You’ve done your research, you’ve found the perfect car, you know your budget. But there is a difference between the price of the vehicle and what you actually pay. MSRPs can often be misleading, and even when you sign the dotted lines and agree on the number, that cost can be misleading. Edmunds.com has what they call a “5-year True Cost to Own” (TCO), which includes many factors that you may not consider initially. TCO paints a clearer picture of the actual cost of a vehicle, and while it is not an exact number, it can be very helpful in your new car search. Edmunds factors depreciation, taxes & fees, financing costs, fuel, insurance, maintenance, and repairs into their True Cost to Own in order to help buyers better understand how much a vehicle will really cost in the long run.
MSRP: $26,270
True Cost to Own: $34,807
Depreciation: $13,467
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,763
Fuel: $7,719
Insurance: $4,944
Maintenance: $3,878
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $26,180
True Cost to Own: $35,225
Depreciation: $13,224
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,891
Fuel: $7,996
Insurance: $4,547
Maintenance: $4,415
Repairs: $803
MSRP: $29,110
True Cost to Own: $43,247
Depreciation: $17,512
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $4,475
Fuel: $9,497
Insurance: $5,181
Maintenance: $5,546
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $24,660
True Cost to Own: $33,870
Depreciation: $9,271
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,459
Fuel: $7,497
Insurance: $4,435
Maintenance: $6,172
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $26,180
True Cost to Own: $35,225
Depreciation: $13,224
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,891
Fuel: $7,996
Insurance: $4,547
Maintenance: $4,415
Repairs: $803
MSRP: $24,295
True Cost to Own: $35,655
Depreciation: $10,613
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,501
Fuel: $10,287
Insurance: $4,269
Maintenance: $5,798
Repairs: $828
MSRP: $31,330
True Cost to Own: $39,907
Depreciation: $12,774
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $4,486
Fuel: $11,225
Insurance: $4,209
Maintenance: $6,096
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $31,450
True Cost to Own: $41,819
Depreciation: $14,620
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $4,528
Fuel: $11,225
Insurance: $3,860
Maintenance: $6,550
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $32,140
True Cost to Own: $41,977
Depreciation: $14,454
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $4,448
Fuel: $12,345
Insurance: $4,371
Maintenance: $5,150
Repairs: $850
MSRP: $27,998
True Cost to Own: $31,914
Depreciation: $13,787
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,867
Fuel: $4,741
Insurance: $4,789
Maintenance: $3,694
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $25,320
True Cost to Own: $33,650
Depreciation: $13,812
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,851
Fuel: $5,251
Insurance: $5,293
Maintenance: $4,407
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $26,595
True Cost to Own: $32,600
Depreciation: $21,510
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $4,803
Fuel: $2,759
Insurance: $5,610
Maintenance: $4,434
Repairs: $625
MSRP: $26,445
True Cost to Own: $34,637
Depreciation: $7,598
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,851
Fuel: $11,751
Insurance: $4,445
Maintenance: $5,956
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $29,115
True Cost to Own: $35,863
Depreciation: $9,342
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,903
Fuel: $11,225
Insurance: $4,789
Maintenance: $5,395
Repairs: $850
MSRP: $30,500
True Cost to Own: $37,277
Depreciation: $9,706
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $3,836
Fuel: $11,225
Insurance: $4,885
Maintenance: $6,416
Repairs: $850
MSRP: $19,620
True Cost to Own: $28,737
Depreciation: $8,935
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $2,783
Fuel: $7,719
Insurance: $4,939
Maintenance: $3,370
Repairs: $677
MSRP: $20,355
True Cost to Own: $29,731
Depreciation: $9,537
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $2,582
Fuel: $7,489
Insurance: $4,756
Maintenance: $4,853
Repairs: $115
MSRP: $19,560
True Cost to Own: $29,966
Depreciation: $8,647
Taxes & Fees: $359
Financing: $2,487
Fuel: $7,719
Insurance: $4,966
Maintenance: $5,111
Repairs: $677