Top 10 Vehicles With the Highest 5-Year Depreciation

Here are the 10 vehicles losing the most value after five years.

10) Infiniti QX60 — 58.3% Depreciation

The QX60 loses roughly $30,099 over five years, which lands it at the gentler end of this list, though “gentle” remains relative when you’re discussing thirty grand evaporating into the atmosphere. Infiniti’s ongoing identity crisis hasn’t helped residual values much either.

9) BMW 5 Series Hybrid — 59.5% Depreciation

BMW’s plug-in hybrid 5 Series sheds nearly 60 percent of its original value, equating to about $44,921 in lost value over five years. Part of the problem here is complexity.

Luxury hybrids age in ways traditional luxury sedans already struggle with, except now buyers also worry about battery longevity, electrical systems, and repair costs once warranty coverage disappears into the rearview mirror.

8) Ford Mustang Mach-E — 60.8% Depreciation

The Mach-E dropping over 60 percent probably indicates Ford’s gross overvaluation of the electric crossover based on its strong early demand. It's the same disease that nailed the Lightning's coffin shut.

7) Tesla Model X — 61.2% Depreciation

The Model X loses an average of $61,216 after five years. Tesla’s frequent price adjustments have battered resale values across the lineup, and older Model X examples now compete against newer EVs with better fit-and-finish, more refined suspensions, and fewer doors attempting to impersonate bird anatomy. The Model X has now been discontinued.

6) BMW 7 Series — 61.6% Depreciation

Large German luxury sedans depreciating like abandoned yachts is practically automotive tradition at this point. The 7 Series loses more than $61,000 on average after five years, partly because flagship sedans become terrifying ownership propositions once factory warranties expire.

5) Land Rover Range Rover — 61.7% Depreciation

The Range Rover remains one of the great contradictions in the industry. People continue buying them despite decades of evidence suggesting ownership sometimes resembles a long-term relationship with an electrical engineering problem.

Yet buyers still line up because few vehicles blend status, comfort, and off-road capability quite the same way. Unfortunately, they also lose nearly $70,000 in value after five years — the largest dollar loss in the top 10.

4) Tesla Model S — 62.0% Depreciation

The Model S fundamentally changed the luxury sedan market, but age has started catching up with it. Once revolutionary, older Teslas now face increasingly fierce competition from Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Lucid, Hyundai, and practically everybody else with a battery pack and a software team. The average five-year loss sits around $58,907.

3) Volkswagen ID.4 — 62.1% Depreciation

Volkswagen’s ID.4 landing this high feels slightly brutal because the vehicle itself is fairly competent. But affordable EVs currently face some of the harshest resale conditions in the market. Federal incentives, lease deals, and rapid product turnover continue hammering used values. Buyers shopping used EVs also tend to focus heavily on range and charging speed, two categories where newer models improve rapidly.

2) Infiniti QX80 — 62.8% Depreciation

The QX80 loses over $52,000 after five years, which is particularly rough considering the SUV still rides on architecture with roots stretching deep into another automotive era entirely. Body-on-frame luxury SUVs used to retain value well because they were durable and relatively simple. Modern luxury buyers now prioritize technology freshness just as much as durability, and aging infotainment systems date vehicles quickly.

1) Nissan LEAF — 63.1% Depreciation

The Nissan LEAF tops the list with a 63.1 percent depreciation rate, though its relatively low original price means the dollar loss sits at “just” $17,743.

Early LEAF models became infamous for battery degradation concerns, especially in hotter climates, and the car’s CHAdeMO charging standard aged about as gracefully as a fax machine. Nissan deserves credit for helping normalize EVs long before most mainstream automakers took them seriously, but the market has moved fast since then.