Most Expensive Vehicles to Maintain (5-Year Cost) The 50 vehicles with the highest 5-year ownership cost — routine maintenance labor plus expected platform-specific repairs. Sorted by total cost, descending.
Two components feed the total: (1) routine maintenance — labor hours × manufacturer intervals × $150/hr indie shop rate over a 60K-mi / 5-year window (labor-only); (2) expected platform issues — AI-analyzed common-failure patterns weighted by probability (common 65%, occasional 35%, rare 10%), with parts costs included. Vehicles with reputations for expensive repairs land at the top.
Sort 5-yr total ↓ Maintenance Known issues Per year Per mile Newest year
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50 of 50 vehicles · ↓ rows with known-issue data show split
1 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder
4.6L V8 Hybrid RWD Hybrid
$144,549
5-yr total
$8,224 maint + $119,875 issues
2 2015 McLaren P1
3.8L V8 Twin Turbo Hybrid RWD Hybrid
$123,950
5-yr total
$12,062 maint + $109,288 issues
3 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia
4.5L V8 RWD
$88,295
5-yr total
$13,157 maint + $49,688 issues
4 2013 Mercedes-Benz S600
5.5L V12 BiTurbo M275 RWD
$88,176
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $51,185 issues
5 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago
6.2L V12 AWD
$77,872
5-yr total
$11,347 maint + $31,325 issues
6 2009 Bentley Arnage
6.75L V8 Twin Turbo AWD
$77,828
5-yr total
$12,630 maint + $31,098 issues
7 2006 Mercedes-Benz S600
5.8L V12 RWD
$77,300
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $39,650 issues
8 2020 Ferrari 812 Superfast
6.5L V12 RWD
$75,618
5-yr total
$13,810 maint + $34,608 issues
9 2019 Ferrari 488 GTB
3.9L V8 Twin Turbo RWD
$73,207
5-yr total
$13,442 maint + $37,915 issues
10 2017 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
6.3L V12 RWD
$69,482
5-yr total
$13,694 maint + $28,588 issues
11 2002 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph
5.4L V12 RWD
$65,130
5-yr total
$11,770 maint + $26,160 issues
12 2008–2015 Audi R8
4.2L V8 AWD
$64,744
5-yr total
$9,014 maint + $30,280 issues
13 2016 Porsche Panamera Turbo
4.8L Twin Turbo V8 AWD
$63,834
5-yr total
$11,831 maint + $30,153 issues
14 2007 Porsche Carrera GT
5.7L V10 RWD
$60,813
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $51,463 issues
15 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156 AWD
$60,003
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $20,103 issues
16 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156 RWD
$59,585
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $29,185 issues
17 2003 Audi RS6
4.2L Turbo V8 FWD
$59,219
5-yr total
$10,341 maint + $24,778 issues
18 2012 Land Rover Range Rover
4.4L V8 AWD
$59,012
5-yr total
$8,687 maint + $24,875 issues
19 2010 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
4.5L Twin Turbo V8 AWD
$58,821
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $21,830 issues
20 2016 Aston Martin DB9
6.0L V12 RWD
$57,602
5-yr total
$11,347 maint + $22,555 issues
21 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton
4.2L V8 FWD
$57,086
5-yr total
$7,836 maint + $22,050 issues
22 2010 Porsche Cayenne GTS
4.8L V8 AWD
$56,754
5-yr total
$9,816 maint + $17,938 issues
23 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG
5.5L V8 BiTurbo M157 AWD
$56,194
5-yr total
$10,331 maint + $20,263 issues
24 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton
6.0L W12 FWD
$56,068
5-yr total
$6,818 maint + $22,050 issues
25 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
6.2L V8 RWD
$55,858
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $19,958 issues
26 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156 RWD
$55,858
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $19,958 issues
27 1998 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur
6.75L V8 RWD
$55,532
5-yr total
$9,932 maint + $16,150 issues
28 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
5.0L V8 Supercharged AWD
$55,030
5-yr total
$8,595 maint + $19,085 issues
29 2014 McLaren MP4-12C
3.8L V8 Twin Turbo RWD
$54,730
5-yr total
$12,630 maint + $39,500 issues
30 $54,700
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $20,600 issues
31 2013 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
5.5L Turbo V8 RWD
$54,640
5-yr total
$9,615 maint + $23,175 issues
32 2020 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
6.0L V12 BiTurbo M279 RWD
$54,341
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $42,100 issues
33 1998 Mercedes-Benz S600
6.0L V12 M120 RWD
$54,113
5-yr total
$8,770 maint + $16,343 issues
34 2018 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG W463
6.0L V12 BiTurbo M279 4WD
$53,084
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $40,843 issues
35 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL600 R230
5.5L V12 BiTurbo M275 RWD
$52,631
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $40,390 issues
36 2010 Porsche Cayenne S
4.5L V8 AWD
$52,628
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $18,478 issues
37 2009 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156 RWD
$52,128
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $17,978 issues
38 2018 BMW X5 xDrive50i
4.4L V8 Twin-Turbo N63 AWD
$52,016
5-yr total
$10,623 maint + $18,543 issues
39 2018 Audi S7
4.0L Twin-Turbo V8 AWD
$51,926
5-yr total
$9,626 maint + $20,450 issues
40 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo
3.3L Turbo H6 RWD
$51,807
5-yr total
$8,389 maint + $16,068 issues
41 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo
3.6L Turbo H6 RWD
$51,807
5-yr total
$8,389 maint + $16,068 issues
42 2016 Porsche Panamera Turbo S
4.8L Twin Turbo V8 AWD
$51,569
5-yr total
$11,831 maint + $17,888 issues
43 $51,373
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $17,223 issues
44 2017 Audi S8
4.0L Turbo V8 FWD
$51,220
5-yr total
$9,607 maint + $19,763 issues
45 2018 Audi S6
4.0L Twin-Turbo V8 AWD
$51,084
5-yr total
$9,626 maint + $19,608 issues
46 2003 Audi S8
4.2L Twin-Turbo V8 FWD
$50,961
5-yr total
$10,341 maint + $16,520 issues
47 2010 BMW 550i
4.8L V8 N62 RWD
$50,140
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $21,540 issues
48 $50,023
5-yr total
$7,610 maint + $11,163 issues
49 2002 Land Rover Range Rover
4.0L V8 AWD
$49,937
5-yr total
$7,792 maint + $12,695 issues
50 2009 Cadillac STS-V
4.4L Supercharged V8 FWD
$49,874
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $14,633 issues