
Best Crossover SUVs for the Money for 2026
The best crossover SUVs for the money are ranked based on an analysis of their price and average lifespan, with the top-ranked models offering the longest life at the lowest price.
The best crossover SUV for the money is the Honda HR-V which has the lowest iSeeCars Annual Lifespan Cost. We rank vehicles by how much a vehicle costs to purchase relative to how long the car lasts which we believe is a good determiner of value - the lower the cost, the better the value. The Honda HR-V has an average new car list price of $31,315 and an average lifespan of 203,618.8 miles or about 18.7 years, resulting in an annual purchase cost of $1,677. Using this method, the second best crossover SUV for the money is Mazda CX-5 with an Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,245. In third place is Honda CR-V which has an iSeeCars Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,293.
The best crossover SUV for the money is the Honda HR-V which has the lowest iSeeCars Annual Lifespan Cost. We rank vehicles by how much a vehicle costs to purchase relative to how long the car lasts which we believe is a good determiner of value - the lower the cost, the better the value. The Honda HR-V has an average new car list price of $31,315 and an average lifespan of 203,618.8 miles or about 18.7 years, resulting in an annual purchase cost of $1,677. Using this method, the second best crossover SUV for the money is Mazda CX-5 with an Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,245. In third place is Honda CR-V which has an iSeeCars Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,293.
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Annual Lifespan Cost 1677.29
- Avg Lifespan: 203.61884375K Miles (18.67 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 26600
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Reliability 8.4 / 10
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Value Retention 8.6 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2244.62
- Avg Lifespan: 177.9649375K Miles (16.45 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29990
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Reliability 8.0 / 10
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Value Retention 8.1 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2293.01
- Avg Lifespan: 185.136640625K Miles (16.02 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 31520
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Reliability 8.0 / 10
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Value Retention 8.5 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2364.61
- Avg Lifespan: 160.502421875K Miles (13.62 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 30350
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Reliability 7.6 / 10
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Value Retention 7.4 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2375.14
- Avg Lifespan: 170.74284375K Miles (13.88 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 26995
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Reliability 7.6 / 10
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Value Retention 8.6 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2429.95
- Avg Lifespan: 175.77821875K Miles (14.96 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29800
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Reliability 7.8 / 10
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Value Retention 8.8 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2512.31
- Avg Lifespan: 148.88715625K Miles (11.37 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 23995
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Reliability 7.2 / 10
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2648.58
- Avg Lifespan: 129.8695K Miles (9.88 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 21700
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Reliability 7.0 / 10
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Value Retention 7.6 / 10
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Safety 7.5 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2707.15
- Avg Lifespan: 158.856078125K Miles (13.84 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29995
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Reliability 7.6 / 10
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Value Retention 8.3 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2815.24
- Avg Lifespan: 178.21878125K Miles (15.55 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 34995
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Reliability 7.9 / 10
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Value Retention 7.9 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2856.84
- Avg Lifespan: 141.29028125K Miles (11.84 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29990
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Reliability 7.2 / 10
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Value Retention 7.6 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 2942.13
- Avg Lifespan: 150.068671875K Miles (11.75 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29490
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Reliability 7.3 / 10
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 7.5 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3164.61
- Avg Lifespan: 149.180125K Miles (10.85 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29000
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Reliability 7.2 / 10
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3324.55
- Avg Lifespan: 133.3425625K Miles (8.88 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 23300
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Reliability 6.8 / 10
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Value Retention 8.1 / 10
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Safety 7.8 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3446.2
- Avg Lifespan: 131.184421875K Miles (9.87 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 28990
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Reliability 7.0 / 10
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3589.66
- Avg Lifespan: 131.18553125K Miles (10.64 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 30805
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Reliability 7.1 / 10
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Value Retention 7.6 / 10
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Safety 7.5 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3604.26
- Avg Lifespan: 147.61671875K Miles (10.33 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29995
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Reliability 7.1 / 10
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Value Retention 7.4 / 10
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Safety 7.1 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3651.24
- Avg Lifespan: 128.415K Miles (12.49 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 38900
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Reliability 7.3 / 10
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3696.56
- Avg Lifespan: 119.3860625K Miles (9.31 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 29700
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Reliability 6.8 / 10
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 9.7 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3723.67
- Avg Lifespan: 184.01440625K Miles (14.45 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 46270
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Reliability 7.8 / 10
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Value Retention 8.1 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3762.39
