Used Cars Under $30,000 for Sale in Santa Ana, CA

Only 494 used cars under $30,000 for sale at Orange County franchise dealers qualify as Bestest, and 450 of them are within 15 miles of Santa Ana, with listing prices from $14,169 to $29,977 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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2023 Subaru Forester

Touring
•
23,144
$28,560
 · 
23,144
 miles · 
Subaru Orange Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Subaru Orange Coast

$28,560

Subaru
2023
Combustion
Compact SUV
Forester
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2024 Subaru Crosstrek

CVT
•
18,056
$23,360
 · 
18,056
 miles · 
Subaru Orange Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Subaru Orange Coast

$23,360

Subaru
2024
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
Crosstrek
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2024 Subaru Crosstrek

Wilderness CVT
•
32,004
$27,760
 · 
32,004
 miles · 
Subaru Orange Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Subaru Orange Coast

$27,760

Subaru
2024
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
Crosstrek
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2024 Subaru Crosstrek

CVT
•
29,695
$21,560
 · 
29,695
 miles · 
Subaru Orange Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Subaru Orange Coast

$21,560

Subaru
2024
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
Crosstrek
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2023 Audi Q7

45 Premium quattro Tiptronic
•
39,400
$27,660
 · 
39,400
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$27,660

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Midsize SUV
Q7
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2023 Audi Q5

45 Premium Plus
•
29,411
$28,060
 · 
29,411
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$28,060

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Compact SUV
Q5
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2023 Audi Q5

45 Premium
•
22,234
$26,728
 · 
22,234
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$26,728

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Compact SUV
Q5
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2023 Audi A4

40 TFSI Premium quattro S tronic
•
21,782
$25,060
 · 
21,782
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$25,060

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Small Car
A4
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2023 Audi A4

40 TFSI Premium quattro S tronic
•
28,759
$24,182
 · 
28,759
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$24,182

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Small Car
A4
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2023 Audi A4

40 TFSI Premium quattro S tronic
•
36,438
$23,060
 · 
36,438
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$23,060

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Small Car
A4
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2022 Audi Q3

45 TFSI S Line Premium quattro
•
43,391
$21,960
 · 
43,391
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$21,960

Audi
2022
Combustion
Luxury Subcompact SUV
Q3
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2023 Audi Q7

55 Premium quattro Tiptronic
•
42,355
$28,171
 · 
42,355
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$28,171

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Midsize SUV
Q7
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2023 Audi A4

40 TFSI Premium quattro S tronic
•
37,405
$22,672
 · 
37,405
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$22,672

Audi
2023
MHEV
Luxury Small Car
A4
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2022 BMW 4 Series

430i Gran Coupe
•
36,508
$29,060
 · 
36,508
 miles · 
Audi South Coast
, 
Santa Ana
Audi South Coast

$29,060

BMW
2022
Combustion
Luxury Small Car
4 Series
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2022 BMW X3

sDrive30i
•
19,546
$28,660
 · 
19,546
 miles · 
Crevier BMW
, 
Santa Ana
Crevier BMW

$28,660

BMW
2022
Combustion
Luxury Compact SUV
X3
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2023 BMW X1

xDrive28i
•
28,641
$28,060
 · 
28,641
 miles · 
Crevier BMW
, 
Santa Ana
Crevier BMW

$28,060

BMW
2023
Combustion
Luxury Subcompact SUV
X1
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2023 BMW 3 Series

330i Sedan
•
45,490
$28,060
 · 
45,490
 miles · 
Crevier BMW
, 
Santa Ana
Crevier BMW

$28,060

BMW
2023
Combustion
Luxury Small Car
3 Series
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2024 Honda HR-V

Sport w/o BSI 2WD
•
25,289
$26,160
 · 
25,289
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$26,160

Honda
2024
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
HR-V
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2024 Honda Accord

1.5T EX CVT
•
32,346
$26,160
 · 
32,346
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$26,160

Honda
2024
Combustion
Midsize/Full-size Car
Accord
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2024 Honda Accord

1.5T EX CVT
•
33,602
$26,160
 · 
33,602
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$26,160

Honda
2024
Combustion
Midsize/Full-size Car
Accord
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2024 Honda Civic

EX-L CVT
•
27,130
$26,160
 · 
27,130
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$26,160

Honda
2024
Combustion
Compact Car
Civic
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2024 Honda CR-V

EX 2WD
•
24,130
$29,160
 · 
24,130
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$29,160

Honda
2024
Combustion
Compact SUV
CR-V
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2024 Honda HR-V

LX 2WD
•
27,506
$24,160
 · 
27,506
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$24,160

Honda
2024
Combustion
Subcompact SUV
HR-V
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2023 Toyota Camry

SE
•
30,284
$25,160
 · 
30,284
 miles · 
Freeway Honda
, 
Santa Ana
Freeway Honda

$25,160

Toyota
2023
Combustion
Midsize/Full-size Car
Camry
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