Best company cars under £25,000
These are the best company cars for under £25,000
Saving money thanks to a low company car tax rate is always a good thing but, for the very best value for money, a low purchase price will sweeten the deal even further. Spending less doesn’t mean you’ll be making many sacrifices in terms of quality, either, as our list of the best company cars for under £25,000 even includes some Auto Express New Car Award winners.
The best company cars for under £25,000
These are our favourite company cars that you can buy for under £25,000, as chosen by our experts.
Citroen e-C3
- Variant: e-C3 Plus
- Price: £21,990
- Powertrain: 44kWh battery, 1x e-motor
- CO2/BiK band: 0g/km/3%
- 0-60mph/top speed: 10.4 seconds/82mph
The Citroen e-C3 doesn’t just duck under the £25k mark, it’s one of the cheapest electric cars on sale, full stop. Only the Dacia Spring is cheaper, and that doesn’t get close to the e-C3’s useful 198-mile range. The Citroen feels more substantial too, even if it’s towards the more plastic-fantastic end of the market in general, while there’s usable supermini space here. Throw in a combination of the low BiK rate for it being an EV, and the low purchase price on which you’ll pay that BiK, and company cars don’t come much cheaper to run – how does as little as 11 quid per month in BiK sound?
Dacia Duster
- Variant: Duster TCe 140 4x2 Hybrid Expression
- Price: £24,350
- Powertrain: 1.6-litre 4cyl petrol hybrid
- CO2/BiK band: 112g/km/28%
- 0-60mph/top speed: 10.1 seconds/105mph
Whether it’s a company car or you’re buying privately, it’s hard to get more for your money than with a Dacia Duster. Somewhere between a Nissan Juke and Qasqhai in size, it’s priced more like a supermini. The latest model is more expensive than it used to be, but it’s a better car too, with industrial-chic styling shrouding an appealing interior and more sophisticated mechanicals. While BiK isn’t as low as with the EVs here, LPG and hybrid powertrains keep fuel costs low, and it’s the only one of our sub-£25k five you’d entertain taking on a two-week holiday to France.
Dacia Spring
- Variant: Spring 65hp Extreme
- Price: £16,995
- Powertrain: 26.8kWh battery, 1x e-motor
- CO2/BiK band: 0g/km/3%
- 0-60mph/top speed: 13.7 seconds/78mph
Here it is: the cheapest electric car on sale in the UK. In fact, the Dacia Spring is one of the cheapest cars, full stop, and combined with the April 2025 BiK rate of 3 per cent, the Spring will cost pennies to run as a company car, even compared to other electric vehicles – only £8.50 per month in BiK for a lower-rate payer. The claimed 142-mile range won’t take you far, but as a daily commuter it should be more than enough, and real-world efficiency, at least in clement weather, is excellent. The general vibe is cheap and cheerful rather than sophisticated, and a one-star Euro NCAP rating isn’t ideal, but as urban and inter-urban transportation it’s probably cheaper than a bus pass.
GWM Ora 03
- Variant: Ora 03 Pure 48kWh
- Price: £24,995
- Powertrain: 48kWh battery, 1x e-motor
- CO2/BiK band: 0g/km/3%
- 0-60mph/top speed: 8.3 seconds/99mph
The GWM Ora 03, previously known as the Ora Funky Cat, was one of an early wave of Chinese electric cars that made European equivalents look very expensive indeed. It has far more rivals today, but the Ora 03 remains a good choice as a company car. It’s larger than it looks in pictures – around 20cm longer than the Citroen e-C3 – so it’s surprisingly spacious inside for an electric car that sneaks under our £25k limit by a fiver. Being an EV means BiK is just 3 per cent from April 2025, and the 48kWh battery of this basic model is still good for 193 miles of WLTP range. And did we mention the cute looks?
Hyundai Inster
- Variant: Inster ‘01’ 42kWh Standard Range
- Price: £23,495
- Powertrain: 42kWh battery, 1x e-motor
- CO2/BiK band: 0g/km/3%
- 0-60mph/top speed: 11.7 seconds/87mph
The Hyundai Inster is another great-value EV. For a starting price just a little higher than that of the Citroen e-C3, you get something that’s arguably more stylish and distinctive, inside and out, with the benefit of Hyundai’s five-year warranty behind it. The Inster distils typical Hyundai qualities such as a straightforward driving experience and smart cabin design into an affordable, electric-powered package, with a 203-mile range in sub-£25k 42kWh form that beats the Dacia Spring and – narrowly – the e-C3 in our sub-£25k list.
