Hatchback car reviews
Looking for a new hatchback car? Search through our thousands of car reviews to find out which hatchback would suit you best.
Browse through our hatchback reviews and find out why a hatchback is many different things all in one car. You can buy a fast hatchback that’s still really practical as a family car, and a hot hatchback is great fun to drive.
Whether you want a hatchback manual or hatchback automatic car, we have loads of hot hatches and hatchback cars reviewed by our experts to help you make the right decision over which car to buy.
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Hatchback car reviews
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Volkswagen Golf GTI (2020 onwards) Review
Hot hatch for grown ups is still a brilliant all-rounder
New price: £37,650 - £42,270Read full reviewPROS
- Excellent handling and steering
- Comfortable and refined at speed
- Exciting performance in Clubsport form
CONS
- Infotainment and controls are poor
- Rivals offer better value
- Expensive options jack up prices
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Volkswagen Golf R (2020 onwards) Review
Fastest VW Golf is a discreet sportscar slayer
New price: £43,510 - £49,075Read full reviewPROS
- Effortlessly fast and fun
- All-weather usability
- Good long-distance comfort
CONS
- Infotainment system is poor
- Touch-sensitive controls don't work well
- Engine could sound more exciting
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Volkswagen Golf GTD (2020 - 2023) Review
Performance diesel Golf has a lot to recommend it
New price: £37,145 - £37,145Read full reviewPROS
- Swift and effortless performance
- Excellent handling and steering
- The 500+ mile fuel range
CONS
- Issues with the infotainment system
- Skoda Octavia vRS is cheaper and roomier
- Adaptive dampers are an optional extra
- Swift and effortless performance
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Cupra Leon Hatchback (2020 onwards) Review
Sharp handling, but entry-level model not special enough
New price: £33,705 - £45,290Read full reviewPROS
- 300hp flagship offers lots of thrills
- Sharp handling and quick steering
- PHEV eHybrid model is tax efficient
CONS
- Plenty of talented rivals
- eHybrid model not that exciting to drive
- Touch-sensitive controls are frustrating
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Skoda Octavia vRS (2020 onwards) Review
Barely puts a foot wrong, but won't excite you
New price: £34,230 - £41,040Read full reviewPROS
- Practical, easy to live with
- Quick and economical
- Three engines, two bodystyles
CONS
- Some annoying switchgear
- Lacks excitement
- Not the bargain it once was
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Mazda 3 Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
Sleek five-door handles fabulously, but it isn’t the most practical family car
New price: £23,955 - £33,205Read full reviewPROS
- Engaging handling
- Good fuel economy
- High quality interior
CONS
- Cramped rear seats
- Large blind spots
- 122hp model is gutless
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Skoda Scala Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
Capable, forgettable addition to the family hatchback class
New price: £22,105 - £30,455Read full reviewPROS
- It offers Golf space for Polo money
- Plenty of safety equipment
- Refined petrol engines
CONS
- Not that fun to drive
- Feels narrower inside than some rivals
- Slightly unsettled low-speed ride
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Toyota Corolla Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
Economical, reliable, but unlikely to stir the soul
New price: £30,505 - £36,945Read full reviewPROS
- Hybrid powertrains impressively efficient
- Generously equipped
- Strong reliability, 10-year warranty
CONS
- Slightly cramped in the rear seats
- Boot a little too small for a family car
- Not as exciting to drive as it is to look at
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SEAT Mii Electric Hatchback (2019 - 2021) Review
Great used choice for those who need an electric city car
Used price: £7,109 - £10,851Read full reviewPROS
- Reasonable 161-mile driving range
- As spacious as a petrol Mii
- Refined and good fun to drive
- Makes driving an electric car feel normal
CONS
- Could be too normal for EV evangelists
- No integrated touchscreen infotainment
- Only four seats, small boot
- Downgraded to three-star Euro NCAP
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Skoda Citigo-e Hatchback (2019 onwards) Review
City car refreshed with all-electric powertrain
New price: £20,455 - £22,815Read full reviewPROS
- One of the most affordable EVs
- Just as practical as old petrol Citigo
- Impressively nippy around town
- Very easy to use
CONS
- Some may not like the ‘normal’ feel
- Interior starting to feel dated
- Low-rent instruments
- Lacking modern infotainment
