Used car prices are still high, but some 10-year-old models offer lots of bang for your buck.
Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
Car search engine iSeeCars.com analyzed millions of car listings to determine the best used models for the money.
It found the 10-year-old models with the longest potential lifespans and the lowest upfront cost.
The 20 models below are ranked by their price per 1,000 miles of remaining lifespan.
Toyota
Average price: $16,289Potential lifespan: 239,607 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 112,578 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $145
(iSeeCars.com only included models that were on sale for the 2020 model year and had at least 10 years of production between 2002 and 2021.)
NHTSA
Average price: $18,725Potential lifespan: 248,669 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 129,513 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $145
Ford
Average price: $15,584Potential lifespan: 244,682 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 108,762 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $143
Honda
Average price: $14,790Potential lifespan: 235,852 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 106,879 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $138
Nissan
Average price: $11,398Potential lifespan: 202,151 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 83,709 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $136
Honda
Average price: $12,784Potential lifespan: 205,335 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 95,596 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $134
Hyundai
Average price: $11,981Potential lifespan: 206,398 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 91,525 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $131
Toyota
Average price: $12,658Potential lifespan: 204,266 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 97,621 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $130
Read more: Toyota’s sleeker, quicker Prius will cost $27,450. See the new-and-improved hybrid here.
Toyota
Average price: $13,785Potential lifespan: 223,249 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 106,682 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $129
Mazda
Average price: $9,559Potential lifespan: 203,154 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 77,253 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $124
Toyota
Average price: $14,360Potential lifespan: 230,547 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 116,903 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $123
FCA
Average price: $10,354Potential lifespan: 209,350 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 86,292 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $120
Ford
Average price: $10,079Potential lifespan: 201,071 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 84,590 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $119
Honda
Average price: $13,437Potential lifespan: 226,168 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 113,584 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $118
Honda
Average price: $12,347Potential lifespan: 207,231 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 110,333 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $112
Toyota
Average price: $15,818Potential lifespan: 245,710 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 143,056 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $111
Kia
Average price: $9,640Potential lifespan: 208,615 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 87,747 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $110
Honda
Average price: $12,673Potential lifespan: 226,120 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 117,819 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $108
Read more: These are the 10 coolest electric cars sold around the world that you can’t buy in the US
Toyota
Average price: $13,878Potential lifespan: 250,601 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 129,466 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $107
Chevrolet
Average price: $9,706Potential lifespan: 230,343 milesAverage remaining lifespan: 111,996 milesPrice per 1,000 miles: $87