Best Resale Value Compact Cars for 2025
The best resale value compact cars are determined based on analyzing over 3 million vehicles to calculate how much each compact car model depreciates after 5 years.
The Honda Civic (coupe) has the best resale value among compact cars. The Civic retains 73.5 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $22,035 for 5-year-old models. The Civic's resale value puts it 11.1 percent above the resale value average for compact cars, which is 62.4 percent.
The Honda Civic ranks #2 for best resale value for compact cars. The Civic retains 72.1 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $20,189 for 5-year-old models. The Civic's resale value is 9.7 percent higher than the resale value average for compact cars.
The Honda Civic (hatchback) is the #3 ranked compact car with the best resale value. The Civic's resale value is 71.7 percent after 5 years with the average price for a 5-year old Civic being $22,722. Its resale value is 9.3 percent more than the average resale value for a compact car.
The Honda Civic (coupe) has the best resale value among compact cars. The Civic retains 73.5 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $22,035 for 5-year-old models. The Civic's resale value puts it 11.1 percent above the resale value average for compact cars, which is 62.4 percent.
The Honda Civic ranks #2 for best resale value for compact cars. The Civic retains 72.1 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $20,189 for 5-year-old models. The Civic's resale value is 9.7 percent higher than the resale value average for compact cars.
The Honda Civic (hatchback) is the #3 ranked compact car with the best resale value. The Civic's resale value is 71.7 percent after 5 years with the average price for a 5-year old Civic being $22,722. Its resale value is 9.3 percent more than the average resale value for a compact car.
1. Honda Civic (coupe)
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5-yr resale value
0.734841
- Avg 5-yr old price: 22035.112656467314
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
8.3
/ 10
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Value Retention
9.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.721147
- Avg 5-yr old price: 20189.39997500937
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
8.1
/ 10
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Value Retention
9.3
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.717398
- Avg 5-yr old price: 22722.192582025677
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
8.1
/ 10
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Value Retention
9.3
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.691339
- Avg 5-yr old price: 19603.007797270955
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
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Value Retention
9.1
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.68663
- Avg 5-yr old price: 17581.994828299546
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
7.8
/ 10
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Value Retention
9.0
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.669419
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
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Value Retention
8.9
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
7. Subaru Impreza
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5-yr resale value
0.655005
- Avg 5-yr old price: 17941.490950226245
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
7.7
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.8
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.647356
- Avg 5-yr old price: 26522.589151450054
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
7.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.8
/ 10
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Safety
9.0
/ 10
9. Hyundai VELOSTER
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5-yr resale value
0.63935
- Avg 5-yr old price: 17107.43842364532
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
7.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.7
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.618292
- Avg 5-yr old price: 18213.701149425287
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
7.9
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.6
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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
7.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.5
/ 10
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Safety
7.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.606345
- Avg 5-yr old price: 20274.472850678732
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
8.0
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.5
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.597707
- Avg 5-yr old price: 17198.186025679308
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
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.5
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.594252
- Avg 5-yr old price: 14804.599006283794
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
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.8
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.593444
- Avg 5-yr old price: 16217.25934519206
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
7.3
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.592326
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
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
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5-yr resale value
0.591128
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
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
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5-yr resale value
0.58628
- Avg 5-yr old price: 22100.3676092545
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
7.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
20. Volkswagen Golf
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5-yr resale value
0.583204
- Avg 5-yr old price: 17933.3203125
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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
7.9
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.577745
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
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Value Retention
8.3
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
22. Hyundai ELANTRA GT
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5-yr resale value
0.566795
- Avg 5-yr old price: 16493.37037037037
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
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.2
/ 10
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Safety
7.3
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
0.56431
- Avg 5-yr old price: 15011.666666666666
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
7.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.2
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
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5-yr resale value
0.555
- Avg 5-yr old price: 11554.165789473684
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
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Value Retention
8.2
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
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How We Rank These Cars
iSeeCars analyzed over 3 million vehicles to calculate the resale value for each model after 5 years. The resale value for a given model is based on the difference between the new car MSRP and the equivalent 5 year-old used car price for the model.
Vehicles within a given category are sorted to show the models with the best resale values first. If two cars have the same resale values, then we break the tie by seeing which vehicle has the higher overall iSeeCars Score. Along with resale value, 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 additional factors are reliability and safety, both of which are included in our ratings system.
The overall iSeeCars Score is an analysis of these three key 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).