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Diesel cars under £5,000

With 448 matched cars under £5,000 available on Auto Trader, we have the largest range of value cars for sale across the UK.

Used cars available to reserve

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£1,000

Audi A3

Injector issue

Audi A3 1.6 TDI S line Sportback Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr

2012 (12 reg) | 127,000 miles

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£999

Nissan Qashqai+2

NISSAN QASHQAI+2 1.5 dCi 360

Nissan Qashqai+2 1.5 dCi 360 SUV 5dr Diesel Manual 2WD Euro 5 (110 ps)

2013 (63 reg) | 127,000 miles

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£995

Ford C-Max

Requires TLC/ Long MOT

Ford C-Max ZETEC TDCI 1.6 5dr

2010 (60 reg) | 81,000 miles

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Used vehicles

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£995

  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeHatchback
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeAutomatic
  • Engine size2.0 litres
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£990

  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeSUV
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size2.2 litres
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£895

  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeHatchback
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size1.6 litres
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£1,000

  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeHatchback
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size1.6 litres
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