What are the best cheap SUVs cars for less than £10,000?

If you love SUVs and bargains, you’re in the right place. SUVs usually cost more than hatchbacks, but you can snag one with modern features, strong safety ratings, and good reliability for under £10,000.

We’ve selected our top 10 cheap used SUVs picks, each under £10,000 with mileage under 70,000 (based on June 2025 listings from the UK’s most popular used car site). Whether you're after city-friendly compacts, all-electric options, or spacious family-friendly seven-seaters, there’s something here to match your style and budget.

1. Seat Ateca

The Seat Ateca is a sporty SUV with the practicality of a hatchback. Pop down to your local Seat showroom and you’ll see that prices for a brand-new Seat Ateca start at about £30,000. For less than a third of that, though, you can get a used Ateca that looks almost identical, has the same engine and most of the same features. That, to us, looks like a very clever piece of shopping.  

The Ateca shares many parts with the Skoda Karoq (both brands are part of the Volkswagen Group), but costs less and has a sportier, edgier look. It walks the walk, too, because it’s one of the most enjoyable SUVs to drive, behaving more like a nimble hatchback than a bulky off-roader on a country road.

The interior is roomy, and the dashboard is simple and stylish. Shop around and you should be able to find an Ateca in this price range in SE Technology trim – this gives you loads of great features, including powerful LED headlights and support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

2. Citroen C5 Aircross

The Citroen C5 Aircross is a comfy SUV made for cruising, not cornering. If you’re in the market for a mid-size SUV that looks bang-up-to-date and makes a brilliant family car, the Citroen C5 Aircross has you covered. 

This is a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that doesn’t really deliver on the ‘Sport’ side of things, but instead focuses on comfort. Soft suspension makes the C5 Aircross a bit wallowy through corners but it gives a very smooth ride and the seats are similarly cushy. If pampering everyone on board is your priority it’s an excellent choice. Each of the three second-row seats slides and reclines, too, giving it a touch of MPV-style versatility and allowing everyone to fine-tune their seating position.

As well as being comparatively cheap to buy, the C5 gives low running costs thanks to impressively fuel-efficient engines. It’s also packed with mod-cons and even the earliest, most basic versions have dual-zone climate control and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connectivity. 

3. Kia Sportage

The Kia Sportage is a household name in UK driveways, and for good reason. It’s fair to say that the Kia Sportage is a familiar sight on UK roads, since it’s regularly among the top ten best-selling new cars. While £10,000 isn’t enough to get you the latest model, it's plenty for the version that was sold new between 2016 and 2022.

Like the current Sportage it’s a stylish choice that’s more practical than many mid-size SUVs, with plenty of wiggle room in the back and a large boot. Petrol and diesel versions are available and some versions have four-wheel drive. Kia is very generous when it comes to standard features and at the very least you can expect air conditioning, DAB radio and cruise control. Many cars at this price will have a reversing camera or sensors and sat-nav, too. While you’re unlikely to find one for less than £10k that’s still covered by Kia’s seven-year warranty, the Sportage is solidly built and has a good record for reliability. 

4. MG ZS EV

A pure-electric SUV that’s just a few years old and costs less than £10,000? That’ll be the MG ZS EV, then. No other electric SUV gets close in terms of value. While it’s shorter than a Nissan Qashqai, the ZS is also a proper family SUV, with lots of headroom and legroom and a very decent boot. The interior feels solidly built, and the central touchscreen is easy to use.

A budget of £10,000 gets you one of the earlier ZS EV models, which have an official range of 163 miles on a full charge. Nothing special, but not bad either. What you do get is the kind of nippy, quiet drive that’s typical of an EV. And, because the MG ZS EV was introduced in 2019 and MG cars come with a seven-year/80,000-mile warranty from new, you should be able to get one with some warranty remaining. 

5. Dacia Duster

In recent years, any discussion of cheap new SUVs has been dominated by the Dacia Duster. Hardly surprising, when the first version (which went on sale in 2013) was a mid-size SUV for the cost of a city car. Prices have crept up over the years, but it’s always been phenomenal value.

Our recommendation is to go for one of the second-generation models, which arrived in 2018. These look almost identical to the first one but they have better standard features (some first-generation cars didn’t even have a radio!) and a more modern interior. Whichever Duster you choose you get lots of interior space and a big boot. You also get the option of a four-wheel-drive model – these are very capable off-road, giving the Duster the ruggedness to match its looks. 

6. Peugeot E-2008

It’s remarkable to think that prices for early used Peugeot E-2008 models are now hovering around the £10,000 mark, since these cost more than £30,000 when new. Admittedly, you might have to haggle a bit to nudge below the £10,000 barrier, but we think it’s worth it because this is an excellent compact electric SUV.

Thanks to its futuristic design – inside and out – the E-2008 looks bang up to date, and because it’s the current model it’s available with all the latest tech features. It’s also one of the more practical small SUVs, with enough back-seat legroom and boot space to make it a viable family car. Maximum official battery range is just over 200 miles, which is pretty good for a car of this size, and going from 10% to 80% charge using a fast (100kWh) charger takes just 30 minutes. 

7. Honda CR-V

The Honda CR-V is one of the longest-running modern SUVs, with the first version arriving in the UK way back in 1997. While it’s evolved continually over the years, its core strengths have stayed the same. Namely, an especially roomy interior, easy driveability and the promise of excellent reliability.

With up to £10k to spend, you can get one of the fourth-generation models, which was sold new between 2012 and 2018. That makes it a bit older than some of the cars on this list, but the CR-V has aged very well thanks to a clean-cut exterior design and the availability of lots of modern safety features. You get a lot of car for the money, too, because this CR-V is larger than a brand-new Nissan Qashqai and has a significantly bigger boot. 

8. Nissan X-Trail

While we’re on the subject of the Nissan Qashqai, here’s a car that costs much the same and shares many parts, but gives you added practicality and the option of an extra pair of seats: the Nissan X-Trail.

Yep, this is essentially a more spacious version of the Nissan Qashqai – so it has the same positives, including low running costs, a smooth drive and some useful gadgets. Available features include a power-operated boot lid and a 360-degree camera that gives you a bird-eye view of the car’s surroundings when parking – perfect for avoiding annoying (and costly) scrapes.

The third-row seats, which fold away when not needed, were a cost option when new, so not all used X-Trails have them. Opt for a five-seater instead and you get a very large boot. 

9. Renault Captur

Renault was ahead of the curve when it launched the first Captur in 2013 because back then, there were few other small SUVs on the market. Now there are seemingly hundreds, yet the latest, second-generation Captur – introduced in 2020 – remains one of the best of the bunch. And the good news is that it’s just about within our £10k budget.

Like the first model, the latest Captur looks great and is available in some fetching two-tone colour schemes with contrasting tones for the roof and door mirrors. It also has a smart interior with a user-friendly touchscreen. The boot is large, and if you need more load space, you can slide the back seat forwards to make it bigger still. Fuel-efficient engines and a comfortable ride round out a compelling all-round package. 

10. Land Rover Discovery Sport

For true off-road authenticity, it has to be a Land Rover, and the Discovery Sport gives you all that heritage and go-anywhere ability in a car that’s compact, cost-effective and gives you the option of seven seats.

It’s a stylish, upmarket choice and because the Discovery Sport that you can buy new today looks almost identical to the earlier versions, it still looks current. Every Discovery Sport has a commanding driving position and a comfortable ride and most versions have four-wheel drive, as well as various electronic features, that will get you across the trickiest terrain. While it looks and feels like a class act, the Discovery Sport doesn’t have a great reliability record, so it does pay to choose one that’s been well maintained.