Over the past few years, Kia has undergone a dramatic transformation. Once seen as cheap and unreliable, Kia went back to the drawing board and re-engineered every element of their cars. The result has been a clutch of auto industry awards and a much-improved reputation.

That’s great news for new Kia owners, although second-hand buyers should be mindful that a five-year-old Kia may not be quite as reliable as a newer model. Still, Kia have overtaken the likes of Nissan, Vauxhall, and even BMW in driver satisfaction surveys.

Even with such huge improvements in build quality, Kias are still priced extremely competitively. Used CEED and Rio family hatchbacks are generally far cheaper than comparable models like the Ford Focus and Hyundai Accent. The Sportage and Sorrento models also comfortably undercut most other 4x4s.