Top Small Cars In South Africa

What is a Small Car?

A compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. “Small family car” is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification.

Top Small Cars In South Africa

Toyota Vitz

The Vitz has replaced the Agya as Toyota’s cheapest car within the local market and since it’s based on the Suzuki Celerio, we would highly recommend this as an entry-level vehicle!

Kia Picanto 

The Kia Picanto is one of the most well-rounded products in the budget car segment, offering great quality, solid specification levels, a good deal of safety, and a large model range that caters to a variety of budgets.

Fiat 500 

Despite being rather old and small inside when compared with other products on this list, the recently updated 500 wins in the style department and is a very high-quality piece of kit. Its turbocharged two-cylinder engine is an absolute hoot around town, too.

Hyundai Grand i10 

The Grand i10 sports an impressive 360-liter boot, is feature-packed, and has a peppy 1.2-liter four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine that is both efficient and reasonably accelerative.

Suzuki Swift 

The Suzuki Swift has established itself as a budget car royalty in the local market, and while it is not the safest product in this list, it offers great value for money and is one of the most spacious cars on this list.

Peugeot 108

With 6 airbags, stability control, and an efficient three-cylinder powertrain, the 108 is an often overlooked budget car that ticks many of the boxes buyers in this segment are after.

Ford Figo

The Ford Figo provides fantastic bang for a buyer’s buck, with a strong 1.5-liter three-cylinder petrol engine, a capacious cabin, and a 4-year/60 000km service plan as standard.

How much does a small car cost in South Africa?

Renault Kwid – From R184 999

The range starts with the Kwid 1.0 Life priced from R184 999. The higher-spec Kwid Zen is priced from R194 999. A range-topping Kwid Climber is also on offer with pricing starting at R205 999 .

Which car model is the cheapest in SA?

Suzuki S-Presso – R169,900

The Suzuki S-Presso in 1.0GL trim is among the cheapest mini-SUV in South Africa in 2023. It is good for first-time car buyers and is among the cheapest passenger cars, with low fuel consumption of 4.6 L/100km.

How much is Kia Picanto in South Africa?

ModelCash PriceInstalment
Picanto 1.2 X-Line Manual with SunroofR277 995R4 599 pm
Picanto 1.2 X-Line Auto with SunroofR291 995R4 799 pm
Picanto 1.0 Runner ManualR239 995R3 899 pm
Picanto 1.0 Runner AutoR253 995R4 199 pm