Yahoo Autos Best used cars for the money in 2024
Lately, used cars haven’t been the good values they once were. New vehicle shortages and high demand have caused significant volatility in the used market, making it even more important to find the best used vehicles available for the money. iSeeCars has some ideas, as it recently released its list of the 5- and 10-year-old best used cars for the money in 2024, ranking them by their cost per remaining 10,000 miles of expected lifespan.
The list of the 20 best 5-year-old used cars has plenty of familiar names from brands that are most associated with reliability, such as the Honda Fit, Toyota Avalon, and Honda Accord. Even so, the top vehicle worth its salt is a Chevy.
Best 5-year-old used cars (2024):
Chevrolet Trax: $1,442 per 10,000 miles remaining
Honda Fit: $1,473
Honda Insight: $1,485
Buick Encore: $1,492
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: $1,498
Honda Accord: $1,542
Honda CR-V: $1,588
Honda Ridgeline: $1,647
Toyota Avalon: $1,694
Jeep Renegade: $1,716
Mitsubishi landed the Outlander in 11th place, and the Hyundai Tucson placed 17, showing the value of their long, 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranties. All of the top 20 list beat the overall average of $2,249 per 10,000 miles. However, stretching that timeframe to 10 years narrows the playing field to mostly the brands you probably expected:
