The 10 best used cars that sell for under $10,000, according to safety and reliability data

• Car search engine iSeeCars.com has compiled a list of the 10 best used cars under $10,000.
• The list exclusively includes cars that have received a good safety score from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or received a 4.0 or higher on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's crash test rating.
• Of the 10 cars included, seven are produced by Japanese automakers Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, and Honda, with the latter populating the list three times.
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Car search engine and automotive research firm iSeeCars.com has compiled a list of the 10 best used cars under $10,000 with good safety ratings.

Of the ten cars, seven are made by Japanese automakers Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, and Honda, with the latter populating the list three times via one Accord and two Civic builds. The other three vehicles on the list are produced by Korea-based Kia, and US-based Dodge and Chevrolet.

"The Accord and Civic are both popular vehicles known for their safety and reliability," iSeeCars CEO Phong Ly said.

Ly also believes that the $10,000 price range allows potential car buyers to find "a safe and reliable vehicle in the generally lower-priced passenger car segment," according to the study.

The search engine used data from over 6.1 million used cars sold between October 2019 and March 2020 for the study. It then compared the batch with iSeeCar's previous "Longest-Lasting Cars" study, and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) safety scores or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) ratings, depending on the vehicle. The average price for each model for all model years was then calculated.

The cars that were deemed long lasting, received a good safety score from IIHS or a 4.0 or higher on NHTSA's crash test rating, and have an average price under $10,000 were then selected for this list. Keep scrolling to see the 10 cars that made the cut: