Regardless of cost, efficiency, or even crash test rating, I wouldn't feel safe driving a car the size of a Honda Fit or similar. Fact is, fatalities are higher....in fact, among the highest of any car. Crash test ratings don't illustrate how much more devastating an accident is when you collide with the average 4-5,000+ lb clown SUV/pickup in the USA in a tiny Econo-box.
In Europe, I'd probably be fine with such a small car, since the average car is much smaller and, other than commercial vehicles, there are almost no enormous SUV's and pickups. Gas prices and insurance are high enough to penalize owning/driving such stupidly large vehicles.
Until the used market normalizes, I think a new Chevy Bolt or Bolt EUV can't be beaten in terms of TCO, especially if someone keeps a car for ten years. This should be easy since the car has a 10 year warranty. I was going to buy a Bolt but I will be doing too much long distance driving for the next 7-10 years, and the slow charging turned me away.