VINCENTRIC BEST VALUE IN AMERICA AWARDS

 

As part of the annual Vincentric Best Value in America™ awards, Vincentric determines which vehicles have the lowest cost of ownership in their segments. Vincentric measures cost-of-ownership using eight different cost factors: depreciation, fees & taxes, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, opportunity cost, and repairs. A full list of winners is shown below. 

 

 


   2025 LOWEST COST TO OWN WINNERS

BRAND AWARDS

Passenger Car Brand                  
Toyota claimed the Lowest Cost to Own Passenger Car Brand award. The Corolla was Toyota's champion in this category, with both the gasoline and hybrid versions having the lowest costs in their segments.
Luxury Car Brand
Lexus took home the Lowest Cost to Own Luxury Car Brand award, led by wins for the RC Series and ES Series Hybrid.
SUV & Van Brand
Toyota won the Lowest Cost to Own SUV & Van Brand award, aided by model-level wins for the RAV4 Hybrid and Sienna. 
Luxury SUV Brand

Lexus earned the Lowest Cost to Own Luxury SUV Brand award, due in no small part to the UX Series and the RX Series Hybrid both having the lowest costs in their segments.
Truck Brand Ford won the Lowest Cost to Own Truck Brand award thanks to the cost of ownership strength of their pickup lineup. The Maverick Hybrid, F-250, and F-350 all had the lowest ownership costs in their segments this year.

PASSENGER CAR

Subcompact
Nissan Versa
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $8,596 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 2 competitor models

Compact


Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $3,867 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 6 competitor models

Compact Hatchback


Toyota Corolla
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $1,190 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 8 competitor models
Mid-Size
Honda Accord
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $71 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 11 competitor models
Sports Car
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $866 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 5 competitor models

LUXURY CAR

Luxury Compact
Acura Integra
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $7,733 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 7 competitor models
Luxury Coupe
Lexus RC Series
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $9,484 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 2 competitor models

Luxury Mid-Size Sedan
Lexus ES Series Hybrid
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $4,630 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 17 competitor models

Luxury Large Sedan
Tesla Model S
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $4,004 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 5 competitor models
Luxury Wagon
Volvo V60
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $7,026 lower than nearest competitor 
  • Outperformed 3 competitor models

Luxury Sports Car Toyota GR Supra
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $9,373 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 2 competitor models
Luxury Convertible BMW Z4
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $6,553 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 1 competitor model

SUV & VAN

Subcompact SUV
Hyundai Venue
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $4,652 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 15 competitor models

Compact SUV
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $2,922 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 41 competitor models
Mid-Size SUV
Subaru Outback
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $511 lower than second nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 34 competitor models

Large SUV
Dodge Durango
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $15,907 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 6 competitor models


Minivan
Toyota Sienna
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $4,533 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 4 competitor models

LUXURY SUV

Luxury Compact SUV
Lexus UX Series
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $7,137 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 29 competitor models
Luxury Mid-Size SUV
Lexus RX Series Hybrid
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $1,693 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 30 competitor models


Luxury Large SUV
Infiniti QX60
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $13,066 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 4 competitor models

TRUCK

Small/Mid-Size Pickup
Ford Maverick Hybrid
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $14,212 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 8 competitor models
Full-Size 1/2-Ton Pickup
Toyota Tundra
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $1,719 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 7 competitor models

Full-Size 3/4-Ton Pickup
Ford F-250
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $4,321 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 3 competitor models

Full-Size 1-Ton Pickup
Ford F-350
Contributing factors:
  • Ownership costs over $2,145 lower than nearest competitor
  • Outperformed 3 competitor models

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