Best motorhome under 6m (six metres) 2026: our top picks

Are you on the hunt for a small motorhome? It’s understandable why you would, as by opting for the best motorhome under 6m, you keep life simple for yourself.

Six metres seems to be something of a Rubicon measurement for motorhomes. Choose a motorhome under 6m, and you should find it relatively easy to slip your vehicle into a parking space, just as you would with one of the best small campervans, even in the most touristy of towns during high season.

These small motorhomes might even fit on your drive. But go over it and, while you might have more room to move about inside, you will quickly start to find that parking becomes a much more laborious affair. And we won’t even mention ferry fares. In short, for those of you who want a simpler option, these will be among the best motorhomes to look at.

You’re not limited to particular types, either – both A-classes and low-profiles are available at this shorter length.

Here, we’re sharing our favourite picks for the best motorhomes under 6m, featuring models from Giottiline, Auto-Sleeper, Benimar and more, giving you options whether you’re looking for a new or pre-owned vehicle.

The best small motorhomes

Giottiline Compact CX60
Auto-Sleeper Nuevo EK Plus
Benimar Primero 202
Roller Team Kronos 590
Laika Kosmo L105
Benimar Tessoro 840
Dethleffs Globebus Go T15
Chausson S514 Sport Line
Adria Matrix Axess 520ST
Roller Team Pegaso 590
Swift Escape Compact C402

The best motorhome under 6m

Giottiline Compact CX60

• Year: 2026
• Base vehicle: Citroën Relay/Peugeot Boxer/Fiat Ducato
• Price: from £58,900 (£59,800 on Fiat)
• Berths: 3
• Belts: 4
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MIRO: 2717kg
• Payload: 783kg
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.15m

Reason to buy:

• A great little compact package

Reason to avoid:

• Still a relatively new name in the UK

Giottiline is a relatively new arrival back in the UK, but with this little motorhome, its entering a market – low-profiles under 6m long, with a third berth as standard  – that is relatively untapped. These are fixed beds too – you get a transverse double at the back, and then a drop-down bed over the front dinette. All this in a van that is also only 2.15m wide.

Nor is the spec to be sniffed at. You still get a 140-litre compressor fridge as standard, as well as a heated waste water tank, and cruise control. Go for the Premier Edition (£4,700 extra, whichever base vehicle you are on) and you get a 6.8in touchscreen media system with Apple Car Play and Android Auto, a rear view camera, steering wheel controls and a sunroof.

Auto-Sleeper Nuevo EK Plus

• Year: 2025
• Berths: 2
• Belts: 2
• Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.32m
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• Payload: 581kg

Reason to buy:

• Excellent kitchen, very comfortable, has Truma CombiNeo

Reason to avoid:

• Tap doubles up as the shower head

The Nuevo EK Plus is a small motorhome that provides excellent levels of comfort and a very impressive kitchen.

That’s not all – you get Truma CombiNeo, which provides continuous hot water, too. There’s no getting away from the fact that storage will always be hard to come by in a smaller motorhome, but we like how Auto-Sleeper has included an underslung 25-litre gas tank, freeing up more storage for your kit.

A comfortable lounge awaits inside, where we reckon up to eight could sit, and there’s the option of using two tables; either a foldaway table, which at least four could use, or a smaller pedestal table for two. The bed is also easy to make up from the settees, and can either be used as two single beds or a comfortable double.

It’s the kitchen which really impresses, though, not only offering plenty of workspace for a keen chef, but also fitting in a dual-fuel four-burner hob, a separate oven and grill, and a Dometic microwave. There may only be a half-height fridge, but this is a two-berth after all.

A compromise does come in the corner washroom, however, with the tap doubling up as the shower head. It does save space, though, and the space feels homely, thanks to domestic-style tiling in the shower cubicle, a space which also includes the basin.

This has the added benefit of helping to make the area outside the cubicle where the toilet is feel more spacious, so there is an advantage to this arrangement.

