Alt orta sınıf, compact car, Avrupa'da C segmenti, Small family car ya da medium car olarak da bilinen otomobiller uzunlukları yaklaşık 4100–4600 mm arasında olan, yeterli bir donanım ve performans sunan ve 60-100 bin lira civarında fiyatlarla satılan makul aile otomobilleridir. Çok geniş bir model yelpazesine sahip olan alt orta sınıfta, her karoser tipinden araç bulmak mümkündür. Bu nedenle, otomobil dünyasında en çok satılan sınıf kompakt sınıftır.

Bazı kompakt sınıf modeller

Hatchback

• Volkswagen Golf
• Ford Focus HB
• Honda Civic HB
• Honda Insight
• Seat Leon
• Peugeot 308
• Renault Megane
• Fiat Bravo
• Fiat Stilo (Brezilya)
• Nissan Tiida
• Hyundai i30
• Kia Cee'd
• Citroén C4
• Opel Astra HB
• Saturn Astra (A.B.D.)
• Pontiac Vibe (A.B.D.)
• Chevrolet Lacetti HB
• Chevrolet Volt (A.B.D.)
• Mazda 3
• Chery A3
• Brilliance Junjie FRV
• Toyota Auris
• Toyota Prius
• Subaru Impreza
• Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
• Chrysler PT Cruiser

Premium modeller

• Audi A3
• BMW 1 Serisi
• Volvo V40
• Alfa Romeo Giuletta
• Lancia Delta

Sedan

• Volkswagen Jetta (Sagitar)
• Skoda Octavia
• Fiat Linea
• Renault Fluence
• Samsung SM3
• Kia Forte
• Hyundai Elantra
• Ford Focus Sedan
• Honda Civic Sedan
• Toyota Corolla Sedan
• Subaru Impreza Sedan
• Mitsubishi Lancer
• Opel Astra Classic
• Opel Astra Sedan
• Citroén C4 Sedan
• Chevrolet Cruze
• Chevrolet Cobalt (A.B.D.)
• Chery Alia
• Geely MK
• Buick Excelle (Çin)
• BYD F3 (Çin)
• IKCO Samand
• Mazda 3
• Peugeot 307 Sedan (Arjantin)
• Peugeot 405 (İran)
• Nissan Sentra (A.B.D.)

Station Wagon

• Volkswagen Golf Variant
• Skoda Octavia SW
• Opel Astra Caravan
• Ford Focus SW
• Peugeot 308 SW
• Chevrolet Nubira SW
• Hyundai i30 CW
• Kia Cee'd Sportywagon
• Renault Megane Sport Tourer
• Toyota Corolla SW

Coupé

• Volkswagen New Beetle
• Volkswagen Scirocco
• Renault Megane Coupe
• Mercedes CLA
• Honda Civic Coupe (A.B.D.)
• Mitsubishi Eclipse GT (A.B.D.)
• Scion tC (A.B.D.)
• Peugeot 308 RCZ
• Mazda RX-8

Premium Modeller

• Audi TT Coupe
• BMW 1 Serisi Coupe
• Alfa Romeo GT

Cabriolet/Roadster/CC

• Volkswagen Eos
• Volkswagen New Beetle Cabriolet
• Renault Megane CC
• Ford Focus CC
• Peugeot 308 CC
• Opel Cascada
• Saturn Sky
• Pontiac Solstice
• Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider (A.B.D.)
• Chrysler PT Cruiser Cabrio

Premium modeller

• Audi A3 Cabriolet
• BMW 1 Serisi Cabriolet
• Volvo C70

SUV/CUV

• Skoda Octavia Scout
• Nissan Qashqai
• Dodge Caliber
• Ssansyong Actyon
• Mahindra Bolero/Scorpio
• Jeep Compass
• Jeep Patriot
• Kia Sportage
• Hyundai ix35
• Peugeot 3008
• Mazda CX-5
• Dacia Duster
• Chery Tiggo 3
• Volkswagen Tiguan

Premium modeller

• Audi Q3
• BMW X1
• Mercedes GLA

MPV

• Volkswagen Golf Plus
• Volkswagen Touran
• Seat Altea
• Toyota Verso
• Scion xB
• Honda FR-V
• Ford C-Max
• Kia Carens
• Peugeot 5008
• Renault Scenic
• Opel Zafira
• Mazda 5
• Citroén C4 Picasso
• Chevrolet Rezzo
• Chevrolet HHR

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• Mercedes-Benz B Serisi
• BMW 2 Serisi