Best Small Cars 2025 Australia. Your guide to buying the best small car in australia. With affordability and safety top of mind in our judging criteria, we’ve selected 12 of the best new first cars for drivers in 2025 spanning popular hatchback, small sedan and suv segments across traditional petrol, hybrid.

Find out how we chose the winners; Looking for a car that is small in stature but big on value, equipment and driving enjoyment?