10 Vehicles With The Best Resale Value After 5 Years

The average vehicle across all vehicular segments in the United States loses 45.6% of its initial value of its first five years on the road. Comparatively, that figure stood at just 38.8% in 2023 as both the new and used car markets showed residual effects from the Covid-19 pandemic. Even as residual values drop in 2025, however, some in-demand vehicles retain more of their initial value over time than others, according to iSeeCars.com’s annual report on depreciation.

The top-performing cars on the residual value chart fall into one of three categories. At the very top and sprinkled through the list are high-performance cars. Two trucks from Toyota fall in third and seventh, respectively, while the last category of in-demand cars is occupied by small, efficient Japanese hatchbacks and sedans.

For those interested in a deeper dive, the first SUV on the list, the Toyota RAV4, appears at 12th and is followed by the Toyota 4Runner in 13th and the Jeep Wrangler in 18th. The first American pickup truck on the list is the Ford Ranger in 20th. “Midsize trucks tend to outrank their full-size counterparts, suggesting more buyers prefer the balance of capability, cost, and size offered by midsize models,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer.

Although the tippy top of the list, as seen above, includes a bunch of sports cars, when depreciation is averaged out by vehicle type, trucks (40.4%) and hybrids (40.7%) lose less value after five years than other vehicle types. Electric vehicles lost the most value (58.8%) on average. “The difference between buying a hybrid versus an electric vehicle could be tens of thousands of dollars in lost value,” said Brauer.

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