Best Resale Value Small Cars for 2025
The best resale value small cars are determined based on analyzing over 3 million vehicles to calculate how much each small car model depreciates after 5 years.
The Honda Fit has the best resale value among small cars. The Fit retains 79.4 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $18,282 for 5-year-old models. The Fit's resale value puts it 16.1 percent above the resale value average for small cars, which is 63.3 percent.
The Toyota Yaris Hatchback ranks #2 for best resale value for small cars. The Yaris Hatchback retains 74.5 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $16,848 for 5-year-old models. The Yaris Hatchback's resale value is 11.2 percent higher than the resale value average for small cars.
The Honda Civic (coupe) is the #3 ranked small car with the best resale value. The Civic's resale value is 73.5 percent after 5 years with the average price for a 5-year old Civic being $22,035. Its resale value is 10.1 percent more than the average resale value for a small car.
The Honda Fit has the best resale value among small cars. The Fit retains 79.4 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $18,282 for 5-year-old models. The Fit's resale value puts it 16.1 percent above the resale value average for small cars, which is 63.3 percent.
The Toyota Yaris Hatchback ranks #2 for best resale value for small cars. The Yaris Hatchback retains 74.5 percent of its value after 5 years, with an average price of $16,848 for 5-year-old models. The Yaris Hatchback's resale value is 11.2 percent higher than the resale value average for small cars.
The Honda Civic (coupe) is the #3 ranked small car with the best resale value. The Civic's resale value is 73.5 percent after 5 years with the average price for a 5-year old Civic being $22,035. Its resale value is 10.1 percent more than the average resale value for a small car.
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
8.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
9.8
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
2. Toyota Yaris Hatchback
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5-yr resale value
74.5%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $16,848
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
9.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
3. Honda Civic (coupe)
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5-yr resale value
73.5%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $22,035
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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
72.1%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $20,189
iSEECARS SCORE
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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
71.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $22,722
iSEECARS SCORE
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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
6. Toyota Yaris
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5-yr resale value
71.3%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $15,957
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Reliability
7.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
9.2
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
69.1%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $19,603
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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
68.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $17,582
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
66.9%
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
8.9
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
10. Subaru Impreza
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5-yr resale value
65.5%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $17,941
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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
64.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $26,523
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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
12. Kia Rio 5-Door
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5-yr resale value
64.6%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $13,684
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Reliability
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.8
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
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Reliability
7.4
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.8
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
14. Hyundai VELOSTER
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5-yr resale value
63.9%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $17,107
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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
15. Hyundai ACCENT
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5-yr resale value
63.3%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $13,127
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Reliability
7.3
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.7
/ 10
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Safety
7.0
/ 10
16. Chevrolet Spark
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5-yr resale value
62.9%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $12,172
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Reliability
7.7
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.7
/ 10
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Safety
Not Available
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5-yr resale value
62.6%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $13,538
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Reliability
7.1
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.6
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
62.5%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $19,818
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Reliability
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.6
/ 10
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Safety
7.0
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
61.8%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $18,214
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Reliability
7.9
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.6
/ 10
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Safety
10
/ 10
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5-yr resale value
61.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $19,808
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Reliability
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.6
/ 10
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Safety
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
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
60.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $11,386
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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
8.1
/ 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
60.6%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $20,274
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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
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
59.8%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $17,198
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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
7.5
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.5
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
25. Chevrolet Sonic (hatchback)
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5-yr resale value
59.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $13,111
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Reliability
7.2
/ 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
59.4%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $14,805
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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
7.5
/ 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
59.3%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $16,217
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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
59.2%
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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
59.1%
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
58.6%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $22,100
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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
7.6
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
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Value Retention
8.4
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
32. Volkswagen Golf
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5-yr resale value
58.3%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $17,933
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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
57.8%
iSEECARS SCORE
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Reliability
Coming soon
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Value Retention
8.3
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
34. Chevrolet Sonic
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5-yr resale value
57.5%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $12,870
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Reliability
7.2
/ 10
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Value Retention
8.3
/ 10
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Safety
8.0
/ 10
35. Hyundai ELANTRA GT
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5-yr resale value
56.7%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $16,493
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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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
55.5%
- Avg 5-yr old price: $11,554
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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
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).