Volkswagen cars recommended for new drivers

Scroll down for all the best used Volkswagen cars recently listed for sale (updated 18th June 2021). Or use these buttons under the text to narrow the search by price

Practical, fun and alert – the VW Up!

The Volkswagen Up is the perfect first car. It’s enjoyable to drive thanks to a very smooth ride, alert handling and excellent attention to detail. It’s style and top end build quality give it the edge over other vehicles in the new driver’s car category. The VW Up is both practical to drive and affordable to run. In just a few words it’s the best first car for the new driver. The Up shares it’s chassis and a majority of components with the Seat Mii. If you’re not too hung up about the VW badge, it’s definitely worth looking the the Seat Mii as an almost identical alternative. Browse all the second hand VW Up! for sale here

Popular First Car since 1975 – the Polo

The Volkswagen Polo has been a popular first car since it’s launch in 1975. Over the decades the Polo has matured into the perfect balance of car for the new driver. Easy to handle, cheap to run and insure. Most popular as a first car are the VW Polo 4th generation from 2002 to 2009 and the 5th generation from 2009 to 2017. From the 4th generation the 1.2 E (60ps) 3 door is cheap to insure being rated insurance group 3 only. As with any car, make sure you check the specific model before completing a purchase – some Polo are classified in insurance group 11 like the 1.4 E TDI (70ps) 5d. Browse all the used VW Polo for sale here

Second hand Volkswagen cars for sale – last update 18th June 2021