While you weren’t looking, even the smallest cars have crept above the £13,000 mark, with some familiar names now costing nearly £20,000. It speaks volumes that the Vauxhall Corsa and soon-to-be-axed Ford Fiesta are notable absentees from our list of the cheapest new cars in 2023.

List prices are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Today’s buyers are more interested in the monthly repayments than the recommended retail price. Here, we’ve rounded up the 20 cheapest new cars in Britain, including the Citroën Ami quadricycle. The photos aren’t necessarily reflective of the cheapest model in the range.