Which cars devalue the least? Research reveals the best solutions

When you buy a new car at a dealership, you immediately face a significant depreciation, and it is customary to say that when the car touches the public road driven by its new owner it instantly loses at least 20% of its value - represented by VAT or equivalent taxes in other countries. Once this painful step has been passed, the residual value of a car can drop more or less rapidly depending on the brand and the specific model: to understand which brands hold their value best over time, carVertical has conducted a study by examining around 72 million cars between 2019 and 2022 in Europe, the United States and Australia.

The data shows us a situation in which Porsche, Jeep and MINI are the 3 brands that are least depreciating in time; in the first place in the standings we have Porsche, which over the years comes to lose 64.4% of its initial value, while in the last place of the Top 10 we have Lexus, which comes to lose up to 89.9%. br> | slot id: th_motorlabs_d_mh2 "); }
Looking at the ranking from the bottom, there are brands such as Chrysler, Audi and Seat, all at 96% depreciation rate over the years, with Chrysler reaching 96.8% on an average of 25 years. It is particular to see brands like BMW and Volvo, much loved by the market, in this part of the ranking where we find the brands that depreciate more quickly: according to the research, those who want a used car tend not to look for expensive models originally. , but focuses on cheaper brands also from the point of view of maintenance - so here we find ourselves with Toyota that on the second-hand market are more desirable than a BMW.