My 83 year old father lives on a steep hill that is often snow covered or muddy. He doesn't want a big 4x4 and feels that even on winter tyres his current Skoda Yeti would struggle, it is also unreliable.

He is looking for a new hatchback or small estate, with four-wheel drive and automatic transmission. He would prefer Japanese or Korean, for reliability and his annual mileage is too low for diesel. We are considering a Subaru Impreza, but are there other options we should consider?