BEST Small SUVs 2026 (and the ones to AVOID!) | What Car?

50 thoughts on “BEST Small SUVs 2026 (and the ones to AVOID!) | What Car?”

1. The small SUV market is more competitive than ever! 🥊 Here is our Top 10, but do you agree with our picks? Let us know in the comments which small SUV you'd buy with your own money. 👇

2. Where the heck is the Renault Symbioz? Cheaper than most of these cars and delivers excellent fuel economy and great comfort. And it offers Google Maps, Google Assistant, multiple customisable drive modes etc.

3. Be brave – test a car that's not an SUV. Not everyone wants one.

4. I currently have a Suzuki Vitara, I will probably buy a Honda HR-V when I'll replace it.

5. Surely you missed the most reliable option:- Mazda CX30

6. Are you really recommending an EV in number 1 spot that does 0-60 in 9 seconds?😂
   That would get rejected straight away

7. Under-piddings 😂

8. Great review of the key small SUV's of the moment. But please… do we have to have umbrella and ice scraper as the perennial things to mention for ALL Skodas. Really, they are not even on the radar for things to focus on. Well done, otherwise. Be interesting to do a review of car repair costs sometime. Prices for spares on new cars appear to be disastrous.

9. Honda and Mazda stiff to miss out with far superior reliability compared to VW.

10. Formentor. All day. Any day.

11. Chery Tiggo 7 pro

12. New Seat Arona is much better than T-cross and maybe the most fun to drive car in the segment. If you have EV3, why not have Skoda Elroq which is better than EV3 in almost all areas. Why don't you say that LBX has less space in the second row than any car in this rating?

13. To me, the Volvo EX30 Cross Country or if Renault brings to life that simply awesome 4 Savane 4×4 concept are the top picks 😉

14. Tata.ev panch 2026😊

15. You can get the Leaf Engage+ for £28k OTR. If you look beyond dealership prices.. 😊

16. If you do not test-drive them off road, they are almost certainly not SUVs. The standard of your English is a good match for the standard of your reviews.

17. No EVs for me, too expensive and very poor resale values mean a definitely no, you seem ok with them, im not. The Puma to me is hardly an SUV more a slightly jacked up Fiesta. You missed out the Mazda CX30, fantastic, understressed and relible 2 ltr Skyactive engine and top class build quality.

18. No Elroq?

19. What would the minimum ground clearance be for a car to be considered to be an SUV or crossover?

20. Megabox is a stroke of genius? It's the hole where the spare wheel should be FFS. Genius? C'mon.

21. No Hyundai Kona? Shocked!

22. There is no way you don't include Toyota Yaris Cross and you include dogshit electric cars, really sad what this channel has become

23. No Yaris cross?

24. I'd take the Toyota Yaris Cross.

25. Juke – Unreliable & ugly
    VW – Unreliable & overpriced
    Ford ecoboost – Terrible engine

26. Why not include small cars styled like SUV's to get a greater spread in cost price and running costs – its not all about comfort and refinement.
    Cars like the Hyundai Inster and the Dacia Spring – you can still buy a brand new Dacia Spring 65 for under £10k.

27. Guys i follow your channel for years and i usually root for your reviews but this top 10 is just disappointing. How you rank as no1 a car that is mhev and still has a very huge consumption in town, which yes is refreshing but still doesnt even looks nice, is close to the c suv size, also rank puma (rly?) inside the top 10 and you totally forget to rank yaris cross, skoda elroq, ex 30 that are all fabulous cars, massively awarded throughout the years. Come on you can do better than that!
    ps. Mild hybrids shouldnt exist they just consume space for battery, increase the base price for what 0,5lt-1lt/100km economy. Same goes for the phev. Full hybrids or electrics should solo this list!

28. How about everybody stop buying SUV's. You don't fricking need them and you're clogging up the roads and car parks.

29. Weird no Seat arona?

30. Went to test the t-roc, the kamiq, q2 and Arona. The Seat Arona was the best option price, comfort, driving, visibility and options wise. Surprised it’s not in the top 10

31. No yaris cross? Are you guys even on roads seeing what people drive across Europe? Shame

32. However you define an SUV, the Nissan Leaf doesn't fit the description, never has.

33. VW T Rock in first place 😂😂😂 VW quality is cheat 💩💩💩

34. Where is the Toyota Yaris cross and Renault Captur and Suzuki Vitara and Vauxhall Mokka and mg ZS and Peugeot 2008 and Hyundai Kona and seat Arona and Toyota CHR and kia Xceed and honda HRV and Hyundai bayon and dacia Sandero Stepway and Suzuki s Cross and fiat 600e and vw Taigo and kia Niro and Suzuki E Vitara and mini Aceman and jeep avenger and jeep compass and subaru Crosstrek and mazda CX30 and byd atto2 and Toyota urban cruiser

35. The only one I'd consider is the LBX from this lot. The CX-30 would also be on my radar.

36. Do Pewmas take naps on bat-trees!

37. If the Kia Sportage was slightly smaller, to fit in your parameters, where would you slot it in on the list?

38. If reliability and good warranty (10 years) matter then the Suzuki Vitara or S Cross are worth a look, plus you can get AWD which most don't offer. Plus millions live in terraced housing with no off road parking and no reserved space kerbside (like my brother-in-law) so despite the hype EVs don't work for them having to rely on public on public chargers at 20% VAT.

39. Paid commercial: Be smart and don’t waste your money on 3-cylinder grinding machine motors with terrible resale value. They’re just trying to trick you into buying one because their sales are dropping.

40. What about one of the most reliable vehicles that's on the market a Suzuki Vitara

41. Volvo EX30? Topped the charts just last year…

42. How can you recommend the Ford Ecoboost engine? Wet belt disaster waiting to happen. I think many people would welcome more thorough information about engine reliability in car reviews.

43. Aside from the LBX, all the rest are utter toilet waste.

44. This is hilarious. You need to talk to your channel mate who also came to the same conclusion on what is No.1 – the most unreliable car you can still buy new.

45. Volvo EX30

46. nissan juke hybrid?

47. Renault 4 or possibly the Leaf are the only ones I would want to own out of this list.

48. What about the other models in the Renault range.

49. Jeep avenger is a great car. Didn’t mention that. The renegade is very good considering its age. These numpties really need replacing.

50. Yaris Cross? 10yr warranty?

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