Jeep Wrangler Depreciation

A Jeep Wrangler will depreciate 30% after 5 years and have a 5 year resale value of $30,244.

The Jeep Wrangler is ranked #2 overall for maintaining its value at the 5-year, and 7-year mark. For a used vehicle, it's downright impressive in how it's able to hold its resale value. People buy Wranglers because they just love driving them. How much sweeter is it that you can drive a Wrangler for years and still get a relatively good return on your investment. The Jeep Wrangler remains one of our top picks over the long term.

The chart below shows the expected depreciation for the next 10 years. These results are for vehicles in good condition, averaging 13,500 miles per year. It also assumes a selling price of $43,009 when new. Enter your purchase price, expected ownership period and estimated miles driven annually. Our depreciation calculator will predict an expected resale value for the Jeep Wrangler.

Jeep Wrangler Depreciation

Years Old	Depreciation	Residual Value	Resale Value	Mileage	Resale Year
1	$7,871	81.70%	$35,138	13,500	2021
2	$9,522	77.86%	$33,487	27,000	2022
3	$11,957	72.20%	$31,052	40,500	2023
4	$12,163	71.72%	$30,846	54,000	2024
5	$12,765	70.32%	$30,244	67,500	2025
6	$15,974	62.86%	$27,035	81,000	2026
7	$17,578	59.13%	$25,431	94,500	2027
8	$19,479	54.71%	$23,530	108,000	2028
9	$22,545	47.58%	$20,464	121,500	2029
10	$23,836	44.58%	$19,173	135,000	2030

Jeep Wrangler Depreciation

Years Old	Depreciation	Residual Value	Resale Value
1	$7,871	81.70%	$35,138
2	$9,522	77.86%	$33,487
3	$11,957	72.20%	$31,052
4	$12,163	71.72%	$30,846
5	$12,765	70.32%	$30,244
6	$15,974	62.86%	$27,035
7	$17,578	59.13%	$25,431
8	$19,479	54.71%	$23,530
9	$22,545	47.58%	$20,464
10	$23,836	44.58%	$19,173

If you purchase a used Jeep Wrangler that is 2 years old, then you could save $9,522 compared to buying new, and still have a relatively new model with plenty of useful life remaining. If you plan to keep this vehicle for 3 years then your total cost of depreciation would be $3,243. Try other age and ownership length combinations, or different vehicles to see if you can find depreciation sweetspots where this cost is the lowest. Hint: Try vehicles between 2 and 4 years old, as brand new vehicles depreciate quickly. Also, if this is a recently released model and buying a few years old isn't possible, consider another vehicle, or perhaps wait until more used Wrangler models become available.

The Best Model Years to Buy a Jeep Wrangler

The 2019 Jeep Wrangler is our top pick for the best model year value for the Wrangler. With the 2019, you would only pay, on average, 82% of the price as new, with 92% of the vehicle's useful life remaining. The 2018 and 2017 model years are also attractive years for the Wrangler, and provide a relatively good value. Our rankings consider multiple factors, including the Wrangler's price as new, current price, maintenance costs and remaining years of overall predictabe expenses. Our top ranked model year represents the most car for the money of the Jeep Wrangler models.

Jeep Wrangler Historical Depreciation

Year	New Price	Current Price	Maintenance	$ Decline	% Decline	% Paid	Value Rating
2020	$43,009	$43,009	$368	$0	0%	100%	Good
2019	$42,245	$34,940	$424	$8,069	18.76%	81.7%	Best
2018	$41,557	$32,886	$530	$2,054	5.88%	77.86%	Better
2017	$38,868	$28,753	$692	$4,133	12.57%	72.2%	Better
2016	$36,972	$27,314	$797	$1,439	5%	71.72%	Good
2015	$35,989	$26,320	$1,012	$994	3.64%	70.32%
2014	$34,068	$22,818	$1,404	$3,502	13.31%	62.86%
2013	$33,960	$21,669	$1,590	$1,149	5.04%	59.13%
2012	$33,997	$20,315	$1,714	$1,354	6.25%	54.71%
2011	$34,104	$18,187	$1,959	$2,128	10.48%	47.58%
2010	$33,126	$16,781	$2,013	$1,406	7.73%	44.58%
2009	$32,536	$15,513	$2,308	$1,268	7.56%	40.59%
2008	$29,065	$11,626	$2,726	$3,887	25.06%	40%

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Year	Price	% Paid	Value Rank
2020	$43,009	100%	Good
2019	$34,940	81.7%	Best
2018	$32,886	77.86%	Better
2017	$28,753	72.2%	Better
2016	$27,314	71.72%	Good
2015	$26,320	70.32%
2014	$22,818	62.86%
2013	$21,669	59.13%
2012	$20,315	54.71%
2011	$18,187	47.58%
2010	$16,781	44.58%
2009	$15,513	40.59%
2008	$11,626	40%

Other Jeep Wrangler Costs of Ownership

Finding a car or truck that saves on depreciation costs is important. But, it's also imperative to view all major Jeep Wrangler costs. This will ensure that you are finding the vehicle that provides you the best value, at the lowest cost. We've created tools that will also help you to save on the following ownership expenses:

"Useful Lifespan" and Methodolgy

While the "Useful Lifespan" of a vehicle will vary greatly from one model to the next, and even one owner to the next, we have determined that twelve years is the most appropriate timeframe which will yield us good, usable data - and that any data beyond that timeframe becomes more dispersed, and ultimately less reliable. Moreover, maintenance costs beyond that timeframe become significantly more varied, as a vehicle owner's care of a particular vehicle will greatly impact its value, and ongoing maintenance costs. We are very much hopeful, however, that your car or truck will last well beyond twelve years, and that it gets you to where you want to go.

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