Full review: Auto-Sleeper Nuevo EK Plus

Benimar Primero 202

• Year: 2025
• Sleeps: 4
• Belts: 4
• Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
• Length: 5.95m
• Width: 2.30m
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MiRO: 2879kg
• Payload: 621kg

Reason to buy:

• Airy lounge, huge shower cubicle, good kitchen workspace

Reason to avoid: 

• No rear garage, no microwave as standard

We were very impressed by the Primero 202 when we tested it. Coming in at 5.95m in length, the Benimar offers that end washroom layout often favoured by couples, but still manages to be easy to turn into a comfortable motorhome for families.

In the front lounge, there’s an L-shaped dinette with two travel seats and a large side sofa, as well as the swivelled cab seats, with a big square table in between (which can be slid out of the way if required). You may expect, considering there’s a drop-down bed above, that it could feel constricted, but our reviewer actually found it “wonderfully airy”, in part due to the stylish mostly off-white upholstery, a sunroof and large windows.

The kitchen has plenty of workspace, and you get a combined oven and grill, a three-burner dual-fuel hob, and a fridge with a separate freezer. There may not be a microwave as standard, but three mains sockets near the workspace give you plenty of flexibility to add one.

However, it’s the washroom that is the star of the show here. There may be a step up, but the shower cubicle is huge, and even has two drain holes.

Another useful feature in this motorhome – the lower bed is easy to make up, simply requiring lowering the table electronically and folding a flap over the side seat.

One thing you may expect to get in a conventional family motorhome, which the Primero 202 does not have, is a large rear garage; however, you do get an externally accessible cupboard and other good storage options throughout.

Full review: Benimar Primero 202

Roller Team Kronos 590

• Year: 2025
• Sleeps: 2 (+2 optional)
• Belts: 4
• Base vehicle: Ford Transit
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.15m
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MiRO: 2865kg
• Payload: 635kg

Reasons to buy:

• Good storage at the rear of the motorhome and a sociable, spacious lounge

Reasons to avoid:

• Kitchen is a little on the cramped side and optional second bed can be tricky to make up

We thought the Kronos 590 was impressive when we tested it, liking, in particular, the innovative storage and the large lounge where up to seven could sit, always good to see in the best motorhomes under 6m.

The lounge is not badly lit either, which can sometimes be an issue when there’s a drop-down bed. Not here, though, with the sunroof ensuring plenty of light floods in.

It’s a two-berth as standard (although there is a second double bed as an option). We thought it was impressive that, considering it’s a budget motorhome, the 590 still comes with air conditioning in the cab, cruise control, a radio with Bluetooth, and steering wheel controls, all as standard. The 590 also has a smart exterior, thanks to the silver cab and burgundy decals, as well as an eye-catching interior.

One thing we did note – the washroom is a bit on the cramped side. However, for this size of motorhome, that’s not hugely surprising, and you still get a big shower cubicle.

The drop-down bed can be lowered all the way to the settee’s level, but, again, it’s a bit more basic side of things; there are no reading lights or cubbyholes.

Should you opt for the second bed, it’s made up from the table and the settees; it did prove a little tricky to do, though.

There’s no getting away from the fact that the side kitchen feels a little on the cramped side, too. There are only two gas burners on the hob, while you have to make do with a combined oven and grill.

So there are compromises. However, the storage towards the rear of the ‘van is impressive for a motorhome under 6m. This is thanks to features like a big hanging wardrobe, while another is accessible from the outside – impressive.

Full review: Roller Team Kronos 590

Laika Kosmo L105

• Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
• Price: £80,200
• Berths: 4
• Belts: 4
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MIRO: 2926kg
• Payload: 574kg
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.32m

Reason to buy:

• A great range of different room options in such a short length

Reason to avoid:

• It’s not exactly a flat floor

This remarkable model, which we named the best motorhome under 6m at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2025, manages to include within just under six metres a comfortable rear lounge, a good size kitchen and a washroom just behind the cab that straddles the vehicle. Unlike some other motorhomes that have this layout, the cab space isn’t wasted once you park up on site, because once you swivel the driver’s seat around and pull down a flap on the wall you can have a mini office, complete with useful sockets nearby.

But perhaps the best thing is what happens about the beds to get four people sleeping in here. Two single beds drop down from the ceiling, to add to the double you make from the lounge. But because they are single they don’t obstruct any light that streams through the heki in the ceiling. So you have drop down beds without any dingy lounge underneath – impressive, in a small motorhome of only 5.99m.

