I don't have a specific model in mind; however:
(1) Spend some quality time with your daughter scanning pictures of cars on the internet. Always nice to spend quality time with children; AND you will make points with your daughter because you are asking for HER opinion. Ask her to come up with a list of 4 or 5 in which she might be interested.
(2) Once she has come up with such a list, make an appointment with your friendly car insurance agent; to determine if any or all are on the "cannot insure until you are 18" list.
And I am probably in a minority of one, but (assuming she likes it) I would look for something rear wheel drive; or if it has front wheel drive, then it would be all wheel drive. Front wheel drive is easier for a novice to get moving on slick roads, but MUCH more likely with virtually any driver to slide off of slick roads. The ratio of fwd:rwd is now so skewed that the todays statistics would be meaningless; but when the ratio was maybe 50:50 one could drive down a slick highway and 90 percent of the cars off the road were front wheel drive.
But most important, use the opportunity as a father/daughter bonding time.
Jon.
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