Best Crossover SUVs for the Money for 2024
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 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 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 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has an average new car list price of $27,927 and an average lifespan of 153,327.9 miles or about 11.3 years, resulting in an annual purchase cost of $2,471. Using this method, the second best crossover SUV for the money is Honda CR-V with an Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,627. In third place is Toyota RAV4 which has an iSeeCars Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,722.
The best crossover SUV for the money is the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 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 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has an average new car list price of $27,927 and an average lifespan of 153,327.9 miles or about 11.3 years, resulting in an annual purchase cost of $2,471. Using this method, the second best crossover SUV for the money is Honda CR-V with an Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,627. In third place is Toyota RAV4 which has an iSeeCars Annual Lifespan Cost of $2,722.
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$2,471.42
- Avg Lifespan: 153.3K Miles (11.3 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $23,695
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
8.0
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.0
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$2,626.73
- Avg Lifespan: 175.1K Miles (13.6 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $30,100
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
9.0
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.6
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$2,721.58
- Avg Lifespan: 165.1K Miles (12.9 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,675
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Reliability
8.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.7
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$2,846.37
- Avg Lifespan: 157.9K Miles (10.1 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $23,100
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
8.9
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.0
/ 10
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Safety
9.5
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,035.22
- Avg Lifespan: 147.1K Miles (11.1 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,355
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.0
/ 10
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Safety
8.7
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,074.62
- Avg Lifespan: 150.6K Miles (11.1 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $29,230
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
8.0
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.9
/ 10
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Safety
8.6
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,084.56
- Avg Lifespan: 148.4K Miles (10 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,600
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Reliability
8.0
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.7
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,139.52
- Avg Lifespan: 153.2K Miles (11.3 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $29,695
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Reliability
8.3
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,182.83
- Avg Lifespan: 141.6K Miles (10.8 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $25,900
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Reliability
7.9
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.2
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,248.16
- Avg Lifespan: 152.9K Miles (10.3 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $27,995
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Reliability
8.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.6
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,335.08
- Avg Lifespan: 150.7K Miles (10.5 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,700
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Reliability
8.0
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,356.21
- Avg Lifespan: 154.3K Miles (10.5 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,395
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Reliability
8.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.7
/ 10
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Safety
8.4
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,364.46
- Avg Lifespan: 128.1K Miles (10.4 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,880
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
7.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.9
/ 10
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Safety
9.3
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,432.23
- Avg Lifespan: 140.2K Miles (9.9 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $27,190
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Reliability
7.6
/ 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
$3,515.29
- Avg Lifespan: 165K Miles (11.1 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $28,895
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Reliability
8.6
/ 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
$3,622.49
- Avg Lifespan: 151.8K Miles (10.8 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $37,695
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Reliability
7.7
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,844.08
- Avg Lifespan: 164.6K Miles (11.3 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $38,750
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Reliability
8.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.6
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$3,982.93
- Avg Lifespan: 176.5K Miles (12 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $39,270
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Reliability
8.9
/ 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
$4,052.96
- Avg Lifespan: 157.8K Miles (10.7 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $38,465
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Reliability
8.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.4
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$4,148.62
- Avg Lifespan: 148K Miles (10.2 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $33,950
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Reliability
8.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.7
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$4,245.25
- Avg Lifespan: 167.3K Miles (10.9 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $36,650
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Reliability
8.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.2
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$4,315.77
- Avg Lifespan: 148.8K Miles (9.4 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $31,990
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Reliability
8.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.5
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$4,396.93
- Avg Lifespan: 143.6K Miles (10.1 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $38,740
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Reliability
8.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.3
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$4,482.08
- Avg Lifespan: 178.6K Miles (11.1 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $39,900
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Reliability
9.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$4,734.58
- Avg Lifespan: 145.1K Miles (9.7 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $42,400
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Reliability
8.7
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.9
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$5,244.08
- Avg Lifespan: 146K Miles (9.6 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $36,495
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Reliability
8.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.6
/ 10
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Safety
8.7
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$5,335.66
- Avg Lifespan: 148.6K Miles (8.8 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $37,600
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
8.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.4
/ 10
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Safety
9.6
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$5,436.30
- Avg Lifespan: 148.6K Miles (9 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $42,600
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
8.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.4
/ 10
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Safety
9.8
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$5,610.80
- Avg Lifespan: 148.4K Miles (8.9 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $39,755
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
8.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.5
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
$6,264.67
- Avg Lifespan: 157.7K Miles (9.5 Years)
- Starting MSRP: $41,995
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Reliability
8.8
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.9
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $35,400
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Reliability
8.8
/ 10
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Value Retention
7.6
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $25,100
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Reliability
5.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.7
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $27,900
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Reliability
5.9
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $20,400
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Reliability
6.1
/ 10
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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: $24,995
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $30,300
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
8.1
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $37,845
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $26,345
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $34,395
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.8
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $29,795
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Reliability
Coming soon
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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: $36,190
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.6
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $28,570
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Reliability
7.2
/ 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
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $25,195
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Reliability
5.6
/ 10
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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: $37,995
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Reliability
5.7
/ 10
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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: $36,800
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.7
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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Annual Lifespan Cost
Not Available
- Starting MSRP: $36,985
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
7.6
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
