6/10FordEcoSport£18,425 – £22,840Ford has gone to work on the updated EcoSport, dragging it from a blot on its record to a class contender
6/10RenaultCaptur£17,370 – £24,920Jumped-up Clio is miles less tinny than the old one. Breaks no rules, but it's good-looking, refined and comfy
Editor’s choice6/10DS3£17,090 – £23,260Not as fresh as it was, but ageing gracefully, and still the best DS of the bunch.
6/10NissanMicra£13,875 – £22,385It's engine range isn't class leading, but overlook that and the Micra is a massively improved contender
6/10ToyotaYaris£13,315 – £18,355Efficient, interesting looking and updated inside, but the Yaris remains forgettable to drive
9/10DaciaDuster£10,770 – £18,930A far better car than it needs to be at the price, and we love it for that.
3/10MitsubishiMirage£10,345 – £14,650Expensive, slow, horrid to drive. A mass of metal without sense or relish or ability or anything, really.
7/10KiaPicanto£9,990 – £15,150Another string to Kia’s ever more impressive bow, the Picanto is a fun and interesting city car.
7/10Hyundaii10£9,800 – £16,270City cars aren’t quite dead yet - new i10 is grown-up, comfy and loaded with kit
6/10HondaJazzn/aUnbelievably roomy, versatile, and easy to recommend. But would you want one yourself? That's a harder question...
