Honda CR-Z 1,5 i-VTEC IMA (2010-‘16)

If there’s one term in the used-car market that’s guaranteed to send buyers packing, its “hybrid”. Just the mere indication anything more complex than your common-or-garden internal-combustion engine is churning away under the hood summons harrowing visions of costly battery repairs and cars sitting in workshops with wires erupting from the engine bay while a bemused mechanic cautiously prods at a mysterious electric motor.

That Luddite attitude has kept hybrid prices low and means there are a lot