Top 10 Cheapest Cars to Buy and Maintain That Are Most Reliable

Top 10 cheapest cars to buy and maintain that are the most reliable. These are the best cars, SUVs, and trucks you can buy with the best reliability, lowest insurance costs, cheapest to maintain, and lowest depreciation over 5 years. These cars will be the cheapest to own, maintain, and insure over five years according to Car Edge. If you are buying a new car, truck or SUV and want the lowest cost of ownership, make sure to watch this review.

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[jaimieconroy]

If Honda still offered the Fit, or Toyota still had the Yaris, they would probably be on the top spot for sub-compact cars.

[Tpry]

To make car lasts:

1. Replace fluids earlier than recommended

2. Replace batteries and tires every 3-4 years

3. Replace water pump, drive belt, PCV valve every 100 miles ( 200 kms)

[AD-cywx]

2010 Prius owner. One brake change in 150, 000 miles. Still gets over 50mpg. Not one day of trouble in 12 years… ❤❤❤❤

[jseeqvg]

Been looking to buy a compact Hybrid SUV, definitely will be buying a used one now, this video’s breakdown of different costs is very helpful, just like the rest of your videos, thanks.

[fortesting]

Talked to a cab driver and he was on his second Toyota Prius, his first one, he had to sell and had 600, 000km with very minimum maintenance, original battery/transmission... 600k km...what the heck. he did say if I wanted to buy a car that would last long, just to look at what taxi drivers drive... made sense to me.

[SmartPracticeSuccess]

Why is the Honda Civic not on this list?? I owned an ‘02 Civic for 18 years as my primary transportation. It was pretty inexpensive to maintain with few repairs needed. I paid $13K and drove it for 18 years. It only needed maybe 3-4 major repairs (in the $900-$1400 range) in those 18 years. Everything else was just tires, battery, oil, etc. Overall, it was a fantastic buy.

[williamhurst]

Best Cost to Own presentation via video I have ever seen. It compares well with Edmunds cost to Own feature.

[pennyyang]

For the long last engine, I will go for Toyota.
My Toyota Highlander's mileage is over 320, 000 and it's still awesome.
The 2004 Corolla is over 360, 000, and my brother is still driving it without any major issues.

[Gustavo_St]

Would like to see the car ownership cost as a percentage of the car acquisition cost

[jeffreyerickson]

Thank you, Shari. Jeff Erickson (Minnesota). Yes I get value from you.

[magnoliap]

My gas AWD Highlander has had zero issues. Only a new battery. It’s 6 years old. Best vehicle I’ve owned.

[antovega]

i want the Corolla Cross Hybrid. Seems like a nice fusion of most of the cars in here. It’s Toyota, “SUV”, and Hybrid.

[Doc]

Shari,
Thanks for another great review

[ramonconcepcion]

I'm super happy that the nissan frontier made it on this list. I have a 2013 Frontier with 164, 000 miles right now. I'm a living example!

[lavayuki]

I was recently involved in an accident, and my 8 year old toyota yaris may get a write off, so have started researching a new car, although would be getting a used one of course.

[bradjohnson]

Very solid information. Thank you for your public service.

[InspiredJJ]

I use a gen 3 Prius for my real estate company. More room than you think, holds all tools, don’t care if it gets hit, and I put $1009. in it for 9 years (incl. oil). Best car I ever bought.

[joeybu]

Great stuff.
You know what would be a good vid?
Top 3 most reliable models from each car brand?

[lindap.p.]

Yay for us. We paid $22000 for our 2011 Prius new and have never spent a cent in repairs. It gets 48 mpg bless its little heart and drives like a new car.

[quacktuber]

Insurance is largest box averaging 40%! Wow. Best cost effective strategy maybe to avoid comprehensive coverage and drive older vehicle.