1
2026KiaEV6 GT-Line
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
Cheapest SUVs to Own
Compact and mid-size SUVs ranked by lowest 5-year ownership cost.
SUVs sorted cheap-to-expensive. Compact crossovers built on car platforms tend to be far cheaper to own than their truck-based cousins.
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2
2026KiaEV6
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
3
2026HyundaiKona
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
4
2026HyundaiKona Electric
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
5
2026KiaEV6
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
6
2026ChevroletEquinox EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
7
2026ChevroletBlazer EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
8
2026ChevroletEquinox EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
9
2026ChevroletBlazer EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
10
2026ChevroletBlazer EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
11
2026KiaEV6
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
12
2026ChevroletBlazer EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
13
2026HyundaiKona Electric
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
14
2025Polestar3 Long Range Single Motor
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
15
2026KiaEV6 GT
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
16
2026ChevroletBlazer EV
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
17
2026ChevroletBlazer EV SS
$3,860
5-yr total
$772
Per year
6.4¢
Per mile
18
2026HyundaiKona Electric
$3,935
5-yr total
$787
Per year
6.6¢
Per mile
19
2026VolvoEX30
$4,310
5-yr total
$862
Per year
7.2¢
Per mile
20
2025AudiQ8 e-tron
$4,310
5-yr total
$862
Per year
7.2¢
Per mile
21
2025AudiQ8 e-tron
$4,310
5-yr total
$862
Per year
7.2¢
Per mile
22
2026BMWiX2
$4,310
5-yr total
$862
Per year
7.2¢
Per mile
23
2025BMWiX2 xDrive30
$4,310
5-yr total
$862
Per year
7.2¢
Per mile
24
2026JeepWagoneer S
$4,360
5-yr total
$872
Per year
7.3¢
Per mile
25
2026CadillacEscalade IQ
$4,810
5-yr total
$962
Per year
8.0¢
Per mile
26
2026CadillacEscalade IQL
$4,810
5-yr total
$962
Per year
8.0¢
Per mile
27
2024KiaNiro EV
$5,461
5-yr total
$3,475 maint + $1,286 issues
$1,092
Per year
9.1¢
Per mile
28
2025BMWiX2 M35i xDrive
$6,110
5-yr total
$1,222
Per year
10.2¢
Per mile
29
2022KiaNiro EV
$6,168
5-yr total
$3,160 maint + $2,308 issues
$1,234
Per year
10.3¢
Per mile
30
2026FordEscape
$6,472
5-yr total
$1,294
Per year
10.8¢
Per mile
31
2026FordEscape
$6,472
5-yr total
$1,294
Per year
10.8¢
Per mile
32
1969FordBronco
$6,514
5-yr total
$1,303
Per year
10.9¢
Per mile
33
1974FordBronco
$6,538
5-yr total
$1,308
Per year
10.9¢
Per mile
34
1980FordBronco
$6,544
5-yr total
$1,309
Per year
10.9¢
Per mile
35
2026FordExplorer
$6,552
5-yr total
$1,310
Per year
10.9¢
Per mile
36
2026HyundaiSanta Fe
$6,606
5-yr total
$1,321
Per year
11.0¢
Per mile
37
1966–1969AMCRogue
$6,620
5-yr total
$1,324
Per year
11.0¢
Per mile
38
1974MazdaRX-2
$6,620
5-yr total
$1,324
Per year
11.0¢
Per mile
39
1974MazdaRX-3
$6,620
5-yr total
$1,324
Per year
11.0¢
Per mile
40
2026KiaNiro Hybrid
$6,644
5-yr total
$1,329
Per year
11.1¢
Per mile
41
1987FordBronco
$6,650
5-yr total
$1,330
Per year
11.1¢
Per mile
42
2026SubaruCrosstrek
$6,685
5-yr total
$1,337
Per year
11.1¢
Per mile
43
1984HondaCRX
$6,690
5-yr total
$1,338
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
44
1987HondaCRX
$6,690
5-yr total
$1,338
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
45
1974–1977FiatX1/9
$6,698
5-yr total
$1,340
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
46
2026JeepCherokee
$6,704
5-yr total
$1,341
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
47
2026JeepCompass
$6,704
5-yr total
$1,341
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
48
2026ToyotaHighlander
$6,708
5-yr total
$1,342
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
49
1983JeepCherokee
$6,722
5-yr total
$1,344
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile
50
2026HyundaiPalisade
$6,725
5-yr total
$1,345
Per year
11.2¢
Per mile