What small cars have heated seats?
I am thinking of replacing an automatic 9 year old Corsa next year. It's been excellent, had a very easy life, always garaged and very gently driven - regularly does 50+ to the gallon. We do maybe 6000 miles a year. At 10 years old perhaps time to replace. Thinking of a new to 18 month old car and likely to keep it for a similar amount of time.
I am interested in a similar sized car, ideally 5 door hatchback. I'd like an automatic again and ideally petrol or hybrid really don't want electric. For complicated reasons my wife must have heated seats - for some reason not many seem to have those now. And reliability is paramount.
I was thinking of the Mazda 2 or Yaris but neither of these have heated seats so that eliminates these.
I am interested in a similar sized car, ideally 5 door hatchback. I'd like an automatic again and ideally petrol or hybrid really don't want electric. For complicated reasons my wife must have heated seats - for some reason not many seem to have those now. And reliability is paramount.
I was thinking of the Mazda 2 or Yaris but neither of these have heated seats so that eliminates these.
Asked on 27 July 2026 by Simon Bull
Answered by
David Ross
While not available on every small car, there are plenty of cars that would fit this criteria that can be optioned with heated seats. One option is a more recent version of the Corsa - on brand-new versions Ultimate trim comes with heated seats and a heated steering wheel. The current version of the Mazda 2 which is a hybrid-only and very closely related to the Toyota Yaris is not available with heated seats, but its predecessor did offer heated seats in GT Sport trim, so if you were looking at a used example then this would be one to consider as the Mazda 2 is good to drive and has a good reliability record. You may also wish to look at the Skoda Fabia, which also has a good reliability record, a choice of efficient petrol engines and can be optioned with heated seats.
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