Tesla Model Y
Like the Model X, the Model Y offers a sleek and discreet electric driving experience. It’s recently been redesigned for 2025 and now features a much quieter ride and improved aesthetics. Let’s hope that these improvements also translate to increased resale value.
Jaguar I‑Pace
A premium, all-electric SUV, the I-Pace is actually in a pretty good spot at the moment in terms of performance and capabilities, but its older models really show their age in their limited ranges and near-obsolete technology. These vehicles have a 5-year depreciation rate of 72.2%.
Buick Enclave
If space and luxury are what you’re after, the Buick Enclave promises to provide. It can comfortably seat up to 8 passengers, and has a plush interior, but the Buick brand simply isn’t as strong as it once was, leading the Enclave to be “left behind” in terms of resale value.
Infiniti QX80
On the flip side of the I-Pace is the Infiniti QX80, another huge premium SUV, but with a traditional gas-guzzling engine. It’s luxurious, but only for the first year or so of ownership, after which its value takes a nose-dive and you struggle to find a second-hand buyer.
Land Rover Range Rover
The Range Rover is probably one of the most iconic SUVs on this list, a veritable off-road legend with luxury appeal. It’s a shame, then, that these vehicles are also among the worst in terms of resale value, mostly due to their high ownership and maintenance costs.
Cadillac Escalade ESV
Throughout this list, you will notice a trend: the bigger the vehicle and the more luxurious it is, the faster it will depreciate. The Cadillac Escalade ESV is a fine vehicle, but its demanding fuel costs and fast-depreciating luxury features make it difficult to recommend.
Maserati Levante
The Levante offers up Maserati’s trademark flair and sense of style in a much bigger package. Unfortunately, style isn’t enough to compensate for the vehicle’s overall lack of reliability, not to mention its high maintenance costs and 57.8% depreciation rate.
Audi Q7
The Q7 is big, luxurious, spacious, sleek… we could go on - such is the nature of an Audi. Unfortunately, you’ll find that many of its luxury features tend to wear out as time goes on, while operating and maintenance costs only continue to climb.
Infiniti QX60
There’s big and then there’s big. While still classified as a mid-size vehicle, the Infiniti QX60 is a great, heavy thing, able to accommodate up to 7 people at a time. Unfortunately, its massive weight often works against it in terms of fuel costs, while many of its luxury features wear out over time.
Cadillac Escalade
The “regular” version of the Escalade, this model is hardly less luxurious than the ESV, even if it offers less space overall. Its decreased size doesn’t equate to improved depreciation rates, unfortunately, and the Escalade still struggles in the used market.
Lincoln Navigator L
The Lincoln Navigator L makes a bold statement wherever it goes. It’s an almost regal vehicle whose style may not be for everyone, which is part of the reason it sometimes struggles in used markets, along with its high ownership costs, of course.
Nissan Armada
Most of the SUVs we’ve gathered here have had to face some stiff competition - many of them are even rivals! That said, the Nissan Armada has been on the back foot for a while now, largely due to its dated design, which is easily overshadowed by its rivals.
BMW X5
The BMW X5 is technically a mid-size luxury SUV, even if BMW actually insists on calling it a “Sports Activity Vehicle”. It’s athletic in terms of design, sure, but it’s often unable to match pace with its competitors while still being prone to the regular pitfalls of high maintenance costs and aging technology.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Alfa Romeo has always had a style all their own, so you can bet that the Stelvio stands out wherever it goes. It’s genuinely a great-looking car, but unlike regular Alfas, you probably won’t be leaving it in the garage, and daily driving quickly causes its value to nose-dive.
Jaguar F‑PACE
A performance-focused luxury SUV, the Jaguar F‑PACE is known for its sharp handling, powerful engine, and overall engaging driving dynamics. Unfortunately, Jag is a much more niche brand when it comes to SUVs, and many older F-PACE models tend to struggle in used markets.
Audi Q5
The Q5 is big, luxurious, spacious, sleek… hang on, we said all this about the previous Audi. Indeed, the Q5 offers more of the same as far as luxury SUVs go… including a similarly high depreciation rate.
Audi SQ5
The SQ5 is similar to the Q5, but it's faster. It’s a performance-focused variant of the base model with a turbocharged V6 engine, but it still performs just as poorly in the used market as the original trim.
