Used car rankings

Most reliable used cars

Reliability data is the most important factor in a used car purchase. Our reliability score combines RepairPal ratings, unscheduled repair visits per year, severe issue probability, 250,000-mile survival rate, and annual repair cost. These are the top-scoring generations.

How we picked these

  • Reliability score 8.5 or higher (top tier)
  • Sorted by reliability score, ties broken by composite

The 15 picks

  1. 1Toyota Yaris (XP90)82
  2. 2Toyota Tacoma (1st Gen)80
  3. 3Toyota Highlander (3rd Gen)91
  4. 4Toyota Prius (4th Gen)89
  5. 5Toyota Camry (7th Gen)91
  6. 6Toyota Corolla (11th Gen)91
  7. 7Toyota Corolla (10th Gen)91
  8. 8Toyota Camry (8th Gen)87
  9. 9Toyota Prius (Gen 2)90
  10. 10Toyota Yaris (XP130)83
  11. 11Honda Pilot (2nd Gen)88
  12. 12Toyota Highlander (2nd Gen)89
  13. 13Toyota RAV4 (4th Gen)85
  14. 14Toyota RAV4 (3rd Gen)85
  15. 15Honda CR-V (4th Gen)85

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