Cheapest Sedans to Own (5-Year Ranking)
The 10 sedans with the lowest real 5-year total cost of ownership in our database, ranked cheapest first.
#1 — 2026 Toyota Corolla
$27,0355-year estimate · $451/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $26,621Full breakdown →#2 — 2026 Honda Civic
$27,0805-year estimate · $451/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $28,320Full breakdown →#3 — 2026 Hyundai Elantra
$28,1315-year estimate · $469/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $26,473Full breakdown →#4 — 2026 Mazda Mazda3
$28,4445-year estimate · $474/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $29,071Full breakdown →#5 — 2026 Nissan Sentra
$29,3775-year estimate · $490/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $26,741Full breakdown →#6 — 2026 Honda Accord
$29,5755-year estimate · $493/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $32,227Full breakdown →#7 — 2026 Toyota Prius
$31,1425-year estimate · $519/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $36,631Full breakdown →#8 — 2026 Toyota Camry
$31,1595-year estimate · $519/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $35,959Full breakdown →#9 — 2026 Mazda MX-5 Miata
$31,2845-year estimate · $521/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $37,765Full breakdown →#10 — 2026 Subaru Impreza
$31,9545-year estimate · $533/mo · Sedan · real avg. price $30,523Full breakdown →Ranked using real market pricing across our 152-vehicle database. See the full methodology on how these numbers are calculated.
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