10 cars with the worst residual value | Car news

• Here is a list of new cars with the worst residual value after one year.

We know that when you leave the dealership with a new car, it immediately loses a good portion of its value. Market analysis also allows us to know the percentage that a model loses after one, two or three years on the market.

When it comes to buying, it’s important to know which cars offer the best and worst residual values.

In this regard, the iSeeCars group has just published the results of a study on the resale value of cars after spending a whole year on the market. The results are frightening.

As we know that since this pandemic, used cars tend to hold the best value, there is a huge exception to this rule.

Starting with Mercedes-Benz EQS, a major electric sedan brand. In percentage terms, a car loses 47.8% of its value in its first year on the market, which is huge. Some models lose only half of that in three years.

The Mercedes-Benz model is followed by Nissan LEAF, which saw its ratings drop 45.7% in the first 12 months. EQS and LEAF are the only two cars whose losses exceed 40% in the first year.

In the third place, we get Jaguar F-Pace, an aging model on the market, and which has never enjoyed a good reputation for reliability. In turn, the drop is 35.4%. In the fourth place, we getAlfa Romeo Giulia, partly for the same reason, at 33.4%. It is in front of Let EV6 at 33.3% which completes our top 5.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2024 | Photo: Alfa Romeo

For 6 to 10 positions, it’s very tight. We get, systematically, Hyundai Ioniq 5 (32,9%), Volkswagen ID. 4 (32,9%), l’Alfa Romeo Stelvio (32,3%), and Nissan Murano (32.0%), including Mercedes-Benz S-Class (31,5%).

If your choice is not made, and you are thinking about your next car in a short time, one of these models should probably be avoided.

What we see, of course, is the presence of cars with a bad reputation in terms of reliability, but also several electric products. It should be understood that in certain areas, their residual value may vary, especially where people are more inclined to buy an electric model.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5, for example, actually loses a bit of value in Quebec and British Columbia, where used electric models are more popular.

However, the iSeeCars rankings give us an interesting picture of the current situation.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Photo : D.Boshouwers