Top Ten Cheapest Small Cars to Maintain
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FixMyCar reveals the ten cheapest small cars to maintain.
Book car repair nowEllie Dyer-Brown
Friday November 08 2024
3 min read
Small cars are more affordable and fuel efficient, which makes them ideal for money-conscious drivers. If you're thinking about buying one but want to research maintenance costs before you take the plunge, this guide is for you.
Contents
Top ten cheapest small cars to maintain
| Model | Annual Maintenance Cost |
|---|---|
| Toyota Aygo | £436.87 |
| Hyundai i10 | £442.43 |
| Kia Picanto | £446.74 |
| Vauxhall Corsa | £451.21 |
| Peugeot 208 | £451.55 |
| Fiat 500 | £452.48 |
| Toyota Yaris | £452.80 |
| Renault Clio | £453.34 |
| SEAT Ibiza | £456.93 |
| Honda Jazz | £460.45 |
The cheapest model
The cheapest small car to maintain is the Toyota Aygo, a quirky city car that's easy to drive and cheap to run. Let's take a closer look at its maintenance costs.
| Toyota Aygo | Average Price |
|---|---|
| Full service | £186.88 |
| Interim service | £131.20 |
| MOT | £45.42 |
| Aircon regas | £73.37 |
The Aygo's total maintenance cost is £5.56 less than the second-cheapest car, the Hyundai i10, and £23.58 cheaper than the most expensive model, the Honda Jazz.
Find out about common problems with the Toyota Aygo.
Data insights
The Kia Picanto is the cheapest model for a full service, costing £186.20 on average. The Toyota Yaris is the most expensive, with an average price of £196.74.
The cheapest car for an interim service is the Aygo. The most expensive models are the SEAT Ibiza and Fiat 500, with a joint average price of £141.27.
The SEAT Ibiza is the cheapest model for an MOT, costing £45.05, and the most expensive is the Fiat 500 at £45.98.
Finally, in the aircon regas category, the Fiat 500 is the cheapest model with an average price of £70.37. The most expensive car is the SEAT Ibiza, costing £79.84.
How we worked it out
All prices in this guide are averages based on quotes from the FixMyCar platform in 2024.
To calculate the top ten, we looked at some of the most popular small cars and compared them based on their price in four maintenance categories:
We added the prices from these categories to create a total repair cost for each model.
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Written by Ellie
Ellie is FixMyCar's Content Writer. She has over three years of experience writing about cars and regularly collaborates with automotive experts to provide trustworthy advice for drivers that is easy understand. Her work has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, iNews, The Daily Express and The Sun. She has a BA in English literature and an MA in creative writing from Durham University. Outside of work, Ellie follows F1 and eagerly awaits Ferrari's next era of dominance in the sport. She drives a Suzuki Swift.