If a car you purchase new is considered one of the top-rated vehicles, does that mean that model should be what you consider if you're buying used? Not necessarily, explains Consumer Reports, which offers its list of the top 10 preowned vehicles to assist potential buyers who don't want to fork over the cash for a just-released vehicle—especially amid the Trump administration's tariffs war. The nonprofit consumer group used value within particular price ranges as its gauge, meaning "that the highlighted models may not have been the highest-scoring models when tested new," the organization notes. "Instead, they're often good cars that depreciated more than others, making them more attractive as used cars than they were when new." Here are the preowned winners, with the discontinued Mazda6 at the top of the list, per CR:
- Under $10K: Mazda6 (model years 2014-2021)
- Under $15K: Toyota Corolla (2014-2019)
- SUV under $15K: Mazda CX-5 (2017-2025)
- Hybrid under $20K: Toyota Camry Hybrid (2018-2024)
- Small SUV under $20K: Kia Sportage (2017-2022)
- Hybrid SUV under $20K: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid (2016-2018)
- 3-Row SUV under $20K: Mazda CX-9 (2016-2023)
- Luxury SUV under $20K: Lexus NX (2015-2021)
- Pickup truck under $20K: Toyota Tacoma (2005-2015)
- Sports car under $20K: Mazda MX-5 Miata (2016-2024)
More
here on how Consumer Reports made its picks, including how it determined what years to include in its recommendations. (Here's how the auto industry
is getting hit by the tariffs.)
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