Depreciation quietly decides what a vehicle really costs to own, and a handful of models shed far less than the average. Kelley Blue Book projects resale strength for the 2026 model year, while iSeeCars measures actual five-year losses on used sales. Here are twelve vehicles from both lists, each paired with the figure that earned its place.
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1. Ford Maverick: Compact Truck Winner
Kelley Blue Book’s 2026 Best Resale Value Awards rank the Ford Maverick second among top-10 vehicles, which are projected to keep around 55% or more of MSRP after five years. The Maverick also won Compact Pickup Truck.
KBB says an average 2026 model-year vehicle retains only about 45% of its original value over the same period. For a buyer, the Maverick’s projection is a forecast, not a measured result, but it points to a smaller loss at trade-in time.
2. Ford Ranger: Third on the KBB List
The Ford Ranger is third on KBB’s 2026 resale top 10, a group Kelley Blue Book projects to retain around 55% or more of MSRP after five years.
Together with the Maverick in second, Ford holds two of the top three spots, a pattern that may interest truck shoppers weighing total cost. The caveat is that the figure is a projection for 2026 models, set against an average vehicle’s 45%.
3. Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Luxury Resale Star
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is fourth on KBB’s 2026 resale top 10 and won Luxury Full-Size SUV, projected to retain around 55% or more of MSRP, according to KBB’s award announcement.
The projection applies to the 2026 model year, and it is a forecast rather than a record of actual sales. Real resale will depend on mileage, condition and the market at the time an owner sells, so the percentage is best read as a direction.
4. Toyota Sienna: Best Resale Minivan
KBB’s 2026 awards name the Toyota Sienna best-resale minivan and put it eighth overall among top-10 vehicles projected to keep around 55% or more of MSRP, as the KBB resale announcement states.
Family buyers get a rare pairing here: a practical body style with a projected resale that clears the roughly 45% average KBB cites. As a projection, it remains a forecast rather than a record of what owners have actually received.
5. Porsche 718 Cayman: Smallest Loss Measured
The Porsche 718 Cayman lost just 9.6% of its value over five years in iSeeCars’ 2026 study of 950,000 cars, the least of any model, TFLcar reports.
Measured losses like this carry more weight than projections. The 9.6% figure compares with a 45.6% industry average in iSeeCars’ 2025 edition, so the editions differ, but the gap is wide enough to make the Cayman a clear outlier. The Cayman also beats every other model on this list, including the 911 at 11.1%, which makes it the benchmark for the iSeeCars measurements.
6. Porsche 911: Close Behind the Cayman
The Porsche 911 depreciated just 11.1%, or $15,533, over five years in iSeeCars’ study of cars sold March 2025 to February 2026, as TFLcar’s summary notes.
The dollar figure is larger than the Corvette’s $13,365 loss despite the smaller percentage, a useful reminder that percentages and dollars tell different stories. Buyers should check both before assuming a high-priced car costs less to own. The study covered cars sold from March 2025 to February 2026, so the 11.1% reflects a recent window of used sales rather than an older sample.
7. Chevrolet Corvette: Third-Best Overall
The Chevrolet Corvette lost 18.7% ($13,365) over five years in iSeeCars’ 2026 study, third-best overall, according to TFLcar’s depreciation report.
Its dollar loss is smaller than the 911’s $15,533 even though the percentage is higher, because the starting price is lower. For shoppers outside Porsche territory, the Corvette shows that a strong value-retention result is not limited to German sports cars. The Corvette’s percentage trails the Cayman’s 9.6% and the 911’s 11.1%, so it takes the third spot rather than the top of the iSeeCars list.
8. Honda Civic: Mainstream Compact Best
The Honda Civic lost 22.9%, about $5,828, over five years in iSeeCars’ 2026 study, the best of any mainstream compact, TFLcar’s coverage reports.
The dollar loss is far below the Corvette’s $13,365 and the 911’s $15,533, which matters to buyers who care more about cash than percentages. At 22.9% it also lands at roughly half the 45.6% industry average iSeeCars cited in 2025, though from a different edition. Mainstream shoppers can see in the Civic a practical entry among otherwise premium and niche winners, with a measured loss rather than a forecast.
9. Toyota Tundra: Pickup in the Older Data
In iSeeCars’ 2025 value-retention study the Toyota Tundra lost 29.1% over five years, seventh-best of the 25 models, against a 45.6% industry average.
The figure is from the 2025 edition, a year older than the 2026 results above, so it is best read as a trend marker. Even so, the gap to the average is about 16.5 points, which for a truck buyer is a substantial amount of retained value.
10. Ford Mustang: Pony Car Value
The Ford Mustang lost 29.2% of its value in five years in iSeeCars’ 2025 study, eighth-best of 25, versus a 45.6% average, per its value retention rankings.
It sits one place behind the Tundra and a tenth of a point worse, a near tie in the data. Shoppers should recall this is the 2025 edition; the newer measurements for the Cayman, 911 and Corvette come from a different, later study.
11. Jeep Wrangler: Rugged but Further Down
The Jeep Wrangler lost 33.9% over five years in iSeeCars’ 2025 study, 18th-best of 25 models, according to the iSeeCars value study.
That is the weakest result among the 2025 entries on this list, yet it is still nearly 12 points better than the 45.6% industry average. The Wrangler therefore belongs here as a strong performer in a broad field, not as one of the very top. Buyers who value off-road capability should weigh that against the 4Runner’s 31.3% and the Mustang’s 29.2%, both better in the same study.
12. Toyota 4Runner: Middle of the Field
The Toyota 4Runner lost 31.3% in five years in iSeeCars’ 2025 rankings, 13th of 25 and well below the 45.6% average.
Placed between the Mustang’s 29.2% and the Wrangler’s 33.9%, it is a typical example of the 2025 study’s solid middle. Like the other 2025 entries, the figure predates the 2026 measurements, so buyers should treat it as a guide to relative standing. The figure leaves the 4Runner behind the Tundra at 29.1% but ahead of the Wrangler, a ranking owners of Toyota trucks may find reassuring.
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