Best SUVs under $50k
10 Toyota Corolla Cross
7.4
$37,440 – $50,990 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Still great to drive
- Uplifted spec worth the price
- Cheap to run
Dislikes:
- Interior feels a little sparse
- Puts the 'con' in connected services
- Small fuel tank
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 4.2 - 4.5 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2022)
9 Toyota RAV4
7.6
$45,990 – $66,340 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Comfortable and compliant suspension
- Excellent power and torque application from the hybrid powerplant
- Extremely frugal on fuel consumption
Dislikes:
- Interior could be a little nicer, falling more in line with offerings from other brands
- Moving the climate controls onto the screen is a step back
- Driver monitor needs to go in the bin
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 0.7 - 4.6 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- —
8 Nissan X-TRAIL
7.3
$38,305 – $58,380 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Spacious, practical interior
- Comfortable ride, competent handling
- Up to 10 years of warranty coverage
Dislikes:
- Chinese rivals offer much more for the same price
- Plastic steering wheel feels cheap
- Fuel economy, technology are nothing special
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 6.1 - 7.8 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2021)
7 Honda CR-V
7.9
$41,900 – $64,400 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Cheaper than a RAV4, great value
- Lots of space
- A joy to drive
Dislikes:
- Shifter in hybrid doesn't make sense
- No hybrid seven-seater
- Still room for improvement on infotainment
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 5.5 - 7.7 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 4 ANCAP (2024)
6 Mitsubishi Outlander
7.3
$39,990 – $74,490 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Wonderfully trimmed interior
- Feels large while stationary but agile while manoeuvring
- Spacious first and second rows
Dislikes:
- Noisy and borderline underpowered
- ADAS needs serious work, especially the driver monitoring
- The 20-inch wheels make bumps feel quite harsh
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 1.2 - 8.1 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / 100000 km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
5 Hyundai Kona
7.8
Likes:
- Efficient, smooth hybrid system
- Good boot and second-row seat space
- Practical interior touches
Dislikes:
- Annoying speed-sign alerts
- Expensive servicing
- Four-star ANCAP score
- Fuel Type
- Electric | Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 3.9 - 6.6 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 4 ANCAP (2023)
4 Subaru Forester
8.0
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 6.2 - 7.9 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2024)
3 Kia Seltos
7.8
$31,250 – $46,670 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Spacious, practical and well-appointed interior
- Technology suite among best in class
- Fuel-efficient in the real world
Dislikes:
- Pricing yet to be confirmed
- Awkward climate-control screen blocked by steering wheel rim
- ‘Mobile power bank’ tech and spare wheel absent from AWD
- Fuel Type
- Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 6.9 - 7.4 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- —
2 Kia Sportage
7.5
$43,890 – $60,370 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Efficient and perky hybrid system
- Lots of interior space
- No major safety omissions
Dislikes:
- Priced high for a base model
- Some low-rent aspects of the interior
- Cumbersome, large turning circle
- Fuel Type
- Diesel | Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 4.9 - 6.3 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2022)
1 Hyundai Tucson
8.0
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 4.9 - 8.1 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2021)
* ‘MRLP’ is the manufacturer’s recommended list price as provided by our data provider and is subject to change, so is provided to you for indicative purposes only. Please note that MRLP is inclusive of GST, but is exclusive of any options and does not include on-road costs such as registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery. Where an MRLP is stated as a price range, this reflects the lowest to highest MRLP provided for that model range across the available variants.
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