Looking for a Used Car : Used cars are quite popular in the current age but the one thing that used car buyers have to go through is reliability issues of the vehicle. Some brands only make reliable cars which will traverse to the ends of the earth and its absolutely easier to trust these cars. Also, if a car is a popular new car, it will also be a popular used car, so it is a good idea to stick with tried and tested models.

The 4 lakh budget is fantastic for someone looking for their first vehicle or someone looking for a beater. In fact, there are superb options for brands such as Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki and Honda that can be had for less than Rs 5 lakh. Thus, we have picked five of the most dependable cars under Rs 5 lakh.

Maruti Suzuki Swift

A decent second gen Swift can be had for around Rs 4 lakh. It had a 1.2L NA petrol engine as well as a 1.3L diesel engine. Both engines are significant amounts of dependable and pretty low cost to maintain as well. One thing to be wary about is that since these cars are so reliable there are plenty of them out there with plenty of kilometers on the clock and one should be aware of rogue dealers rolling back the odometer to cash in a quick buck.

Honda Jazz

Now, the Honda Jazz is a rather underrated car. Also, it was super reliable and came with either a 1.2L NA petrol i-VTEC engine or a 1.5L diesel motor in the later generations. The Jazz doesn’t really have many reliability issues at all, but Honda parts can be a bit pricey at times. The Jazz was a quite nice product when it was sold in India and it is even the same thing now. There should be plenty of decent condition Jazzes out there with at least modest mileage.

Toyota Etios/Liva

The Etios and Etios Liva were well-accomplished products. Though budget productions, they were no slouches in the reliability department. They are somewhat bare bones and the Etios sedan is often used as taxicabs and hence we prefer the hatchback. There was the TE version and a TRD version as well that made do with a 1.5L NA petrol engine which is rare in today times but an enthusiast delight. It was offered with other engines such as a 1.2L NA petrol and a very fuel efficient 1.4L diesel as well.

Maruti Suzuki Ignis

One more car which is very underrated is the Maruti Suzuki Ignis. It was offered with a 1.2L NA petrol or 1.3L diesel. Ignis models are abundant and are generally low-mileage because they are typically used for urban running. A decent used Ignis can be had for less than Rs 4 lakh easily and the used car market is full of them.

Hyundai Grand i10

Hyundai Grand i10 A loaded car with pretty reliable engine. One caveat though is that, even for an entry-level Hyundai, parts are priced rather high, so you want to get a good one. Depending upon the year of production, the Grand i10 was offered with a 1.2L NA petrol engine or with a 1.1L or a 1.2L diesel engine. The petrol also had a very reliable but not very great on fuel economy torque converter automatic