All budgets / Running cost only

Cheapest to run, no matter what it costs to buy

This list ignores the price tag completely. It's fuel, ownership tax and repairs only, per year. Some genuinely cheap cars to buy are expensive to keep, and some expensive cars pay part of themselves back every year at the pump. This is where you'd spot that.

A number of cars here that cost well over 150,000 kr to buy still land near the top: a lower running cost doesn't need a cheap car, it needs an efficient one. If you're thinking about paying more upfront for a car like that, compare its "total cost" figure (which does include the price tag) on its own page before deciding, since the extra purchase price still has to be recovered somehow.

A number of the cars at the very top are plug-in hybrids. Their official fuel-consumption figures run optimistic (the test allows battery assist), so their real running cost is probably a bit higher than shown here. See the methodology page.