The best dashcams under £100

The S1 4K from Miofive offers a dashcam package that is both competent and amazing value once you consider the integrated features. These include a 4K recording resolution as well as a built-in GPS and mobile app that assist you with the footage and/or data.

It boasts excellent build quality and enough low light performance to be safe in the knowledge that you can rely on footage as and when you'll need it. You can opt for a dual cam setup with the S1, but that takes the dashcam well beyond the £100 mark. For this price point, you only get the front camera included.

The Nextbase Piqo doesn't have 4K. Nor is it a dual dashcam setup like a few others on this list. However, testing has revealed that in reality, this could be all the dashcam you could ever need.

It's not completely perfect, and I did find it a bit of a faff to set up due to Bluetooth connectivity woes, but once you get going, it really is a perfectly amicable dashcam that is fuss-free and has no real distractions. You simply get one big button in the centre of the device, which you press for a recording of an incident.

Among the CAR Products team, we tend to lean towards dependable simplicity over the volume of features with dashcams, especially for under £100. The Nextbase 222 embodies this way of dashcam design and, therefore, stands as our current champion.

We've tested Nextbase's top-end models, and those are jam-packed full of very useful but not strictly necessary features. The 222 is different. It possesses what is important in a dashcam, and that's all. For example, to make the Full HD video as clear as possible, the 222 has a 6G lens.

Nextbase's Click&Go PRO mount is also fantastic. It uses adhesive to stick to the windscreen, but the dash cam itself is connected via a magnetic mount, so it's easy to remove if needed. The 222 also has a 2.5-inch LED screen that makes this dashcam very simple to operate.

You wouldn't normally expect to get a dual dashcam setup for under £100, but that's what 70mai have managed with the A500S. It even has a recording resolution of 2.7k, which is mightily impressive for the price point.

It also has a GPS built in as well as a Wi-Fi hotspot, so you can easily download and share footage from your device. It also has an ADAS system built in; this monitors your surroundings and can alert you of things such as lane drifting, if you're too close to the vehicle in front, and more. For under £100, this is one of the best-equipped dashcams out there - and it's a bonus that it's a dual setup as well.

Road Angel has packed a great deal of features into the compact Halo Go. There's a 1080-pixel camera with a 130° viewing angle, Super Night Mode, Wi-Fi, and if you hardwire it, there is a winter mode to keep a section of the screen frost, mist and rain-free while the engine is off.

The Halo Go will keep protecting your car while you are away, thanks to parking mode, which activates after 15 minutes of inactivity. It's all controlled through the Halo smartphone app; you can connect via Wi-Fi, adjust camera settings and download footage.

The Ring Automotive RSDC4000 is a great option for those wanting a high-quality dashcam with a few extra important features. But adding the rear cam takes it over our £100 ceiling of this article. To address that is the more basic offering from Orskey.

In terms of performance, the Orskey is more in line with the Nextbase 222. But it adds the bonus of a rear camera, which also records in 1080p. The front camera's super wide-angle lens gives 170° coverage, while the rear camera captures an impressive 140° in full HD.

The other Nextbase dashcam to make the list consists of the entry-level 122. The HD version, with it's 120-degree viewing angle and 1080p resolution, is capable of some of the tasks that its upmarket siblings can do.

For example, it has an Intelligent Parking Mode which records any of the vehicle's physical movements when parked up. This is also backed up by a G-Sensor, which can automatically record footage and store it in a safe folder. It lacks mod cons such as a rear camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, or a 4K resolution, but it's arguably all the dashcam you could ever need.

For features alone, the 70mai M500 dashcam is a comprehensive unit boasting a lot of them. It may not have a 4K recording resolution, but this is balanced out by the 170-degree viewing angle, HDR night vision, and even ADAS systems built in to assist you on the road.

One of these is even a pedestrian collision alert, which can warn you when the camera detects pedestrians and vulnerable road users in your path. The camera comes with 32GB of storage, which, while not substantial, should be enough to get started with.

While features beyond Full HD recording, G-sensor, and loop recording aren't absolutely necessary in a dashcam, they can certainly be useful. Ring Automotive's RSDC3000 has a very unattractive name but several very attractive features. At a stroke, you can also turn this into a dual dashcam with the brand's Full HD RSDCR1000 Rear Camera.

The RSDC3000 features GPS, but also connectivity to the Ring Connect App. This dashcam's shape and lack of a screen make it very discreet and not distracting for the driver. Yes, you do need the app for setting up and positioning the dashcam, but fortunately, Ring's app is pretty good.

One of the cheapest options on the list consists of the SC100 by Cobra. It's a compact, front-facing dashcam with a 140-degree view and comes handy with an 8GB SD card - which while it's quite small - is enough for a starter dashcam.

However, Cobra have managed to cram in a load of features. Chief among which is Wi-Fi connectivity that pairs to the brand's Drive Smarter app and allows you to store and share footage from anywhere via Cloud - this is something that dashcams up to three-times the price cannot match. The setup also has a GPS built-in, as well as activity tracking via the app, and even a speed limit display.

On the lower end of the price spectrum, 70mai also offers the M310 front-facing dashcam. It has a 2K recording resolution as well as a 140-degree viewing angle, a 24-hour parking mode, and even a collision detection system via a G-Sensor.

The camera can even support SD cards up to 256GB, so it can easily take up a lot of footage in high quality. It even had voice control, which for the price point of under £50, is a really surprising feature to have. Overall, this is one of the best-equipped dashcams out there for the money - and plenty of other brands would charge well beyond the £100 threshold for a unit with these features.

One thing the M310 doesn't come with is a GPS module, which is a slight letdown considering how well-equipped other models from the brand can be.