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Best Luxury Midsize Cars for the Money for 2023

The best luxury midsize cars for the money are ranked based on an analysis of their price and potential lifespan, with the top-ranked models representing luxury midsize cars offering the longest life at the lowest price per 1,000 miles.

The best luxury midsize car for the money is the Lexus ES 350, with an average new car list price of $49,004 and a potential lifespan of 204,642 miles, resulting in a cost per 1,000 miles of $239. The best luxury midsize cars for the money offer a cost per 1,000 miles of potential lifespan at or below $929, while average luxury midsize cars cost $326 per 1,000 miles.

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The best luxury midsize car for the money is the Lexus ES 350, with an average new car list price of $49,004 and a potential lifespan of 204,642 miles, resulting in a cost per 1,000 miles of $239. The best luxury midsize cars for the money offer a cost per 1,000 miles of potential lifespan at or below $929, while average luxury midsize cars cost $326 per 1,000 miles.

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  • Price per 1k Miles $239.46
  • Potential Lifespan: 204.6K Miles
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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9.2 / 10
  • Reliability 8.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.9 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
  • Price per 1k Miles $358.56
  • Potential Lifespan: 188K Miles
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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8.5 / 10
  • Reliability 8.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 6.9 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
  • Price per 1k Miles $362.31
  • Potential Lifespan: 159.6K Miles
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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7.3 / 10
  • Reliability 7.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 6.9 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
  • Price per 1k Miles $365.76
  • Potential Lifespan: 183K Miles
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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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 8.6 / 10
  • Value Retention 6.6 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
  • Price per 1k Miles $366.71
  • Potential Lifespan: 181.6K Miles
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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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 8.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.0 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

6. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (coupe)

#7 of 8 Best Luxury Midsize Cars for the Money #9 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value #9 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles $507.28
  • Potential Lifespan: 154.5K Miles
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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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 7.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
  • Price per 1k Miles $595.10
  • Potential Lifespan: 144.3K Miles
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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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 7.8 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
  • Price per 1k Miles $929.18
  • Potential Lifespan: 136.8K Miles
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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7.9 / 10
  • Reliability 8.4 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

Acura TLX

#7 of 29 Best Luxury Midsize Cars #10 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value #12 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 7.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10

Volvo S90

#8 of 29 Best Luxury Midsize Cars #13 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars #27 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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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8.1 / 10
  • Reliability 7.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 6.9 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10

Genesis G80

#8 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value #10 of 29 Best Luxury Midsize Cars #16 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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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8.0 / 10
  • Reliability 5.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10

Lexus ES 250

#4 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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 Coming soon
  • Value Retention 8.7 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10

Cadillac CT5

#17 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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 Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.3 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10

Lexus LC 500

#1 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value #9 of 29 Best Luxury Midsize Cars #15 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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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8.1 / 10
  • Reliability 7.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 9.1 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

Audi S7

#11 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars #14 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value #15 of 29 Best Luxury Midsize Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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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7.3 / 10
  • Reliability 7.3 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

Maserati Ghibli

#17 of 29 Best Luxury Midsize Cars #17 of 29 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars #29 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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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6.3 / 10
  • Reliability 5.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 6.8 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

BMW 8 Series (coupe)

#7 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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 Coming soon
  • Value Retention 8.4 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

Cadillac CT5-V

#16 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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 Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.3 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

BMW 8 Series

#20 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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 Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.1 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

BMW M8

#19 of 29 Luxury Midsize Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
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 Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.1 / 10
  • Safety Not Available

How We Rank These Cars

The Best Luxury Midsize Cars for the Money list is ranked by the price per 1,000 miles of use for each vehicle based on how many miles the car can last.

iSeeCars analyzed over 2 million cars to determine how many miles each car can potentially last. Then we calculated the price per 1,000 miles of lifespan based on the average new car price of each vehicle. In the event two or more vehicles have the same price per 1k miles, 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 | 33.3%

The reliability score represents an analysis of iSeeCars' proprietary research on the longest-lasting vehicles.

Value Retention | 33.3%

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 | 33.3%

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).