Success story only available from stock
The smallest and for a long time immensely popular Hyundai i10 is on its very last legs. The small Hyundai can no longer be configured, and that means the end of the city car is in sight.
In terms of size, the i10 is the most modest Hyundai, but in terms of name, it is one of the biggest. With over 93,000 registrations spread across three generations, the i10 is by far the most popular Hyundai ever in the Netherlands. The gap to the number two – still the Pony (57,667 units) – is enormous. Everything comes to an end, including the success story that can be written with one letter and two numbers. The Hyundai i10 can no longer be configured, and that means it’s almost over for the once so popular hatchback.
So, can you no longer order a new Hyundai i10 at all? Absolutely. The Hyundai i10 is still widely available from stock, the Dutch importer assures us. Although you can still find the i10 in the configurator on Hyundai’s website, you will see all available stock models there. If necessary, the importer brings stock models from abroad to the Netherlands.
Will there be a successor to the Hyundai i10? That remains to be seen. A new Hyundai i10 with a petrol engine is not yet in Hyundai’s pipeline. An electric equivalent may come, but nothing official is known about it yet. Until then, the electric Hyundai Inster will function as Hyundai’s entry-level model. About 3,600 units of that model have already been registered in 2025. Last year, the i10 managed to reach 4,067 new units. After the imminent discontinuation of the i10, the i20 will be the most affordable Hyundai with a petrol engine. Nothing is yet known about a successor to the i20 – which is now about six years old.
And Joas just keeps laughing. Here in a simply equipped Hyundai i10 with rear window winders.
The fact that the Hyundai i10 has been available for so long is a feat in itself. Brands like Volkswagen, Peugeot, and Citroën decided to discontinue their alternatives in this so-called A-segment much earlier. Profit margins in this class are simply small. So small that developing a new city car with a petrol engine that also meets all safety requirements is simply no longer profitable. Toyota pulled a trick with the Aygo X to make it work. The Aygo X is essentially a shortened and simplified Yaris with its own bodywork. Hyundai and sister brand Kia managed to keep their city small cars (i10 and Picanto) on the market for a long time by constantly modernizing them. The outgoing Hyundai i10 is currently six years old and is available as a four- and five-seater. You now pay at least around €22,000 for it.
And what about the Kia Picanto? That one simply stays. The Dutch Kia importer says there are no plans to change the Picanto offering. “The Picanto will continue for years to come,” Kia assures us.
Hyundai i10 as a used car
Do you find €22,000 for a Hyundai i10 too exorbitant? No problem, as there are many second-hand Hyundai i10 models for sale. In AutoWeek’s extensive used car offering, you can find a used Hyundai i10 of the current generation starting from around €9,000 to €10,000. You can drive an i10 from as little as €2,500. In that case, you will get a Hyundai i10 with the highest mileage of all offered examples, naturally an i10 of the first generation.