.7	10	6.8	9	8	7	1	3.2	10	5
9	Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4 low-range 2.0 2008	€8,000	85k	6.7	8	1.6	7.8	10	10	6	5	1	5	10	10
10	Nissan Qashqai 4x4-i dCi 130 1.6 2018	€19,500	44k	6.7	6	10	6.6	6.6	7	6	6	3.7	7.9	5	5
11	BMW X1 xDrive 18d xDrive AWD 2.0d 150hp Auto 2016	€18,900	18k	6.6	5	10	5.8	6.8	7	6	8	1.9	9.7	5	5
12	Mazda CX-3 AWD 1.5d SKYACTIV 105hp 2016	€15,990	96k	6.5	8	10	3.2	7.8	7	6	7	1.9	4.2	10	5
13	Jeep Compass Limited 4x4 1.3T 170hp DCT Auto 2020	€18,500	52k	6.4	4	6.1	7.8	6.9	7	8	5	5.5	7.3	5	10

Column legend

RELReliabilityFUELFuel EconomyGCGround Clearance$$PriceDTDrivetrainSIZESizeQUABuild QualityAGEAgeKMMileageOWNOwnersORIGMarket Origin

9–10 excellent7–8 good5–6 average3–4 below avg1–2 poor