Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 Best Resale Value Awards spotlight the models projected to keep the biggest share of their price after five years. A typical new vehicle retains only about 45 percent of its value over that stretch, while this year’s segment winners are projected near 55 percent or better. Here are eleven trucks, SUVs, sedans and EVs that KBB expects to hold their value best.
1. Toyota Tacoma: Highest Resale Value Overall
The Tacoma tops Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 resale value awards, projected to retain 63.0 percent of its sticker price after five years, the highest projection of any vehicle in the rankings.
Midsize pickups like the Tacoma benefit from steady truck demand and a reputation for mechanical durability that keeps used-vehicle prices firm long after the loan payoff date, a cushion that matters most for buyers financing near sticker price who might otherwise owe more than a trade-in is worth.
2. Toyota Tundra: Best Full-Size Pickup
The Tundra lands second overall in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 resale rankings, projected to hold 59.9 percent of its value after five years, the best mark among full-size pickups.
Full-size trucks carry high transaction prices and heavy-duty capability that fleets and private buyers keep chasing on the secondhand market, so a model projected near 60 percent retention can translate into thousands of dollars saved whenever the truck eventually trades in or gets sold outright, offsetting some of its higher upfront cost.
3. Toyota 4Runner: Best Off-Road SUV
The 4Runner earns the off-road SUV resale award in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 rankings, projected to retain 58.0 percent of its value five years out.
Body-on-frame construction, proven off-road hardware and a cult following among overlanders and outdoor enthusiasts keep demand for used 4Runners unusually strong, a dynamic that has historically let older examples command prices far above what typical SUVs fetch at the same age and mileage, a gap that keeps monthly depreciation costs comparatively low over a long ownership stretch.
4. Toyota GR Supra: Top Sports Car Value
Toyota’s GR Supra takes the sports car category in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 awards, projected to hold onto 56.0 percent of its value after five years.
Sports cars typically depreciate faster than family sedans and minivans once the initial excitement fades, so a two-door coupe leading its class here signals unusually loyal buyer demand, likely helped by the Supra’s limited production run and its ties to Toyota’s broader reputation for reliability.
5. Honda CR-V: Compact SUV Winner
Honda’s CR-V was named the compact SUV winner in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 Best Resale Value Awards, according to a rundown of the results.
The CR-V has led its class for years on the strength of Honda’s reputation for dependable engines and transmissions, along with steady demand from buyers who treat a compact SUV as a practical, everyday default rather than a discretionary purchase, which keeps used examples selling quickly and at firmer prices than most rivals in the segment.
6. Toyota Sienna: Top Resale Value Minivan
The Sienna was crowned the minivan winner in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 awards, per the segment-by-segment breakdown of this year’s results.
Minivans as a class depreciate steeply once families move on to larger SUVs, but the hybrid-only Sienna has bucked that trend by pairing strong fuel economy with Toyota’s broader reputation for long-term reliability, two traits that keep resale demand higher than for gas-only minivans still on dealer lots each year.
7. Honda Civic: Compact Car Champion
Honda’s Civic took the compact car crown in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 Best Resale Value Awards, according to a summary of the winners.
Compact sedans usually lose value quickly as buyers trade up to crossovers, yet the Civic’s low ownership costs, wide parts availability and long-running nameplate keep secondhand demand unusually stable, a pattern that has repeated across Honda’s lineup for years and helps explain why used Civics routinely command a premium over rival compacts of the same age.
8. Ford Maverick: Best Compact Pickup
The Maverick was named the compact pickup winner in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 awards, per the outlet’s rundown of this year’s segment results.
Ford’s smallest truck combines standard hybrid fuel economy with genuine cargo-bed utility at a lower starting price than most midsize pickups, a combination that has produced long waitlists since launch and kept used Mavericks in short supply, a scarcity that tends to prop up resale prices well above what compact trucks historically commanded.
9. Rivian R1S: Best Electric SUV
Rivian’s R1S was named the electric SUV winner in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 award announcement, part of a push that put Rivian among the Top 10 resale-value brands overall.
Electric vehicles have historically depreciated faster than gas models as battery technology and range keep improving, so a three-row EV holding resale value well enough to crack KBB’s overall Top 10 signals unusually strong demand for Rivian’s rugged, adventure-oriented styling and its standing as one of the few electric SUVs with real off-road capability.
10. Rivian R1T: Best Electric Truck
Rivian’s R1T earned the electric truck title in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 resale value announcement, the pickup counterpart to its SUV sibling’s award.
Electric pickups are still a comparatively new and small corner of the used-vehicle market, so a resale-value win here signals that Rivian has built enough brand loyalty and off-road credibility to buck the depreciation curve many EVs have faced as battery technology and range keep advancing, a trend that has pressured resale values across the segment industry-wide.
11. Toyota Prius: Best Resale Value Hybrid
The Prius was named the hybrid and plug-in hybrid winner in Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 award release, capping the list’s overall Toyota-heavy field of winners.
Toyota also topped the overall brand rankings this year, posting a 53 percent average resale value for a ninth win in ten years, and the Prius’ long-running reputation for fuel savings and mechanical dependability is part of why hybrid buyers keep seeking it out on the used market even as more hybrid rivals reach dealer lots.
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