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Best Resale Value Luxury Compact Cars for 2024

The best resale value luxury compact cars are determined based on analyzing over 3 million vehicles to calculate how much each luxury compact car model depreciates after 5 years.

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The Lexus RC 300 has the best resale value among luxury compact cars. The RC 300 retains 67.8 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $31,143 for 5-year-old models. The RC 300's resale value puts it 13.4 percent above the resale value average for luxury compact cars, which is 54.4 percent.

The Lexus RC 350 ranks #2 for best resale value for luxury compact cars. The RC 350 retains 67.8 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $34,761 for 5-year-old models. The RC 350's resale value is 13.4 percent higher than the resale value average for luxury compact cars.

The Lexus IS 350 is the #3 ranked luxury compact car with the best resale value. The IS 350's resale value is 62.7 percent after 5 years with the average price for a 5-year old IS 350 being $31,349. Its resale value is 8.3 percent more than the average resale value for a luxury compact car.

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What is the luxury compact car with the best resale value?
  1. Lexus RC 300
  2. Lexus RC 350
  3. Lexus IS 350
  4. Lexus IS 500
  5. Lexus IS 300
  6. Acura ILX
  7. Mercedes-Benz C-Class (coupe)
  8. Cadillac ATS (coupe)
  9. BMW M3
  10. Acura Integra (hatchback)
  11. Genesis G70
  12. BMW 4 Series (coupe)
  13. Audi A5 (coupe)
  14. Audi RS 5 Sportback
  15. Cadillac CT4-V
  16. Cadillac CT4
  17. Mercedes-Benz C-Class
  18. Audi S4
  19. Audi S5 Sportback
  20. Audi A3
  21. BMW 2 Series
  22. Audi A5 Sportback
  23. Volvo S60
  24. BMW 3 Series
  25. Audi A4
  26. Alfa Romeo Giulia
  27. INFINITI Q50
  28. Jaguar XE
  29. BMW 4 Series
  30. BMW 3 Series (hatchback)

The Lexus RC 300 has the best resale value among luxury compact cars. The RC 300 retains 67.8 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $31,143 for 5-year-old models. The RC 300's resale value puts it 13.4 percent above the resale value average for luxury compact cars, which is 54.4 percent.

The Lexus RC 350 ranks #2 for best resale value for luxury compact cars. The RC 350 retains 67.8 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $34,761 for 5-year-old models. The RC 350's resale value is 13.4 percent higher than the resale value average for luxury compact cars.

The Lexus IS 350 is the #3 ranked luxury compact car with the best resale value. The IS 350's resale value is 62.7 percent after 5 years with the average price for a 5-year old IS 350 being $31,349. Its resale value is 8.3 percent more than the average resale value for a luxury compact car.

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1. Lexus RC 300

#1 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with Best Resale Value #1 of 36 Most Comfortable Luxury Small Cars #1 of 34 Most Comfortable Luxury Coupes
  • 5-yr resale value 67.8%
  • Avg 5-yr old price: $31,143
  • Lexus RC 300 for Sale
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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 7.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $44,770 - $51,680
USED PRICE $27,917 - $43,480
MPG 22 - 25 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.4 cu ft

2. Lexus RC 350

#2 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with Best Resale Value #2 of 36 Most Comfortable Luxury Small Cars #2 of 34 Most Comfortable Luxury Coupes
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7.3 / 10
  • Reliability 6.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $47,700 - $54,045
USED PRICE $31,898 - $51,997
MPG 22 - 23 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.4 cu ft

3. Lexus IS 350

#1 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars #1 of 36 Most Reliable Luxury Small Cars #1 of 36 Best Family Luxury Small Cars
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9.1 / 10
  • Reliability 9.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.2 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $43,260 - $46,510
USED PRICE $33,309 - $47,995
MPG 22 - 23 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.8 cu ft

4. Lexus IS 500

#3 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower #4 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with Best Resale Value #4 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Horsepower
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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 8.2 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $58,870 - $63,370
USED PRICE $54,416 - $67,675
MPG 20 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.8 cu ft

