Best used hatchback
Honda Jazz
2020-present
Prices from £11,500 Our pick 1.5 i-MMD Hybrid SR
American football coach Vince Lombardo once said that perfection wasn’t attainable, but that by chasing it, we could catch excellence. Well, we’d argue that by putting a used Honda Jazz on your driveway, you won’t be far away from perfection – and you don’t even need to step foot onto a sports field.
You’ll certainly have room to carry your team-mates; six-footers will find more room than they would in its Ford Fiesta or Volkswagen Polo small car rivals, or in several cars from the class above. The boot is generous for a small car, too, and if you’re taking the team’s hard-won silverware to the polishers, the Jazz’s ‘Magic’ rear seats flip up, cinema-style, to take even the tallest trophy standing up.
The Jazz’s 1.5-litre petrol engine and electric motor produce a relatively modest 96bhp in total, but that’s still enough to get you to motorway speeds faster than an equivalent Yaris or Polo could manage. And while no one would choose one over aBMW 1 Series for driving fun, the Jazz’s safe, predictable handling inspires confidence. It’s also one of the best hatchbacks when it comes to ride comfort.