Luxury Cars with the Best Resale After 7 Years

Depreciation in vehicles is virtually unavoidable. Recognizing this, we wanted to provide you with the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to those vehicles that perform well in holding their value - and equally so, those that don't. Most auto research sites have to be careful in what they publish in order to not upset their dealer customers, and with such, they will just show you the good news. We, on the other hand, provide you the entire list, from best to worst, with more than 200 vehicle makes and models ranked semi-annually.

Best Luxury Brands for Resale Value After 7 Years

Lexus is simply the personification of high resale value, and their vehicles just don't depreciate like the rest of their peers. Read our analysis and view the Lexus depreciation curve here.
Brand new Acuras rank in the middle of the pack in the luxury segment, and have done better recently. Read our analysis and view the Acura depreciation curve here.
The Audi brand consistently ranks near the top for value retention in the luxury segment. Read our analysis and view the Audi depreciation curve here.
Buying a brand new BMW is generally not a good investment, unless you factor in fun and good looks. Read our analysis and view the BMW depreciation curve here.
With Porsche, resale values will depend almost entirely on the model you own. Read our analysis and view the Porsche depreciation curve here.

Luxury Brands with the Best Resale After 7 Years

Rank Brand 7 Year Resale Value
1 Lexus 56.75%
2 Acura 52.30%
3 Audi 47.24%
4 BMW 45.99%
5 Porsche 44.44%
6 Volvo 44.24%
7 Cadillac 43.17%
8 Mercedes-Benz 42.97%
9 INFINITI 42.47%
10 Jaguar 42.44%
11 Land Rover 41.76%
12 Lincoln 41.57%
13 Tesla 40.63%

Best Luxury Cars for Resale Value After 7 Years

Luxury Cars with the Best Resale After 7 Years

Rank Model 7 Year Residual Value
1 Audi R8 70.93%
2 Lexus ES 350 67.67%
3 Lexus RX 350 59.43%
4 Lexus LX 570 54.81%
5 BMW 2 Series 54.64%
6 Audi A3 53.83%
7 Lexus IS 350 52.68%
8 Audi Q3 52.47%
9 Porsche 911 52.35%
10 Acura RDX 51.28%
11 BMW X1 51.09%
12 Volvo S60 50.11%
13 BMW X3 49.88%
14 BMW M5 49.69%
15 Audi A5 49.38%
16 Audi S4 49.32%
17 Lexus GX 460 49.17%
18 Acura MDX 48.77%
19 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 48.49%
20 Tesla Model 3 48.46%
21 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 48.11%
22 Audi A4 47.93%
23 INFINITI Q50 47.64%
24 Volvo XC60 47.44%
25 Audi S6 46.86%
26 BMW 3 Series 46.80%
27 BMW X6 46.42%
28 Audi Q5 46.04%
29 BMW X6 M 45.23%
30 Cadillac Escalade 44.86%
31 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 44.31%
32 Porsche Macan 43.34%
33 INFINITI QX60 42.72%
34 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 42.67%
35 Jaguar XF 42.52%
36 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 42.44%
37 Cadillac Escalade ESV 42.26%
38 Audi A6 42.25%
39 Porsche Panamera 42.08%
40 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 41.96%
41 BMW 5 Series 41.68%
42 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 41.61%
43 Lincoln Navigator 41.57%
44 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 41.42%
45 BMW 4 Series 41.24%
46 BMW X5 40.89%
47 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 40.72%
48 Volvo XC90 40.67%
49 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class 40.58%
50 Porsche Cayenne 40.00%
51 Audi SQ5 39.87%
52 Audi A7 39.71%
53 Jaguar F-TYPE 39.56%
54 BMW 7 Series 38.31%
55 Audi Q7 37.96%
56 Audi A8 37.54%
57 Land Rover Range Rover 37.38%
58 Tesla Model X 37.26%
59 INFINITI QX80 37.06%
60 Tesla Model S 36.18%