5. Lexus IS 300

#2 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars #2 of 36 Most Reliable Luxury Small Cars #2 of 36 Best Family Luxury Small Cars
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8.9 / 10
  • Reliability 8.6 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $40,085 - $45,195
USED PRICE $24,521 - $39,592
MPG 22 - 25 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.8 cu ft
Last new model year: 2022

6. Acura ILX

#1 of 1 Best Luxury Small Cars Under $30k #3 of 8 Best Japanese Luxury Compact Cars #3 of 8 Best Japanese Luxury Small Cars
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8.6 / 10
  • Reliability 7.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $27,300 - $33,200
USED PRICE $18,418 - $27,933
MPG 28 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 12.4 cu ft

7. Mercedes-Benz C-Class (coupe)

#1 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower #2 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Horsepower #5 of 28 Most Affordable Luxury Coupes
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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 7.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $49,550 - $131,913
USED PRICE $26,000 - $66,555
MPG 19 - 25 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.5 cu ft
Last new model year: 2019

8. Cadillac ATS (coupe)

#12 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with Best Resale Value #13 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower #17 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Horsepower
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  • Reliability 7.6 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $38,995 - $50,895
USED PRICE $19,124 - $29,554
MPG 21 - 25 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.4 cu ft

9. BMW M3

#1 of 3 Best Manual Transmission Luxury Small Cars #1 of 2 Best Luxury Small Cars Under $80k #2 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower
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7.7 / 10
  • Reliability 7.5 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $76,000 - $85,300
USED PRICE $66,984 - $99,978
MPG 19 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 13.0 cu ft

10. Acura Integra (hatchback)

#1 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Legroom #1 of 31 Most Affordable Luxury Small Cars #1 of 26 Most Affordable Luxury Compact Cars
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  • Reliability 7.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $32,400 - $52,600
USED PRICE $27,482 - $46,155
MPG 30 - 33 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 24.3 cu ft

11. Genesis G70

#4 of 30 Best Luxury Compact Cars for Tall People #6 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars for Tall People #7 of 36 Most Comfortable Luxury Small Cars
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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $42,000 - $52,550
USED PRICE $22,999 - $46,485
MPG 23 - 24 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.5 cu ft

12. BMW 4 Series (coupe)

#2 of 4 Best Luxury Small Cars Under $60k #3 of 34 Luxury Coupes with the Most Legroom #6 of 28 Most Affordable Luxury Coupes
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7.4 / 10
  • Reliability 7.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $50,700 - $66,250
USED PRICE $25,632 - $55,946
MPG 25 - 28 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 15.5 cu ft

13. Audi A5 (coupe)

#3 of 19 Most Affordable Luxury Hatchbacks #3 of 3 Best Luxury Hatchbacks Under $50k #4 of 28 Most Affordable Luxury Coupes
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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 8.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $48,400 - $56,650
USED PRICE $22,991 - $39,992
MPG 27 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.9 cu ft

14. Audi RS 5 Sportback

#5 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Cargo Space #5 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Cargo Space #5 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower
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  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $79,900
USED PRICE $43,819 - $79,079
MPG 20 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 21.8 cu ft

15. Cadillac CT4-V

#4 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower #5 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Horsepower #13 of 30 Best Luxury Compact Cars for Tall People
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  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $47,295 - $62,195
USED PRICE $33,997 - $67,623
MPG 18 - 23 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.7 cu ft

16. Cadillac CT4

#2 of 31 Most Affordable Luxury Small Cars #2 of 26 Most Affordable Luxury Compact Cars #14 of 30 Best Luxury Compact Cars for Tall People
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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $34,995 - $43,095
USED PRICE $24,739 - $42,498
MPG 26 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.7 cu ft

17. Mercedes-Benz C-Class

#1 of 1 Best Luxury Small Cars for Teens #2 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars for Tall People #2 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Legroom
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8.3 / 10
  • Reliability 8.3 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety 9.0 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $46,950 - $60,700
USED PRICE $22,998 - $56,014
MPG 23 - 30 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 12.6 cu ft

18. Audi S4

#1 of 4 Best Luxury Small Cars Under $60k #4 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Legroom #9 of 36 Most Reliable Luxury Small Cars
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7.7 / 10
  • Reliability 7.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $54,500 - $61,800
USED PRICE $29,996 - $49,294
MPG 24 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 12.0 cu ft