- Avg Lifespan: 152.934265625K Miles (12.47 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 41670
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Reliability 7.4 / 10
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Value Retention 7.1 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3765.86
- Avg Lifespan: 187.655453125K Miles (13.62 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 42395
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Reliability 7.7 / 10
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Value Retention 7.6 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3946.11
- Avg Lifespan: 138.041703125K Miles (9.78 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 30400
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Reliability 7.0 / 10
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 3946.44
- Avg Lifespan: 147.246640625K Miles (10.68 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 35300
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Reliability 7.1 / 10
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 9.7 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 4082.32
- Avg Lifespan: 161.380921875K Miles (11.31 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 37500
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Reliability 7.3 / 10
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Value Retention 7.0 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 4559.25
- Avg Lifespan: 146.47978125K Miles (10.38 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 39520
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Reliability 7.1 / 10
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Value Retention 7.2 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 4571.28
- Avg Lifespan: 124.3406875K Miles (8.39 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 32390
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Reliability 6.7 / 10
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Value Retention 7.4 / 10
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Safety 8.5 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 4884.03
- Avg Lifespan: 161.86153125K Miles (10.58 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 38995
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Reliability 7.2 / 10
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Value Retention 7.6 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 4994.6
- Avg Lifespan: 140.05115625K Miles (10.0 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 38465
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Reliability 7.0 / 10
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Value Retention 7.3 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 4999.82
- Avg Lifespan: 157.1704375K Miles (11.28 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 43600
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Reliability 7.3 / 10
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Value Retention 7.4 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 5118.71
- Avg Lifespan: 116.62496875K Miles (8.5 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 34300
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Reliability 6.7 / 10
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Value Retention 7.4 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost 5537.4
- Avg Lifespan: 143.900140625K Miles (9.01 Years)
- Starting MSRP: 40800
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Reliability 6.9 / 10
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Value Retention 7.3 / 10
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Safety 8.7 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 26375
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Value Retention 8.2 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 29900
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Value Retention 7.9 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 42750
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 39300
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 39190
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 38300
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Reliability Coming soon
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Value Retention 7.3 / 10
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Safety 10 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 25500
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Reliability Coming soon
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Value Retention 7.9 / 10
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Safety 9.4 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 25335
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Value Retention 8.8 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 39735
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 40795
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 41520
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Value Retention 7.4 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 41610
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Reliability Coming soon
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Value Retention 7.2 / 10
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Safety 9.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 42260
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Value Retention 8.6 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 22790
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Value Retention 8.1 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 31695
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Value Retention 8.0 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 44950
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Value Retention 7.8 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 27695
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 8.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 24990
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Value Retention 7.9 / 10
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Safety 7.6 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 20550
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Reliability Coming soon
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Value Retention 8.2 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 21520
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Value Retention 7.7 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 26500
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Value Retention 7.5 / 10
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Safety 7.0 / 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost Not Available
- Starting MSRP: 29995
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Value Retention 8.0 / 10
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Safety Not Available
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How We Rank These Cars
The Best Cars for the Money list ranks cars by their annual cost, which compares the purchase price of the car against how long the car lasts. We believe this is a good determiner of value--the lower the annual cost, the better the value.
iSeeCars analyzed millions of cars to determine how long each car can last. Then we calculated the annual cost over the lifespan for each vehicle. In the event two or more vehicles have the same annual cost, we use iSeeCars proprietary rating of the overall quality of the car (iSeeCars Score) to break the tie.
The overall iSeeCars Score is an analysis of 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 12 million new and used vehicles in our Longest-Lasting Cars and 5-Year Depreciation Studies, combined with NHTSA and IIHS Safety Ratings.
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).





















































