Revealed: The safest used cars to buy for under $10,000

DRIVERS have been urged not to shirk on safety to save on cost when buying a second hand car and avoid buying a model that’s more than 15 years old but there are still plenty of safe vehicles to buy under the $10,000 price tag.

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DRIVERS have been urged not to shirk on safety to save on cost when buying a second hand car and avoid buying a model that’s more than 15 years old but there are still plenty of safe vehicles to buy under the $10,000 price tag.

Shocking data reveals 40 per cent of people killed in road crashes in NSW were in a vehicle that was 15 years old or older.

The Use Car Safety Ratings guide has been released today.

But cars less than five years old account for just 15 per cent of fatal crashes each year.

Although Roads Minister Melinda Pavey implored drivers — especially young people — to buy as new a car as possible, there are still a number of safe used cars under $10,000 buyers can seek out.

The safest second hand cars you can buy for under $10,000:

Ford FG X Falcon XR6. Picture: Ford

Large cars

Holden Statesman/Caprice WM/WN — year of manufacture 06-16 — sell for as low as $4,000 (Safer Pick)

Ford Falcon FG/FG-X — year of manufacture 08-16 — sell for as low as $5,900

2012 Toyota Camry.

Medium cars

Toyota Camry — year of manufacture 11-16 — sell for as low as — $9,400

Ford Mondeo — year of manufacture 07-15 — sell for as low as — $2,500

Subaru Liberty/Legacy/Outback — year of manufacture 09-14 — sell for as low as $6,800

Audi A3.

Small cars

Audi A3 — year of manufacture 04-13 — sell for as low as — $3,100

BMW 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 — year of manufacture 04-13 — sell for as low as — $3,700

Volkswagen Golf VII — year of manufacture 13-16 — sell for as low as $9,600

Mitsubishi NT Pajero.

Large SUV

Mazda CX-9 — year of manufacture 07-15 — sell for as low as $9,600 (Safer Pick)

Mitsubishi Pajero NT, NS, NW, NX — year of manufacture 07-16 — sell for as low as $9,200 (Safer Pick)

Nissan Pathfinder R51 — year of manufacture 05-13 — sell for as low as $8,000 (Safer Pick)

Mazda CX-7.

Medium SUV

Mazda CX-7 — year of manufacture 06-12 — sell for as low as $6,100 (Safer Pick)

Mitsubishi Outlander/Peugeot 4007 — year of manufacture 06-12 — sell for as low as $4,800 (Safer Pick)

Toyota Kluger/Highlander — year of manufacture 07-13 — sell for as low as $8,200 (Safer Pick)

Volkswagen VW Tiguan.

Small SUV

Volkswagen Tiguan — year of manufacture 08-16 — sell for as low as $6,800 (Safer Pick)

People Mover

Honda Odyssey — year of manufacture 04-09 — sell for as low as $4,100

Kia Carnival — year of manufacture 06-11 — sell for as low as $5,500

Hyundai iLoad van

Commercial Vans

Hyundai iLoad — year of manufacture 08-16 — sell for as low as $8800 (Safer Pick)

Volkswagen Transporter — year of manufacture 04-15 — sell for as low as $5200

Ford Transit — year of manufacture 01-07 — sell for as low as $3200

Mazda BT50.

Commercial Ute

Ford Ranger/Mazda BT50 — year of manufacture 11-15 — sell for as low as $7,300

Holden Colorado RC — year of manufacture 08-11 — sell for as low as $3,200

Ford Falcon Ute FG/FG-X — year of manufacture 08-16 — sell for as low as $5,200.