Best Used SUVs Under $15k
21 guides · ranked by our guide ratings
21 suvs from our guides, ranked by our own rating (Top pick, Value, Caution) and then by how many serious known problems each has. "Under $15k" means the cheapest examples in the guide's price range start below that; at that price they're usually the older or higher-km ones.
1 top pick
14 good value
3 caution
Top picks1
Good value14
Hyundai Tucson TL
HighTop issue: 7-speed dry DCT shudder / hesitation
$15k-$32k
Value
Subaru Outback BS (5th gen)
HighTop issue: Takata airbag recall
$15k-$38k
Value
Honda CR-V RM (4th gen)
HighTop issue: Undersized front brake disc recall (early 2012-13 build)
$12k-$28k
Value
Hyundai Venue QX
HighTop issue: Seatbelt pretensioner inflator rupture (2020-2022 recall)
$15k-$30k
Value
Kia Sportage QL
HighTop issue: HECU (ABS module) fire-risk recall - 2016-2021
$13k-$32k
Value
Kia Sorento UM
HighTop issue: Gearshift cable / park recall (roll-away risk)
$15k-$38k
Value
Toyota RAV4 XA40
HighTop issue: Battery hold-down / electrical fire-risk recall
$15k-$32k
Value
Mazda CX-3 DK
HighTop issue: Takata airbag recall (early cars)
$12k-$35k
Value
Mitsubishi Outlander ZK / ZL
HighTop issue: CVT shudder, hesitation and overheating
$10k-$32k
Value
Subaru Forester SJ (4th gen)
HighTop issue: Lineartronic CVT judder / shudder and failure
$12k-$30k
Value
Mitsubishi ASX XA-XD
HighTop issue: CVT fluid neglect (first-generation petrol cars)
$8k-$47k
Value
Hyundai Kona OS
HighTop issue: Hyundai engine class action (Australia) - Nu / GDi oil consumption
$15k-$45k
Value
Nissan X-Trail T32
HighTop issue: Fuel pressure sensor recall (early build) - fire risk
$12k-$32k
Value
Hyundai ix35 LM
HighTop issue: ABS module brake-fluid fire risk (recall - 2012-2013)
$7k-$20k
Value
Worth a look3
Buy with caution3
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