Top 3 Best Used Mid-Range SUVs: Comparison and Review (Kia Sportage, Ford Kuga, Toyota RAV4)

A mid-range SUV is like that the holy grail of this popular category. It’s an SUV with everything – so it has a properly raised chassis, a spacious interior and often offers all-wheel drive. At the same time, it could be bought as new for really decent money – at least compared to “full size” SUVs. The situation is no different for used SUVs. They are hungry, but fortunately there are plenty of them in the classifieds. The the best used mid-range SUV we will now go over the price-performance ratio.

Kia Sportage

The third generation Sportage is already an older car. It was produced between 2010 and 2016. But the interesting thing is that pieces from the last year of production are still they may be under a seven-year warranty. Kia cars from this era are generally very quality, durable and reliable cars. The same goes for the Sportage, which is exactly why it’s in our selection of the best used SUVs. Its age can already be easily recognized in the interior architecture, but it is nothing terrible. It is spacious and the chassis, although it does not inspire, is well tuned.

There are petrol and diesel engines to choose from. The good news is that they are all units reliable and it depends only on personal preferences. The biggest interest is in the two-liter diesel. Only the strongest diesel and gasoline could be paired with the proven automatic and 4×4 drive. You can buy decent pieces at car dealerships for less than a quarter of a million.

Ford Kuga

The Ford Kuga of the second generation is usually in car dealerships often overlooked, after all, like most other Fords from recent years. At the same time, it is true for everyone that these are very good cars, and given the price, this is doubly true for used cars. The interior of the Kuga is spacious and practical, although it does not seem as valuable as, for example, in the competing Tiguan. The Kuga also often left the factory with very good equipment, which many appreciate in a used vehicle. An excellent compromise between sporty and comfortable chassis tuning is also a matter of course in this generation of Fords.

Under the hood, the obvious choice is a two-liter diesel. We have already written about it several times on our website, but we will repeat it. This the engine is a holder, it can please with consumption and decent dynamics. In addition, it meets the Euro 6.1 standard, even without the use of AdBlue. Gasoline engines are not necessarily bad either. The option of all-wheel drive will please. But avoid the PowerShift automatic transmission in this case. He does not understand the car very well and is the source of very expensive problems. You can get it in the bazaar a decent piece with a 2.0 TDCi engine already under 300 thousand.

Toyota RAV4

Toyota RAV4 se over time it developed into an ethanol class and now belongs to the best SUVs in this segment. The last generation was already a very good car, which we could recommend to you in practically any version, although we would not give so much trust to the Japanese diesels. But you are today allow us to recommend one particular version – the hybrid one. Hybrids from Toyota have a really long history behind them, so we can’t be surprised that this is one of the most reliable powertrains on the market.

In real traffic, the RAV4 can drive with excellent fuel consumption, and inside it offers enough space for the whole family. But the interior is typically Japanese and takes some getting used to for the European customer. Just like the whole car though stands out for its robustness. Hybrid Toyotas are yours usually holds the price well“RAVka” is already under half a million, which is a decent offer.