19. Audi S5 Sportback

#3 of 4 Best Luxury Small Cars Under $60k #4 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Cargo Space #4 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Cargo Space
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7.2 / 10
  • Reliability 7.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $57,900 - $64,500
USED PRICE $33,046 - $58,396
MPG 23 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 21.8 cu ft

20. Audi A3

#1 of 5 Best Luxury Small Cars Under $40k #3 of 31 Most Affordable Luxury Small Cars #3 of 26 Most Affordable Luxury Compact Cars
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8.2 / 10
  • Reliability 7.1 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $35,800 - $41,400
USED PRICE $19,712 - $36,998
MPG 30 - 32 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 10.9 cu ft

21. BMW 2 Series

#4 of 31 Most Affordable Luxury Small Cars #4 of 26 Most Affordable Luxury Compact Cars #5 of 30 Best Luxury Compact Cars for Tall People
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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $38,400 - $48,300
USED PRICE $21,776 - $40,952
MPG 27 - 28 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 12.0 cu ft

22. Audi A5 Sportback

#2 of 19 Most Affordable Luxury Hatchbacks #2 of 3 Best Luxury Hatchbacks Under $50k #3 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Cargo Space
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7.9 / 10
  • Reliability 6.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $48,400 - $56,950
USED PRICE $22,987 - $46,997
MPG 27 - 30 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 21.8 cu ft

23. Volvo S60

#1 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars for Towing #3 of 12 Best Luxury Small Cars for the Money #4 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars
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8.6 / 10
  • Reliability 8.4 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $42,600 - $51,000
USED PRICE $20,994 - $47,361
MPG 28 - 30 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 11.6 cu ft

24. BMW 3 Series

#1 of 21 Best German Luxury Small Cars #1 of 15 Best German Luxury Compact Cars #3 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars
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8.6 / 10
  • Reliability 8.4 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $45,500 - $61,600
USED PRICE $23,251 - $50,443
MPG 26 - 29 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 16.9 cu ft

25. Audi A4

#2 of 21 Best German Luxury Small Cars #2 of 15 Best German Luxury Compact Cars #3 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Legroom
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8.5 / 10
  • Reliability 8.1 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $42,000 - $51,300
USED PRICE $20,999 - $38,995
MPG 27 - 30 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 12.0 cu ft

26. Alfa Romeo Giulia

#11 of 30 Best Luxury Compact Cars for Tall People #11 of 30 Most Comfortable Luxury Compact Cars #13 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars for Tall People
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6.7 / 10
  • Reliability 6.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.4 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $45,995 - $50,995
USED PRICE $19,994 - $44,997
MPG 26 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 12.0 - 13.4 cu ft

27. INFINITI Q50

#3 of 36 Most Comfortable Luxury Small Cars #3 of 30 Most Comfortable Luxury Compact Cars #5 of 12 Best Luxury Small Cars for the Money
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7.2 / 10
  • Reliability 7.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.3 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $43,050 - $58,900
USED PRICE $19,989 - $39,811
MPG 22 - 23 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 13.5 cu ft
Last new model year: 2020

28. Jaguar XE

#16 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Legroom #20 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower #25 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Horsepower
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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.2 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $39,900 - $46,295
USED PRICE $16,189 - $32,990
MPG 28 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 14.5 cu ft

29. BMW 4 Series

#2 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Cargo Space #2 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Cargo Space #9 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Horsepower
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6.5 / 10
  • Reliability 5.8 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.2 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $49,200 - $64,600
USED PRICE $19,996 - $56,996
MPG 25 - 28 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 16.6 cu ft
Last new model year: 2019

30. BMW 3 Series (hatchback)

#1 of 36 Luxury Small Cars with the Most Cargo Space #1 of 36 Best Luxury Small Cars for Tall People #1 of 30 Luxury Compact Cars with the Most Cargo Space
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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 8.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.2 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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NEW PRICE (MSRP) $45,400 - $51,250
USED PRICE $20,000 - $30,860
MPG 23 - 27 mpg
CARGO VOLUME 24.6 cu ft

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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).