Most Reliable Used Luxury Cars for 2025
These are the most reliable used luxury cars by price and budget based on a data-driven analysis of each vehicle's reliability and dependability.
Buying a used luxury car can save you money over a new car while still allowing you to enjoy the more powerful engine options, high-quality interiors, advanced infotainment systems, and enhanced safety features that luxury vehicles are known for. Of course the best used luxury cars should provide confident, trouble-free use for many years and many miles, which is why iSeeCars has identified the most reliable used luxury cars below.
Whether you need a small luxury sedan with a turbo four-cylinder engine and high mpg ratings, or a high-horsepower sports car with a V6 or V8 engine, you’ll want to avoid the high costs associated with a high-maintenance powertrain or poor build quality. Some luxury brands, including Acura, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche, have a reputation for reliability, but the reliability ratings below are tied to specific vehicles, not automakers.
Compact sedans like the Audi A4, BMW 3 series, and Lexus IS are known for their engaging driving dynamics while midsize luxury sedans like the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, Cadillac CTS, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class offer more interior space and more powerful V6 engines. In addition to reliability concerns, used luxury car buyers in cold-weather climates should consider models with all-wheel drive (AWD), though this feature will have a negative impact on fuel economy.
Large luxury sedans, such as the BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, will provide the greatest interior space and include the most advanced features, but they’ll also cost the most to buy and maintain. German luxury cars can be particularly expensive to repair, which is why a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) warranty can be a prudent investment when buying one. Dealerships will charge more for CPO models, but the extra up-front cost could save you thousands of dollars during ownership.
Buyers seeking the greatest luxury car value and lower ownership costs might consider non-German brands like Acura and Infiniti. Just as Lexus is the premium division of Toyota, Acura and Infiniti are the premium divisions of Honda and Nissan, with all of them offering the same level of Japanese quality and reliability. For buyers focused on safety, Volvo has a well-deserved reputation for making safety a top priority in its vehicle designs.
Luxury performance fans can also find premium coupes, convertibles, and sports cars listed below. Depending on your budget you may have to shop older model years to afford the BMW M Sport or Mercedes-Benz AMG versions of these sporty cars. Another performance-oriented option to consider is a used Tesla, which can deliver spirited performance assuming an electric car works for your lifestyle and driving needs.
Consider your budget and luxury car requirements, along with the reliability ratings below, to find the model that best matches your needs.
How We Rank These Cars
The iSeeCars reliability ratings indicate how dependable and long-lasting each vehicle is within its vehicle segment.
Each vehicle is rated on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest reliability rating. Vehicles within a given category are sorted to show the most reliable ones first. If two cars have the same ratings, then we break the tie by seeing which vehicle has the higher overall iSeeCars Score. Along with the Reliability ratings, we show comprehensive iSeeCars ratings for each model, because we believe multiple factors should be taken into account when buyers are seeking the best overall vehicle. Two of these factors are safety and resale value, both of which are included in our ratings system.
The overall iSeeCars Score is an analysis 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 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).
