Used Cars Under $20,000 for Sale in Costa Mesa, CA
Only 28 used cars under $20,000 for sale at Orange County franchise dealers qualify as Bestest, and 25 of them are within 15 miles of Costa Mesa, with listing prices from $14,169 to $19,927 as of November 7, 2026. We’ve already screened out the problematic models, second-tier dealers and cars over 50,000 miles, leaving just the used cars we’d recommend to friends and family.
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2024 Kia Forte
GT-Line AT
•
32,500
$19,060
·
32,500
miles ·
Costa Mesa GMC
,
Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa GMC
$19,060
Kia
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2023 Hyundai Elantra
2.0 SEL IVT
•
40,248
$17,744
·
40,248
miles ·
Autonation Honda Costa Mesa
,
Costa Mesa
Autonation Honda Costa Mesa
$17,744
Hyundai
2023
Combustion
Compact Car
Elantra
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2023 Subaru Impreza
2.0i CVT PZEV
•
38,381
$19,081
·
38,381
miles ·
Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM
,
Costa Mesa
Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM
$19,081
Subaru
2023
Combustion
Compact Car
Impreza
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2022 Hyundai Kona
SEL Automatic
•
26,728
$17,878
·
26,728
miles ·
Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Huntington Beach
$17,878
Hyundai
2022
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
Kona
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2021 Hyundai Sonata
SEL
•
44,387
$19,122
·
44,387
miles ·
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
$19,122
Hyundai
2021
Combustion
Midsize/Full-size Car
Sonata
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2023 Kia Forte
LXS AT
•
41,230
$17,122
·
41,230
miles ·
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
$17,122
Kia
2023
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2024 Kia Forte
LXS AT
•
29,639
$17,147
·
29,639
miles ·
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
$17,147
Kia
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2023 Kia Forte
LXS AT
•
27,292
$16,622
·
27,292
miles ·
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Sutherlin Kia Huntington Beach
$16,622
Kia
2023
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2024 Kia Forte
LXS AT
•
28,030
$17,140
·
28,030
miles ·
Sutherlin Subaru Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Sutherlin Subaru Huntington Beach
$17,140
Kia
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2024 Subaru Impreza
2.0 CVT
•
24,038
$19,927
·
24,038
miles ·
Sutherlin Subaru Huntington Beach
,
Huntington Beach
Sutherlin Subaru Huntington Beach
$19,927
Subaru
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Impreza
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2023 Hyundai Kona
SEL Automatic AWD
•
26,188
$18,669
·
26,188
miles ·
Huntington Beach Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
,
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
$18,669
Hyundai
2023
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
Kona
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2022 Nissan Kicks
1.6 S
•
45,780
$14,169
·
45,780
miles ·
Huntington Beach Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
,
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
$14,169
Nissan
2022
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
Kicks
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2024 Hyundai Elantra
2.0 SEL IVT
•
21,109
$19,905
·
21,109
miles ·
Tustin Kia
,
Tustin
Tustin Kia
$19,905
Hyundai
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Elantra
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2023 Kia Forte
LXS AT
•
20,690
$18,868
·
20,690
miles ·
Tustin Kia
,
Tustin
Tustin Kia
$18,868
Kia
2023
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2024 Kia Forte
LXS AT
•
28,305
$17,810
·
28,305
miles ·
Nissan of Tustin
,
Tustin
Nissan of Tustin
$17,810
Kia
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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2022 Hyundai Elantra
2.0 SEL IVT
•
20,621
$18,835
·
20,621
miles ·
Autonation Ford Tustin
,
Tustin
Autonation Ford Tustin
$18,835
Hyundai
2022
Combustion
Compact Car
Elantra
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2021 Hyundai Santa Fe
SEL 2.5
•
43,256
$18,667
·
43,256
miles ·
Tustin Buick GMC
,
Tustin
Tustin Buick GMC
$18,667
Hyundai
2021
Combustion
Midsize SUV
Santa Fe
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2023 Hyundai Tucson
SEL FWD
•
45,782
$18,707
·
45,782
miles ·
Autonation Infiniti Tustin
,
Tustin
Autonation Infiniti Tustin
$18,707
Hyundai
2023
Combustion
Compact SUV
Tucson
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2024 Hyundai Elantra
2.0 SEL IVT
•
30,165
$19,410
·
30,165
miles ·
Tustin Hyundai
,
Tustin
Tustin Hyundai
$19,410
Hyundai
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Elantra
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2023 Kia Niro EV
Wind EV
•
32,275
$19,881
·
32,275
miles ·
DCH Tustin Acura
,
Tustin
DCH Tustin Acura
$19,881
Kia
2023
EV
Electric Vehicles
Niro EV
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2022 Kia K5
LXS FWD
•
47,614
$17,069
·
47,614
miles ·
Honda World Westminster
,
Westminster
Honda World Westminster
$17,069
Kia
2022
Combustion
Midsize/Full-size Car
K5
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2023 Hyundai Tucson
SEL FWD
•
43,640
$17,735
·
43,640
miles ·
Honda World Westminster
,
Westminster
Honda World Westminster
$17,735
Hyundai
2023
Combustion
Compact SUV
Tucson
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2024 Hyundai Elantra
2.0 SEL IVT
•
25,426
$19,724
·
25,426
miles ·
Autonation Toyota Irvine
,
Irvine
Autonation Toyota Irvine
$19,724
Hyundai
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Elantra
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2022 Kia Forte
GT-Line AT
•
30,016
$17,875
·
30,016
miles ·
Anaheim Hyundai
,
Anaheim
Anaheim Hyundai
$17,875
Kia
2022
Combustion
Compact Car
Forte
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