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Best American Luxury SUVs for 2024

The best used and new American luxury SUVs based on a data-driven analysis of each vehicle's reliability, resale value and safety.

Many lists ranking American luxury SUVss may already exist, but those depend mostly on subjective editorial criteria. iSeeCars' Best American Luxury SUVs 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 SUVs 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 SUVs category:

The best American luxury subcompact SUV is the Buick Encore (8.3 quality rating), with the Buick Envision being the best American luxury small and compact SUV (7.6 quality rating). The Lincoln Navigator ranks #1 for the best American luxury large SUVs (8.8 quality rating).

The best American luxury crossover SUV is the Lincoln Aviator (8.6 quality rating) and the best American luxury three-row SUV is the Lincoln Navigator (8.8 quality rating). Topping the list for the best American luxury hybrid SUVs is the Lincoln Aviator (Plug-in Hybrid) (7.7 quality rating), which is also the best American luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs (PHEV).

The best American luxury electric SUV is the Tesla Model X (8.4 quality rating).

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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).

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