Mazda MX-5 Miata

Convertible

 

2011 Mazda MX-5 Miata

What are the attributes that make a winner in the convertible segment?  The 5-time winner Mazda MX-5 Miata delivers with the lowest purchase price, the lowest combined maintenance and repair costs, low depreciation, and an overall ownership cost 4.3% lower than expected.
 

2011 Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport 2D Convertible at
Cost Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Depreciation: $8,884 $1,238 $1,139 $1,046 $947 $13,254
Fees & Taxes: 1,422 90 95 82 87 $1,776
Finance: 1,081 867 640 400 144 $3,132
Fuel: 2,129 2,205 2,283 2,364 2,448 $11,429
Insurance: 1,100 1,089 1,078 1,066 1,056 $5,389
Maintenance: 203 227 1,242 365 381 $2,418
Opportunity Cost: 51 82 116 155 189 $593
Repairs: 0 0 328 547 547 $1,422
Total: $14,870 $5,798 $6,921 $6,025 $5,799 $39,413
Vincentric's Best Value in America awards are based on the model level average of all trim levels within the model.  Ownership costs for each trim level are measured at annual mileages of 10,000, 15,000, and 20,000.  Results shown above assume 15,000 miles per year for the trim level described.

  

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