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10 Best Used Cars To Ensure the Most Bang for Your Buck
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With car prices so high, you want to make sure you are going to get the best bang for your buck, especially when buying used.
iSeeCars.com determined the best used cars for the money by analyzing the prices of over 1.1 million five- and 10-year-old cars sold from September to December 2023 and comparing them to the remaining lifespan of those cars.
Cars are ranked based on the lowest price for every 10,000 miles of remaining lifespan, with a minimum of 100,000 miles of remaining lifespan.
Here’s a look at the 10 best five-year-old used cars for the money.
1. Chevrolet Trax
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,442
- Average price: $17,274
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 119,833
- Remaining lifespan (%): 64.9%
2. Honda Fit
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,473
- Average price: $19,049
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 129,319
- Remaining lifespan (%): 67.7%
3. Honda Insight
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,485
- Average price: $22,109
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 148,885
- Remaining lifespan (%): 68.8%
4. Buick Encore
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,492
- Average price: $18,632
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 124,852
- Remaining lifespan (%): 67.6%
5. Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,498
- Average price: $17,199
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 114,789
- Remaining lifespan (%): 62.9%
6. Honda Accord
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,542
- Average price: $24,074
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 156,146
- Remaining lifespan (%): 69.1%
7. Honda CR-V
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,588
- Average price: $25,434
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 160,207
- Remaining lifespan (%): 70.8%
8. Honda Ridgeline
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,647
- Average price: $30,026
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 182,288
- Remaining lifespan (%): 71.2%
9. Toyota Avalon
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,694
- Average price: $29,118
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 171,839
- Remaining lifespan (%): 73.0%
10. Jeep Renegade
- Price per 10,000 miles: $1,716
- Average price: $20,026
- Remaining lifespan (miles): 116,728
- Remaining lifespan (%): 65.6%
All data is sourced from iSeeCars.com’s Best Used Cars for the Money study and is accurate as of Jan. 29, 2024.
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