Few would be surprised at Toyota’s top ranking in the least-expensive cars to maintain over 10 years. Toyota typically ranks among Consumer Reports’ most reliable cars.
This year Toyota took the top spot in the Most Reliable ranking and indirectly took No. 2, too: Lexus was ranked second ahead of BMW. It stands to reason that the fewer times a car is in the shop, the less expensive it is to maintain.
Toyotas, on average, have a 10-year maintenance cost of $5,996, with six models locking out the top six least expensive cars to maintain. CarEdge.com reported the Prius, Yaris, Corolla, Prius Prime, Camry, and Avalon were the Nos. 1-6 least-expensive models to maintain over 10 years, with the Honda Fit taking No. 7.
