The Ford Fiesta is the most popular car amongst the under 25s, according to a new survey from insurer, Hyperformance.

The Fiesta was only just ahead of the Vauxhall Corsa in the poll of 18-21 year-olds and not far ahead of the Ford Escort for 22-25 year-olds.

The 18 and under age group went for the Renault Clio for third place, the 18-21’s opted for the Fiat Punto, and the 22-25’s chose the VW Golf.

The poll looked at all the insurance quotations the company returned in the first four months of 2005 for drivers under the ages of 25 and this showed that the majority of the top 10 most quoted for cars, were small hatchbacks from the major manufacturers.