Budget

The low-cost arm of big brand Avis, Budget offers rentals at locations across the globe, but does it live up to its name and offer great value for money? Log in or sign up to find out more.

Budget Review

In our full review of Budget you’ll find out how customers rated the clarity of charges during booking, and what they thought of the service when picking up and returning their car. Crucially, customers told us whether the description of the rental car matched the reality, and if it was good value for money.

Our independent reviews will let you decide which car hire companies to book with, and which you should avoid.

 To get all this information, sign up or log in to unlock the table below

Car Hire Company: Budget (117)
Which? Recommended Provider	Average price per day	Clarity of extra charges	Clarity of final hire cost	Customer service	Age, condition and mileage of car	Description matching reality	Value for money	Customer score

We sampled 2,282 people in January 2020 who had hired a car in the last 12 months. Sample size is in brackets. Customer score combines overall satisfaction and likelihood to recommend. A dash means not enough responses to calculate that category.

What makes a Which? Recommend Provider car hire company

Which? Recommended Providers are the cream of the crop, and the accolade is only given to car hire companies that achieve a customer score of 70% or above, pass our pricing transparency tests and meet our other consumer-focused criteria.