I don't own a small car, but through work I've driven most of them. Once or twice every month I fly to Dublin / Belfast / Edinburgh / Glasgow, etc and always have a class 1 car for the day.
In my experience VW's are the best built of the main (small car) marques, by some distance, but they are...
Wow. I'm astonished that any small (modern) cars even exist with such poor fuel economy.
I drive a bigger car than that, with a 2.0 engine and am annoyed if the mpg drops below 60 on long runs!
Didn’t you let slip elsewhere, that you are planning for a baby?
If that’s right, you need 4 doors. Getting a baby in in out of a car seat in a 2 door, is a RIGHT hassle.