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Diesel cars under £5,000

With 15,443 matched cars under £5,000 available on Auto Trader, we have the largest range of value cars for sale across the UK.

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£3,490
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Volkswagen Golf

WELL MAINTAINED EXAMPLE

Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Tech GT Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr

2011 (11 reg) | 106,584 miles

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£3,795

Volkswagen Bora

VERY RARE MUST SEE

Volkswagen Bora 1.9 TDI PD Highline 4dr

2006 (06 reg) | 92,000 miles

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£3,399
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Mazda Mazda3

2 OWNER,GREAT HISTORY,FULL MOT

Mazda3 2.2d Sport Nav Euro 5 5dr

2013 (13 reg) | 84,000 miles

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Used vehicles

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£3,490

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  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeHatchback
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size2.0 litres
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£3,995

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  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeSUV
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size1.5 litres
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£3,595

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  • Number of seats5 seats
  • Number of doors5 doors
  • Body typeEstate
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size2.0 litres
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£3,750

Lower price
  • Number of seats4 seats
  • Number of doors2 doors
  • Body typeCoupe
  • Fuel typeDiesel
  • Transmission typeManual
  • Engine size2.0 litres
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