Best American Luxury Cars for 2025
The best used and new American luxury cars based on a data-driven analysis of each vehicle's reliability, resale value and safety.
Many lists ranking American luxury carss may already exist, but those depend mostly on subjective editorial criteria. iSeeCars' Best American Luxury Cars are ranked using a data-driven and objective methodology. By applying data science to over 330 million vehicles, iSeeCars analyzes each car to understand its reliability and how long-lasting it is, its safety, and how well it holds its value over time. Each American luxury cars is compared to others within its own category, and the best one in a given category is the model with the best ratings across these three key areas, summarized by the iSeeCars Quality Score. Here are the top models in each American luxury cars category:
The best American luxury midsize car is the Lincoln MKZ (8.6 quality rating), with the Buick LaCrosse being the best American luxury large car (8.4 quality rating). The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid ranks #1 for the best American luxury hybrid cars (8.5 quality rating).
The best American luxury electric car is the Tesla Model 3 (8.3 quality rating), with the Chevrolet Corvette (coupe) being the best American luxury sports car (8.2 quality rating). The Chevrolet Corvette (convertible) ranks #1 for the best American luxury convertibles (8.0 quality rating).
How We Rank These Cars
iSeeCars Best American Cars are calculated based on the latest analysis by our data science team of more than 330 million cars.
The overall iSeeCars Quality Score combines analyses of these three factors: reliability, resale value, and safety. It is calculated based on the latest research and analysis by our data science team. The data analysis comes from over 330 million vehicles as reported in our Longest-Lasting Cars and 5-Year Depreciation Studies. These two factors are combined with NHTSA and/or IIHS Safety Ratings to determine a car’s Quality Score. Only cars with recent model years are included.
Each vehicle is rated on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest Quality Score. Vehicles within a given category are sorted to show the highest-scoring ones first. If two cars have the same ratings, the tie is broken by the Reliability Rating, Value Retention Score, and Safety Score. iSeeCars displays comprehensive Quality Scores along with the subscores for each model because multiple factors should be taken into account when buyers are seeking the best overall vehicle.
Vehicles are scored in three categories:
Reliability
The reliability score represents an analysis of iSeeCars' proprietary research on the longest-lasting vehicles.
Value Retention
The value retention score is based on our data science team's statistical analysis and prediction of 5-year depreciation from MSRP to determine which cars hold their value best, using US Bureau of Labor Statistics data to adjust for inflation.
Safety
The safety score is calculated based on the last five years of crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and incorporates the latest Top Safety Pick information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
