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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.

50 of 50 vehicles · ↓ rows with known-issue data show split
1
2015Porsche918 Spyder
4.6L V8 HybridRWDHybrid
$144,549
5-yr total
$8,224 maint + $119,875 issues
$28,910
Per year
240.9¢
Per mile
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2
2015McLarenP1
3.8L V8 Twin Turbo HybridRWDHybrid
$123,950
5-yr total
$12,062 maint + $109,288 issues
$24,790
Per year
206.6¢
Per mile
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3
2015Ferrari458 Italia
4.5L V8RWD
$88,295
5-yr total
$13,157 maint + $49,688 issues
$17,659
Per year
147.2¢
Per mile
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4
2013Mercedes-BenzS600
5.5L V12 BiTurbo M275RWD
$88,176
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $51,185 issues
$17,635
Per year
147.0¢
Per mile
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5
2010LamborghiniMurcielago
6.2L V12AWD
$77,872
5-yr total
$11,347 maint + $31,325 issues
$15,574
Per year
129.8¢
Per mile
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6
2009BentleyArnage
6.75L V8 Twin TurboAWD
$77,828
5-yr total
$12,630 maint + $31,098 issues
$15,566
Per year
129.7¢
Per mile
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7
2006Mercedes-BenzS600
5.8L V12RWD
$77,300
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $39,650 issues
$15,460
Per year
128.8¢
Per mile
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8
2020Ferrari812 Superfast
6.5L V12RWD
$75,618
5-yr total
$13,810 maint + $34,608 issues
$15,124
Per year
126.0¢
Per mile
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9
2019Ferrari488 GTB
3.9L V8 Twin TurboRWD
$73,207
5-yr total
$13,442 maint + $37,915 issues
$14,641
Per year
122.0¢
Per mile
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10
2017FerrariF12 Berlinetta
6.3L V12RWD
$69,482
5-yr total
$13,694 maint + $28,588 issues
$13,896
Per year
115.8¢
Per mile
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11
2002Rolls-RoyceSilver Seraph
5.4L V12RWD
$65,130
5-yr total
$11,770 maint + $26,160 issues
$13,026
Per year
108.6¢
Per mile
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12
2008–2015AudiR8
4.2L V8AWD
$64,744
5-yr total
$9,014 maint + $30,280 issues
$12,949
Per year
107.9¢
Per mile
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13
2016PorschePanamera Turbo
4.8L Twin Turbo V8AWD
$63,834
5-yr total
$11,831 maint + $30,153 issues
$12,767
Per year
106.4¢
Per mile
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14
2007PorscheCarrera GT
5.7L V10RWD
$60,813
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $51,463 issues
$12,163
Per year
101.4¢
Per mile
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15
2011Mercedes-BenzML63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156AWD
$60,003
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $20,103 issues
$12,001
Per year
100.0¢
Per mile
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16
2011Mercedes-BenzS63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156RWD
$59,585
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $29,185 issues
$11,917
Per year
99.3¢
Per mile
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17
2003AudiRS6
4.2L Turbo V8FWD
$59,219
5-yr total
$10,341 maint + $24,778 issues
$11,844
Per year
98.7¢
Per mile
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18
2012Land RoverRange Rover
4.4L V8AWD
$59,012
5-yr total
$8,687 maint + $24,875 issues
$11,802
Per year
98.4¢
Per mile
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19
2010PorscheCayenne Turbo
4.5L Twin Turbo V8AWD
$58,821
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $21,830 issues
$11,764
Per year
98.0¢
Per mile
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20
2016Aston MartinDB9
6.0L V12RWD
$57,602
5-yr total
$11,347 maint + $22,555 issues
$11,520
Per year
96.0¢
Per mile
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21
2006VolkswagenPhaeton
4.2L V8FWD
$57,086
5-yr total
$7,836 maint + $22,050 issues
$11,417
Per year
95.1¢
Per mile
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22
2010PorscheCayenne GTS
4.8L V8AWD
$56,754
5-yr total
$9,816 maint + $17,938 issues
$11,351
Per year
94.6¢
Per mile
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23
2015Mercedes-BenzML63 AMG
5.5L V8 BiTurbo M157AWD
$56,194
5-yr total
$10,331 maint + $20,263 issues
$11,239
Per year
93.7¢
Per mile
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24
2006VolkswagenPhaeton
6.0L W12FWD
$56,068
5-yr total
$6,818 maint + $22,050 issues
$11,214
Per year
93.4¢
Per mile
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25
2011Mercedes-BenzCLS63 AMG
6.2L V8RWD
$55,858
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $19,958 issues
