Vehicle cost lab

Total Cost of Ownership Explorer

Compare one explicitly identified priority configuration for each of 49 vehicle models. Drag the assumptions to re-rank purchase, fuel, insurance, repair, and residual costs live. Open any vehicle for exact trim, engine, drivetrain, evidence classification, and sensitivity ranges.

Driving & ownership

Fuel & energy

EV range applied once/day, capped at ~313 driving days/yr (6/7 — holidays/sick days). Raise for 2-trip/longer days → more gas.

Insurance & repair

adds flat $4,300/yr per teen (driver-rated, ~same for all cars)
0 = expected cost · 1 = + one major repair (tail)

Filters

Safety: NHTSA Overall Vehicle Score only, on a 1–5 star scale. “Not rated” means NHTSA returned that exact variant without a score; “Unavailable” means no unambiguous exact model-year/body/drivetrain binding was available. Source links are official NHTSA API records (access date shown in each cell).

Ranked by 5-year TCO (click a column to sort)
Model: TCO = purchase + fuel + insurance + repair − residual, over the ownership window. The default baseline is 15,000 mi/year for five years. Each model is represented by one exact year/trim/engine/drivetrain configuration. Efficiency is EPA-sourced and residual uses CarEdge's five-year depreciation percentage against the displayed purchase anchor. Most purchase anchors, and all MoneyGeek insurance and RepairPal repair inputs, are disclosed planning estimates with ranges shown in each vehicle popup; four GM purchase anchors are exact. Tail-risk inputs remain planning assumptions. Get real insurance quotes, a configuration-matched listing review, and a PPI before buying.