High prices in the auto market have had the effect of extending the value of certain models, according to a new report.
The report, from vehicle research site iSeeCars.com, is derived from an analysis of more than 800,000 2016 model year vehicles sold during the first eight months of 2021.
Let’s take a look at the vehicles that have depreciated the least, according to iSeeCars.com.
What Cars Hold Their Value the Best?
“We’ve seen record high used car prices over the past 15 months as a result of the microchip shortage, and that has slowed down the average depreciation rate across all vehicles,” iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer says in a news release.
Here are some key findings from the report:
- In 2021, the average five-year-old vehicle depreciated by 40.1% versus 49.1% last year.
- Jeep Wrangler is the vehicle with the lowest depreciation, at 9.2% over five years.
- Losing 65.1% of its worth, the Nissan Leaf has depreciated the most over five years.
These Cars Are Holding Their Value the Most Right Now
[ Read iSeeCars.com’s full report. ]
Money expert Clark Howard is a big fan of buying used cars because the first owner will take the brunt of the depreciation in the first few years. But with the vehicle market so inflated of late, he says buying new versus used comes down to the price difference.
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