X

The best used car deals in 2019

A new study reveals the current best deals on slightly used cars.

Steven Ewing Former managing editor
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
Steven Ewing
09-2016jaguarxfpaukert.jpg
Enlarge Image
09-2016jaguarxfpaukert.jpg

You can score a secondhand Jaguar XF for not a lot of money.

Chris Paukert/Roadshow

The minute you drive your brand-new car off the dealer lot, it starts to depreciate, or lose value. The rate at which it depreciates depends on a number of factors, and eventually determines how much the car will be worth when it comes time to sell or trade it in for something else in a couple of years.

For used car buyers, cars with high depreciation rates make for great secondhand buys. Since the cars haven't held their value as well, they're often priced below similar competitors.

Automotive research site iSeeCars.com published a new study this week, detailing the current 10 best bargains on lightly used vehicles. While the average vehicle depreciation rate is 38.2% after three years, these vehicles have depreciated as much as 55% in the same amount of time. iSeeCars.com also details the best used car bargains under $20,000, as well as specific categories for SUVs, pickup trucks and electric vehicles.

If you're looking for a solid secondhand buy, one of these might just be up your alley.

Acura turns to hybrid drivetrain for new RLX flagship sedan (pictures)

See all photos

Acura RLX
Depreciation rate: 55.8%
Average three-year-old price: $28,259

Lincoln redesigns MKZ for younger drivers (pictures)

See all photos

Lincoln MKZ and MKZ Hybrid
Depreciation rates: 55.6%, 54.5%
Average three-year-old prices: $19,855, $20,034

2014 Mercedes-Benz E550 Cabriolet defines luxury (pictures)

See all photos

Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Depreciation rate: 55.4%
Average three-year-old price: $31,051

2016 Jaguar XF is one svelte, high-tech cat (pictures)

See all photos

Jaguar XF
Depreciation rate: 54.8%
Average three-year-old price: $30,268

2013 Cadillac XTS restyles luxury (pictures)

See all photos

Cadillac XTS
Depreciation rate: 54.5%
Average three-year-old price: $26,306

Kia K900 makes discount luxury play (pictures)

See all photos

Kia K900
Depreciation rate: 54.4%
Average three-year-old price: $26,522

2014 BMW 535d xDrive

See all photos

BMW 5 Series
Depreciation rate: 53.8%
Average three-year-old price: $30,203

2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport is a leaner, meaner fighting machine (pictures)

See all photos

Cadillac CTS
Depreciation rate: 53.8%
Average three-year-old price: $26,785

2016 Audi A6 facelift adds power, style and electronics (pictures)

See all photos

Audi A6
Depreciation rate: 53.3%
Average three-year-old price: $29,941