Car Maintenance Cost by Brand
What does it actually cost to maintain a Toyota, Honda, BMW, or Ford? See annual and five-year maintenance cost ranges for the 10 most popular brands, plus the most common repairs and how much you save by doing them yourself.
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Toyota
Lowest average maintenance cost of any mainstream brand
Honda
Reliable and cheap to maintain, with excellent DIY parts availability
Ford
Mainstream domestic with moderate maintenance costs
Chevrolet
Domestic brand with parts availability that keeps DIY cheap
Nissan
Affordable routine maintenance, watch the CVT
Hyundai
Long warranty, low routine maintenance costs
Kia
Low maintenance cost backed by a long warranty
Subaru
Rugged AWD reliability with slightly higher maintenance costs
Mazda
Japanese reliability with low maintenance costs
BMW
Premium parts and labor make it the most expensive mainstream brand to maintain