Tesla Model X
Falcon wing doors and a panoramic windshield help the Model X stand out, but as with any and all electric vehicles, it’s a time-sensitive model that is often outpaced by competitors with newer technology.
Lincoln Navigator
The base model of the Navigator L is still just as stately and unique in terms of appearance, and also just as expensive to maintain and difficult to resell. Fuel costs don’t exactly help matters, either.
Land Rover Discovery
The Land Rover brand inspires confidence in many SUV buyers, with the Discovery in particular being one of their most versatile vehicles, able to handle the road and off-road alike. That said, the typical problems of high maintenance costs and issues with reliability keep its resale value very low.
Volvo XC60
Volvo is a fairly well-respected brand at this point, although it is hardly the most popular. Still, the XC60 is a best-seller, offering a sophisticated blend of refined style, comfort, and practicality. Being a bestseller does not make it a best reseller, however.
BMW X3
Another one of BMW’s trademark “SUVs”, the X3 is a mid-size luxury beast that offers characteristically engaging driving dynamics, which are obviously extremely fun to get to grips with. That hasn’t prevented it from appearing at the top of many “worst resale value” lists, however.
Audi Q8
Don’t worry, we won’t repeat ourselves here. Suffice it to say, if you’re after luxury and performance, you can never go wrong with an Audi, and the Q8 is sure to live up to your expectations. But if it's value you’re after, you can likely do better.
Mercedes‑Benz GLS
Despite the abundance of luxury brands on this list, we’ve not had a single Mercedes-Benz before this one (which should tell you all you need to know about the brand). As expected, the GLS isn’t a bad SUV by any means, but ownership costs are high, and resale values are low.
Maserati Grecale
Like the previous Maserati model on this list, the Grecale offers up unique styling and a suitably unique driving experience. Alas, despite being a newer model, it’s likely to be hit by the same depreciation woes as its siblings and cousins.
Jaguar F‑PACE SVR
The SVR is the high-performance variant of the F-PACE, and while you can certainly feel the added power when you drive, you don’t get much out of it in terms of resale value. In fact, performance trims in general tend to depreciate faster than their normal counterparts.
Cadillac XT5
The XT5 is on the smaller side as far as mid-size SUVs go, but it still offers enough space to be comfortable, and its turbocharged four-cylinder keeps it engaging to drive. Unfortunately, you’ll often see this one on similar lists to ours.
Acura MDX
The Acura MDX is actually a pretty strong vehicle, and doesn’t perform nearly as poorly as some of the other SUVs we’ve gone over throughout this list. Still, its lack of mainstream appeal keeps its resale value slightly lower than Acura would probably like.
Mercedes-Benz GLE
Formerly known as the M-Class, the GLE is one of Mercedes’ leading SUVs, offering comfort, advanced technology, and unmatched class. Unfortunately, with it being available in so many different configurations and with rapidly changing technology, it sometimes struggles to keep up.
BMW X6
While not a full-fledged SUV like our other entries, the BMW X6 tends to fall into many of the same traps despite its supreme sense of style and coupe-like design.
GMC Yukon XL
The GMC Yukon XL offers more space than its base model, but its larger size also translates to large fuel and maintenance costs.
Ford Expedition
The Expedition isn’t a luxury vehicle like the others, but it’s still plenty big and plenty depreciation-heavy due to massive fuel and maintenance costs. Still, Ford is an unlikely winner for our list, as this is the only model of theirs to make an appearance here.
Nissan Murano
The Nissan Murano offers what they call a “near-luxury” experience. It’s not a prestige vehicle, but it’s more or less built like one… which means it's prone to the same value killers as those ones.
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
A performance-oriented trim of the beloved Range Rover, the Sport offers a significantly more engaging driving experience than its base model. Of course, you’ll still have to deal with high upkeep costs, and while the Sport can likely dominate any terrain, it can’t handle the rough goings of the second-hand market.
Mercedes-Benz GLS
Called the S-Class of SUVs, our last entry is none other than the GLS, the third Mercedes-Benz model on this list. And they were doing so well. The GLS is a great vehicle, but the only value you get from it is in the driving itself - don’t expect to make a profit on a second-hand marketplace with this one.