$11,172
Per year
93.1¢
Per mile
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26
2012Mercedes-BenzSL63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156RWD
$55,858
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $19,958 issues
$11,172
Per year
93.1¢
Per mile
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27
1998Rolls-RoyceSilver Spur
6.75L V8RWD
$55,532
5-yr total
$9,932 maint + $16,150 issues
$11,106
Per year
92.6¢
Per mile
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28
2013Land RoverRange Rover Sport
5.0L V8 SuperchargedAWD
$55,030
5-yr total
$8,595 maint + $19,085 issues
$11,006
Per year
91.7¢
Per mile
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29
2014McLarenMP4-12C
3.8L V8 Twin TurboRWD
$54,730
5-yr total
$12,630 maint + $39,500 issues
$10,946
Per year
91.2¢
Per mile
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30
2015AudiR8
5.2L V10AWD
$54,700
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $20,600 issues
$10,940
Per year
91.2¢
Per mile
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31
2013Mercedes-BenzS63 AMG
5.5L Turbo V8RWD
$54,640
5-yr total
$9,615 maint + $23,175 issues
$10,928
Per year
91.1¢
Per mile
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32
2020Mercedes-BenzSL65 AMG
6.0L V12 BiTurbo M279RWD
$54,341
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $42,100 issues
$10,868
Per year
90.6¢
Per mile
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33
1998Mercedes-BenzS600
6.0L V12 M120RWD
$54,113
5-yr total
$8,770 maint + $16,343 issues
$10,823
Per year
90.2¢
Per mile
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34
2018Mercedes-BenzG65 AMG W463
6.0L V12 BiTurbo M2794WD
$53,084
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $40,843 issues
$10,617
Per year
88.5¢
Per mile
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35
2012Mercedes-BenzSL600 R230
5.5L V12 BiTurbo M275RWD
$52,631
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $40,390 issues
$10,526
Per year
87.7¢
Per mile
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36
2010PorscheCayenne S
4.5L V8AWD
$52,628
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $18,478 issues
$10,526
Per year
87.7¢
Per mile
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37
2009Mercedes-BenzE63 AMG
6.2L V8 M156RWD
$52,128
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $17,978 issues
$10,426
Per year
86.9¢
Per mile
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38
2018BMWX5 xDrive50i
4.4L V8 Twin-Turbo N63AWD
$52,016
5-yr total
$10,623 maint + $18,543 issues
$10,403
Per year
86.7¢
Per mile
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39
2018AudiS7
4.0L Twin-Turbo V8AWD
$51,926
5-yr total
$9,626 maint + $20,450 issues
$10,385
Per year
86.5¢
Per mile
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40
1994Porsche911 Turbo
3.3L Turbo H6RWD
$51,807
5-yr total
$8,389 maint + $16,068 issues
$10,361
Per year
86.3¢
Per mile
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41
1994Porsche911 Turbo
3.6L Turbo H6RWD
$51,807
5-yr total
$8,389 maint + $16,068 issues
$10,361
Per year
86.3¢
Per mile
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42
2016PorschePanamera Turbo S
4.8L Twin Turbo V8AWD
$51,569
5-yr total
$11,831 maint + $17,888 issues
$10,314
Per year
85.9¢
Per mile
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43
2003BMWM5
4.9L V8 S62RWD
$51,373
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $17,223 issues
$10,275
Per year
85.6¢
Per mile
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44
2017AudiS8
4.0L Turbo V8FWD
$51,220
5-yr total
$9,607 maint + $19,763 issues
$10,244
Per year
85.4¢
Per mile
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45
2018AudiS6
4.0L Twin-Turbo V8AWD
$51,084
5-yr total
$9,626 maint + $19,608 issues
$10,217
Per year
85.1¢
Per mile
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46
2003AudiS8
4.2L Twin-Turbo V8FWD
$50,961
5-yr total
$10,341 maint + $16,520 issues
$10,192
Per year
84.9¢
Per mile
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47
2010BMW550i
4.8L V8 N62RWD
$50,140
5-yr total
$8,650 maint + $21,540 issues
$10,028
Per year
83.6¢
Per mile
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48
1989BMWM6
3.5L I6RWD
$50,023
5-yr total
$7,610 maint + $11,163 issues
$10,005
Per year
83.4¢
Per mile
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49
2002Land RoverRange Rover
4.0L V8AWD
$49,937
5-yr total
$7,792 maint + $12,695 issues
$9,987
Per year
83.2¢
Per mile
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50
2009CadillacSTS-V
4.4L Supercharged V8FWD
$49,874
5-yr total
$9,641 maint + $14,633 issues
$9,975
Per year
83.1¢
Per mile
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