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The most expensive thing most Americans have, after their house, their car is on average, Americans spend 5 of their income to buy a car and another 5 continuous management of maintenance costs and vehicle insurance.
But it costs more to keep a few race cars than others, and different cars have different risks of leaving their drivers stopped suddenly.
We decided to analyze the data YourMechanic Priceonomics a customer with a set of massive data on the make and model of the cars they kept and the type of maintenance performed.
We used these data to understand that cars break down the most and have the highest maintenance costs We also looked at what types of maintenance are the most common to some cars.
First, we considered that the big brands cost the most to maintain during the first 10 years of the life of a car, we have grouped all the years of all brand models to calculate their average cost per brand to estimate the annual maintenance costs, we calculated the amount spent every two oil changes oil changes are usually every six months.
Luxury Imports from Germany, such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, are the most expensive A Toyota is about 10,000 less than 10 years, only in terms of maintenance.
Toyota is by far the most economical manufacturer Scion and Lexus, the second and third most inexpensive brands are both manufactured by Toyota Together, all three are 10 below the average cost.
Most national brands, such as Ford and Dodge are in the middle of the pack.
While luxury car called the most expensive to maintain, many budget cars Kia rank relatively high, a low-end brand, surprises with maintenance cost-sharing 1 3 times the average in this case, prices sticker don t represent maintenance costs.
Knowing the maintenance costs of the brands can be informative, but it is also important to consider how car costs change with age This table examines the median annual cost of maintenance for all brands.
Maintenance costs are still increasing a steady increase, constant 150 per year in costs has existed for years 1-10 After that, there is a distinct break between 11 and 12 years after 13 years, costs are stabilizing around 2000 year is likely because people deny their cars if the maintenance costs are higher than their cars valued.
Even brands, all cars are created equal How to compare specific models directly to each other.
We declined by distributing all cars by model looking 10-year maintenance costs.
The 20 models of the most expensive cars in terms of maintenance costs all require, at minimum, a staggering 11,000 to maintain over 10 years These estimates include expensive one-time costs, such as a transmission rebuild, which distort the upper middle.
According to our data, Chrysler Sebring is the most expensive car to maintain, which is probably why Chrysler stopped in 2010, German imports such as BMW 328i and E350 Mercedes-Benz and many luxury manufacturers or models full size such as the Mazda 6 are quite expensive.
Now we know that cars are inexhaustible money So which vehicles are a Thrifty choice reliable.
Toyota and other Asian imports are the cheapest cars to maintain, with the Prius living in its reputation for reliability With many Toyota models, hold Kia Soul and Honda Fit near lead to lower cost of Prius Toyota Tacoma truck SUV Highlander are also on the leaderboard at low cost, even if the list is dominated by compact sedan and midsize Toyota completely avoids the list of the most expensive models.
Whereas, in particular, made more expensive brands than others Some brands have a higher incidence of routine maintenance, but some cars tend to break down in the same way and time again.
We looked at which brands have maintenance requirements that often occur exceptionally for this particular brand for each brand and the issue, we compared the average frequency in all cars.
Mercury is the brand that has suffered the most chronic of a design flaw; in this case, Ford Motor Company had fuel pump problems ceased entirely Mercury in 2011.
We can see some problems cross a mark within the same manufacturer, for example, Dodge and Chrysler, which are both part of the same conglomerate, can not seem to get their exhaust gas recirculation EGR valves works EGR must correct their fixed nearly 20 times the national average.
But there is a problem customers care more than any other that cars will simply refuse to start.
We answer this question in the following table, which limits the comparison to 10 years or younger cars.
While this may be a reflection of the owners as well as the car, the results of this list are pretty damning 3 of the 5 brands were discontinued in recent years.
In addition to the now extinct brands, the premium segment such as Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover and BMW is represented in this list include absent most of the cheaper brands list Toyota, Honda and Hyundai.
But the brand doesn t reveal any car We dived in models that don t start with the greatest frequency.
The worst car can not be started 25 times more often than the average car, and manufacturers abandoned many of these cars Hyundai Tiburon, Hummer H3 and Chrysler Sebring all in the top 10 were all abandoned some premium models are in this list and BMW and several including Mercedes-Benz models.
As long as cars exist, Americans have debated the ownership of the car and the issues of cost and reliability.
These data reveal that companies live up to their reputation for reliability Toyota, what sacrifice reliability for brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz prestige, and what models are worth arrested on Hummer 3.
But car maintenance is much more than the average cost of factors such as how a car is maintained, the frequency at which it is driven, where he is driven, and how it is driven all affect maintenance costs.
As with any statistical analysis, your mileage may vary.
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