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New Car Awards

Browse all past and present New Car Awards winners, as chosen by British car buyers.

Most Reliable Brand: Lexus
Find out why Lexus is the 2018 winner of our Most Reliable Brand award.
Feature7 years ago
Best Car for New Drivers: Kia Rio
Find out why the Kia Rio is the 2018 winner of our Best Car for New Drivers award.
Feature7 years ago
Best Green Car: Volkswagen Passat GTE Estate
Find out why the Volkswagen Passat GTE Estate is the 2018 winner of our Green Car of the Year award.
Feature7 years ago
New Car of the Year: Skoda Octavia
Find out why the Skoda Octavia is the overall winner of our 2018 New Car of the Year award.
Feature7 years ago
Auto Trader’s New Car Awards Survey is now live
Take our survey to have your say on Auto Trader’s 2018 New Car Awards.
News8 years ago
Best Car for Families: Mercedes E-Class
Find out why the Mercedes E-Class was the 2017 winner of our Best Car for Families award.
Feature8 years ago
Best Car for City Drivers: Mini Hatch
Find out why the Mini Hatch was the 2017 winner of our Best Car for City Drivers award.
Feature8 years ago
Best Car for Long Distances: Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Find out why the Mercedes-Benz C-Class was the 2017 winner of our Best Car for Long Distances award.
Feature8 years ago
Most Fun Car to Drive: Audi TT
Find out why the Audi TT was the 2017 winner of our Most Fun Car to Drive award.
Feature8 years ago
Best Car for New Drivers: Ford Fiesta
Find out why the Ford Fiesta was the 2017 winner of our Best Car for New Drivers award.
Feature8 years ago
Car Brand with Best Features: Volvo
Find out why Volvo was the 2017 winner of our Car Brand with Best Features award.
Feature8 years ago
Best Car Launched in the Last Year: Skoda Kodiaq
Find out why the Skoda Kodiaq was the 2017 winner of our Best Car Launched in the Last Year award.
Feature8 years ago
Green Car of the Year: Volvo XC90 Hybrid
Find out why the Volvo XC90 Hybrid was the 2017 winner of our Green Car of the Year award.
Feature8 years ago
New Car of the Year: Jaguar XF
Find out why the Jaguar XF was the overall winner of our 2017 New Car of the Year award.
Feature8 years ago
Auto Trader announces its first New Car Awards winners
Ten thousand car buyers have their say on the UK’s best new cars, and our awards celebrate ten new models that can be genuinely described as...
News8 years ago

New Car Awards

Most Reliable Brand: Lexus

Best Car for New Drivers: Kia Rio

Best Green Car: Volkswagen Passat GTE Estate

New Car of the Year: Skoda Octavia

Auto Trader’s New Car Awards Survey is now live

Best Car for Families: Mercedes E-Class

Best Car for City Drivers: Mini Hatch

Best Car for Long Distances: Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Most Fun Car to Drive: Audi TT

Best Car for New Drivers: Ford Fiesta

Car Brand with Best Features: Volvo

Best Car Launched in the Last Year: Skoda Kodiaq

Green Car of the Year: Volvo XC90 Hybrid

New Car of the Year: Jaguar XF

Auto Trader announces its first New Car Awards winners

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