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Here Are the 10 Vehicles with the Best Residual Values After One Year

•    Check out this ranking of the new vehicles with the best residual value after one year.

Buying a new vehicle means losing a lot of value on it in depreciation the minute you drive it off the lot. After one, two and three years, it generally continues to drop in value. It stabilizes a little thereafter, but the loss is gradual and irreversible. 

Market analyses tell us the percentage a given model loses after one, two or three years on the market. In some cases, the loss is heavy – check out our look at the new vehicles with the worst resale value for proof. 

Some models fare much better, however, and even more so since the pandemic and subsequent supply chain crisis. Things are slowly coming back to normal, but there are still models that offer excellent resale value.

A study conducted by the iSeeCars group gives us an insight into those models  that  are currently best at holding on to their value after one year of ownership. 

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