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Five smallest cars in Australia

Australia might be a big country, but we do like our small cars.

These little vehicles are generally affordable and typically energy efficient – both the petrol and electric ones. They also fit into tight car spaces and zip through narrow city streets. These pint-sized machines can be fun and easy to drive, which makes them great first cars or even last cars for those who don’t need something giant.

So, we have compiled a list of the five smallest cars in Australia.

5. Suzuki Swift

Dimensions: 3860mm long, 1735mm wide, 1520mm tall

Who doesn’t like a Suzuki Swift? This Aussie favourite has just scraped into our top five at just under 3.9m long. The Swift is loved for its practicality, with four doors and five seats, and it’s fun-to-drive nature – especially the Sport version.

There’s a choice of hybrid and pure petrol powertrains, but no fully electric Swift unfortunately. The Swift scored three stars out of five in its ANCAP safety test in 2024. Prices start at $24,990 drive-away.

4. Mini Cooper three-door

Dimensions: 3858mm, 1967 wide, 1460mm tall

Whoever said Minis were now so big they’re no longer mini was wrong – also, that was me who said it. The Mini Cooper three-door is the miniest Mini, and the electric version is a tad shorter than the petrol variant.

And while it is shortest in height here and only just 3.8m long it’s actually the widest in our top five.

The Mini Cooper has four seats, a 210-litre boot and scored the maximum five-star ANCAP rating.

Prices start at $53,990 for the electric variant and $41,990 for the petrol version.

3. Hyundai Inster

2026 Hyundai Inster

Dimensions: 3825mm long, 1610 wide, 1575mm tall

The Hyundai Inster is a fully electric little SUV with four doors, four seats and a 351-litre boot.

A range of up to 360km makes it very usable for city dwellers, or those who don’t do many miles each week.

The Inster has rugged but cute looks, and a starting price of $39,000 makes the Inster a very affordable EV.

The Inster scored four out of five stars in ANCAP tests.

2. Fiat 500e

Dimensions: 3631mm, 1900mm wide, 1529mm tall

The Fiat 500e has two doors, five seats and a 185-litre boot. Yep, it’s probably the least practical tiny car on our list but it’s also one of the most fun to drive with its electric powertrain.

It’s a small car with a big price. The 500e starts at $58,900. Yes, that’s outrageous, and we wouldn’t be surprised if at some point the 500e is withdrawn from Australia due to the low sales. Still that might be a good way to bargain your way into one.

It also scored four stars in safety tests.

1.Kia Picanto

Dimensions: 3595mm long, 1595mm wide, 1485mm tall

The Kia Picanto is our top five tiny cars winner at less than 3.6m long. It’s also the most popular micro car in Australia and it’s easy to see why. Its starting price is $19,190, the value and standard features are outstanding and it’s good looking.

Four doors, five seats and 255 litres of boot space. It’s smaller than it sounds, seriously.

There’s no EV version of the Picanto, and the one sold in Australia has a four cylinder petrol engine. The four-star ANCAP rating from 2017 is now out of date.

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