Consumer Reports reveals the best used cars, hatchbacks, and SUVs for less than $5,000, based on reliability and how they performed in our tests when new.

Your suggestions for the used cars you'd buy for under $10,000 ranged from sensible compact cars to old Corvettes ...

That changes now. If you had $10,000 to spend on buying a used car outright, what would you buy?

In the market for a used car that won't break the bank? Look into one of these affordable and reliable used cards for under $10,000.

These are all factors we’ve appraised when developing this list of the best used cars under $10,000 for 2025.

While classic muscle cars from decades past tend to be expensive, there are a handful from the '70s under $10k that could be a good restoration project.

To help out shoppers scouring the internet for a solid used car under $10,000, we assembled this list of recommendations. We considered cars from the 2015-2018 model years with average or better ...

Shopping for a used car on a tight budget can be a pain, especially if your budget is below $10,000.

The 2017 Chevy Cruze was picked as a top used car under $10,000 by Consumer Reports in its latest top-ten study, focused on affordable, reliable pre-owned cars.

That said, here is CR’s listing of the best used cars for under $10,000 that you can buy right now. For a more detailed breakdown on each vehicle, please visit the CR website.