Benimar Tessoro 840

• Base vehicle: Ford Transit
• Price: £78,495
• Berths: 3
  Belts: 4
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MIRO: 2835kg
• Payload: 665kg
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.14m

Reason to buy:

• A great washroom for this size of van

Reason to avoid:

• Kitchen spec is perhaps a bit meagre

This transverse bed model in Benimar’s Ford Transit-based range has clever little touches to make the most of its relatively short length. These include a fridge fitted at the “peninsula” end of the kitchen unit – a relatively commonplace feature in campervans, but a novelty in a coachbuilt model.

Kitchen workspace is quite generous, given this vehicle’s short length of 5.99m, even if there is only a two-burner hob.

You also get proper steps up to the bed, and a sizable wardrobe underneath it. The side washroom, meanwhile, wouldn’t look out of place on a much larger motorhome. It has a swinging partition to reveal a large shower cubicle, with plenty of storage space to keep all your potions tidy, and even two drainage holes.

The front lounge could also comfortably seat more than the three people this motorhome is designed to sleep.

Full review: Benimar Tessoro 840

Dethleffs Globebus Go T15

• Year: 2024
• Berths: 3
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MIRO: 2692kg
• Payload: 508kg
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.20m

Reasons to buy:

• No need for a large gas bottle, great build quality

Reasons to avoid:

• If you can afford it, the A-class version will still offer better insulation

Dethleffs’ Globebus, a mini-range of compact A-class models based on a Fiat Ducato, has proved popular for some years now.

2024 was the first time that the same designs will be available as Globebus Go low-profile motorhomes on a Ford Transit – so potentially a lower price on two counts and possibly a more car-like driving experience too. The T15 model should prove particularly appealing, because, thanks to a transverse bed at the back it comes in at just 5.99m in length.

There are improvements in other ways too. Unlike its A-class cousins, the Globebus Go relies on a diesel motorhome heating system, so you only need to rely on a small gas bottle housed in the kitchen for cooking. That frees up storage space too.

Chausson S514 Sport Line

• Year: 2023
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• MIRO: 2600kg
• Payload: 900kg
• Length: 5.99m
• Width: 2.10m

Reason to buy:

• Great exterior, clever storage options

Reason to avoid: 

• Limited kitchen

The Chausson S514 was already impressive when it was launched in 2022, featuring a surprisingly large lounge for such a short motorhome, a Duo-Space washroom with a swinging partition, and a “butterfly bed” that folds in half vertically to give you more room for storing bulky items like bicycles or outdoor furniture in the garage while you are on the move.

The 2023 season, however, saw it come with a unique grey exterior and black alloy wheels. There’s been a slight tweak in the front lounge to provide even more seating space too, despite this being a small motorhome. It should really make the van stand out, either in the many more places you will be able to park it thanks to its size.

Full review: Chausson S514 Sport Line

Adria Matrix Axess 520ST

• Year: 2020
• Berths: 4
• Belts: 4
• L/W/H: 5.97.2.30/2.86m
• Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
• Engine: 2.3-litre turbodiesel
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• Payload: 656kg

Reason to buy:

• Roomy interior

Reason to avoid:

• Kitchen could be better

The 520ST is a classic example of how it is possible to get a huge amount inside six metres. The interior feels roomy because there is a drop-down bed over the front lounge, which makes up the second double.

But that means there is room in the back for a large L-shaped kitchen with direct access to the spacious garage at the back. That means you don’t necessarily need to head outside if there is something you need to retrieve and it is positively pelting down.

Upon its release, this layout was sadly only available in the Matrix cheapest Axess spec level, and as a result the kitchen could possibly be better equipped. But the washroom on the other side at the rear is another example in clever design, with a fold-up washbasin and a place to store the ladder for the drop-down bed so that it could possibly double up as a towel rack.

We think this is a must-see for anyone looking for a compact low-profile.

Full review: Adria Matrix Axess 520ST

Roller Team Pegaso 590

• Year: 2019
• Berths: 4
• Belts: 4
• L/W/H: 5.99/2.35/2.95m
• Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
• MTPLM: 3500kg
• Payload: 662kg

Reason to buy:

• Roomy lounge

Reason to avoid:

• Second bed feels a bit complicated to make up

Reason to avoid: