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Cars under £5,000 in Essex

With 2,447 matched cars under £5,000 in Essex available on Auto Trader, we have the largest range of value cars for sale across the UK.

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Mercedes-Benz C Class

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Mercedes-Benz C Class 2.1 C250 CDI BlueEfficiency AMG Sport G-Tronic+ Euro 5 (s/s) 2dr

2011 (61 reg) | 105,000 miles

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Ford Fiesta

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Ford Fiesta 1.6 Titanium X Powershift Euro 5 3dr

2013 (13 reg) | 71,630 miles

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Kia Optima

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KIA Optima 1.7 CRDi EcoDynamics 2 Luxe Euro 5 (s/s) 4dr

2012 (61 reg) | 45,000 miles

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Used vehicles

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  • Number of seats4 seats
  • Number of doors2 doors
  • Body typeCoupe
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeAutomatic
  • Engine size2.1 litres
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£4,450

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  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors3 doors
  • Body typeHatchback
  • Fuel typePetrol
  • Transmission typeAutomatic
  • Engine size1.6 litres
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£4,495

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  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors4 doors
  • Body typeSaloon
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size1.7 litres
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£3,295

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  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors3 doors
  • Body typeHatchback
  • Fuel typePetrol
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size1.6 litres
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