Lowest True Cost to Own® Vehicles for November 2009

Have you ever wondered which new vehicles are the least expensive to own? We're talking about the vehicles not necessarily with the lowest purchase price, but with the lowest total ownership cost? Well, Edmunds.com's editors and data analysts decided to roll up their sleeves and figure that out.

We started by gathering all of the necessary data, and then used our proprietary True Cost to Own^® (TCO^®) algorithms to estimate the five-year cost of owning each new vehicle currently in the market. The result is our list of those vehicles with the lowest overall ownership cost in their respective segments. A vehicle's competitive segment is determined by body type and the sales-weighted average MSRP of all styles within the model/body type combination.

For more information on how we calculate TCO^®, and the assumptions that we use, see our About TCO article.

The models listed on this page are updated monthly.

Sedans | Wagons | Coupes | Convertibles | Trucks | SUVs | Vans | Hybrid

Sedans

Sedan Under $15,000: Pontiac G3

Sedan Under $25,000: Suzuki SX4

Sedan Under $35,000: Chevrolet Impala

Sedan Under $45,000: Lincoln MKS

Sedan Over $45,000: Cadillac CTS

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Wagons

Wagon Under $35,000: Suzuki SX4

Wagon Over $35,000: Volvo XC70

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Coupes

Coupe Under $25,000: Toyota Yaris

Coupe Under $35,000: Honda Accord

Coupe Under $45,000: Infiniti G37

Coupe Over $45,000: Audi TTS

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Convertibles

Convertible Under $35,000: Volkswagen New Beetle

Convertible Over $35,000: Honda S2000

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Trucks

Compact Truck: Mazda B-Series Truck

Large Truck: Honda Ridgeline

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SUVs

SUV Under $25,000: Jeep Patriot

SUV Under $35,000: Suzuki XL7

SUV Under $45,000: Buick Encalve

SUV Over $45,000: Acura MDX

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Vans

Minivan: Mazda MAZDA5

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Hybrid

Hybrid: Honda Insight

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