All cars in the UK are sorted by insurance group.

The groups range from 1 to 50, with cars in the lower numbered groups (usually) cheaper.

Here's a quick explainer:

These are the cars in insurance group 2.

Car insurance group 2 cars: the big list

Citroen C1

2005-2014 model

Citroen C3

2002-2010 model

Dacia Sandero

2013 model

Dacia Logan MCV

2013 model

Fiat Panda

2005-2010 4x4 model

Fiat Qubo

2009 model

Fiat Ka

2009-2016 model

2016-2019 Plus model

Ford Fiesta

2017 hatchback model

Hyundai i10

2014-2020 model

Kia Picanto

2011-2017 model

2017 hatchback model

2018 X-Line model

Kia Rio

2011-2017 model

2017 hatchback model

Nissan Pixo

2009-2013 model

Peugeot Partner Tepee

2008-2018 model

Renault Twingo

2014-2019 model

SEAT Mii

2012-2019 model

SEAT Ibiza

2017 hatchback model

Skoda Citigo

2012-2019 model

Skoda Fabia

2001-2007 estate model

2015 estate model

2000-2007 hatchback model

2015 hatchback model

Smart Fortwo

2007-2014 cabriolet model

2007-2014 coupe model

2015-2019 coupe model

Smart Forfour

2015-2019 model

Toyota Aygo

2005-2014 model

Toyota Yaris

2011-2020 model

2006-2011 hatchback model

Vauxhall Adam

2012-2019 model

2014-2018 Rocks model

Vauxhall Corsa

2003-2006 hatchback model

2006-2014 hatchback model

2014-2019 hatchback model

Volkswagen Polo

2017 hatchback model

Volkswagen Up

2012 model

Group 2 cars are (usually) cheaper to insure

Generally, the higher the car insurance group, the more expensive it will be to insure. The cars listed above are all in group 2, which means they're (relatively) pretty cheap to get insured.

If you're buying a new car, you should check what insurance group it's in. If it's in a low group, you'll know that you'll (probably) get a cheaper car insurance quote than if it's in a high insurance group.

This is true if you're switching your insurance to another car, too. If you're switching to a car in a higher insurance group, you might see your price go up a lot.

Sometimes, insurance companies won't insure cars over a certain insurance group at all.

Cars are categorised into different insurance groups by Thatcham's. Most insurance companies use the Thatcham's rating, but some will have their own way of deciding the groups.

What affects your insurance group

There are lots of things that affect which insurance group a car goes in. Some of the main things are:

• Performance: higher-spec cars with bigger engines tend to go in higher groups
• Safety features: the safer a car is, the lower the insurance group
• Cost of replacing parts: if car parts have to be imported, or if they're really hard to get hold of, the insurance group might go up

You can check your car's technical specs for free.

Cars in insurance group 2 are likely to have smaller, less powerful engines. They also tend to be commonly sold cars with plenty of cheap replacement parts on the market.

They probably have plenty of cutting-edge safety features, too. Especially if they're new.