Yahoo Autos The 10 car brands most expensive to maintain over 10 years
Car maintenance has got to be one of the least fun things you can do with your free time, right behind going to the dentist and filing your taxes. However, depending on the brand you buy, your time spent at the shop could be much more than you bargained for. Consumer Reports’ new study on the most- and least-expensive-to-maintain car brands found that European car companies are most likely to break your wallet with costs nearly five times that of the automakers at the other end of the spectrum.
Land Rover had the highest ten-year maintenance costs, at an average of $19,250. Porsche was second worst with $14,090 in costs.
10 car brands most expensive to maintain over 10 years:
Land Rover: $19,250
Porsche: $14,090
Mercedes-Benz: $10,525
Audi: $9,890
BMW: $9,500
Volvo: $9,285
Infiniti: $8,500
Acura: $7,800
Mini: $7,625
Subaru: $7,200
The Euro brands at the “top” of this list aren’t all that surprising. Land Rover has consistently landed as one of the most expensive vehicle brands to maintain for years now, though Porsche is generally viewed as being one of the more solid performance brands. That could suggest that some models don’t always require more repairs, but the fixes they do need are significantly more expensive.
