Best American Luxury Subcompact SUVs for 2024
The best used and new American luxury subcompact SUVs based on a data-driven analysis of each vehicle's reliability, resale value and safety.
iSeeCars applies data science to over 330 million vehicles in order to understand each model’s reliability and how long-lasting it is, its safety, and its ability to retain value over time. This analysis allows iSeeCars to rank American luxury subcompact SUVs by a data-driven and objective methodology, instead of relying on subjective editorial criteria.
The best American luxury subcompact SUV is the Buick Encore. Its iSeeCars Quality Score of 8.3 out of 10 reflects the Encore's reliability, value retention and safety scores. A new Buick Encore costs between $24,600 and $25,220 while a used version costs between $13,832 and $22,590. This American luxury subcompact SUV can seat up to 5 people and is EPA rated to deliver up to 27 miles per gallon in mixed city/highway driving.
The American Luxury Subcompact SUV category consists of 3 models priced between $24,600 and $44,095 for new vehicles and between $13,832 and $44,390 for used vehicles. iSeeCars has sufficient vehicle data to rate and rank 1 of these 3 models based on their reliability, value retention and safety scores.
iSeeCars applies data science to over 330 million vehicles in order to understand each model’s reliability and how long-lasting it is, its safety, and its ability to retain value over time. This analysis allows iSeeCars to rank American luxury subcompact SUVs by a data-driven and objective methodology, instead of relying on subjective editorial criteria.
The best American luxury subcompact SUV is the Buick Encore. Its iSeeCars Quality Score of 8.3 out of 10 reflects the Encore's reliability, value retention and safety scores. A new Buick Encore costs between $24,600 and $25,220 while a used version costs between $13,832 and $22,590. This American luxury subcompact SUV can seat up to 5 people and is EPA rated to deliver up to 27 miles per gallon in mixed city/highway driving.
The American Luxury Subcompact SUV category consists of 3 models priced between $24,600 and $44,095 for new vehicles and between $13,832 and $44,390 for used vehicles. iSeeCars has sufficient vehicle data to rate and rank 1 of these 3 models based on their reliability, value retention and safety scores.
1. Buick Encore
iSEECARS SCORE
iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association
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Reliability
7.2
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
iSEECARS SCORE
iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association
See how we rank these cars
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Reliability
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Value Retention
7.7
/ 10
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Safety
9.6
/ 10
iSEECARS SCORE
iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association
See how we rank these cars
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.5
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Safety
10
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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).