Value & depreciation
Trucks That Hold Their Value Best
Ranked from the iSeeCars Cars That Hold Their Value Best Study (2026). CarOutlay adds the ownership-cost lens — what each result means for the real 5-year cost of owning the car.
The ranking
Pickup trucks ranked by lowest 5-year depreciation. Lower = better. Truck segment average: 34.2% (industry average 41.8%).
- Toyota Tacoma Holds value best Best-retaining truck — and one of the best-retaining vehicles overall. 19.9%
- Toyota Tundra 21.2%
- Ford Ranger 30.2%
- Jeep Gladiator 32.9%
- GMC Canyon 33.6%
- Nissan Frontier 35.5%
- Honda Ridgeline 37.6%
- Chevrolet Colorado 37.7%
- Ram 1500 37.8%
- Ford F-150 37.9%
- GMC Sierra 1500 38.7%
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 39.7%
5-year depreciation by vehicle type
Where trucks rank against other segments. Industry average: 41.8%.
- Trucks Holds value best 34.2%
- Hybrids 35.4%
- Overall average 41.8%
- SUVs 44.9%
- Electric vehicles Depreciate the fastest. 57.2%
Why this matters for your cost of ownership
Depreciation is the single largest cost of owning a vehicle, and pickups are the rare segment where it works in your favor — the average truck loses about 34% over five years versus roughly 42% for the market. The gap between the best-retaining truck (Tacoma, 19.9%) and an average vehicle can be many thousands of dollars on the same purchase price, money you keep when you trade in or sell. Strong resale also softens the higher fuel and insurance costs trucks often carry. Enter a truck's price and your mileage in our TCO calculator to see how slow depreciation offsets its running costs over a five-year hold.
Open the 5-Year TCO calculatorHow this ranking is measured
iSeeCars analyzed more than 950,000 five-year-old used cars sold between March 2025 and February 2026, comparing each model's five-year-old used price against its original new price to compute a five-year depreciation percentage. A lower percentage means the truck held more of its value. Trucks were the strongest segment overall, with an average loss of 34.2% — better than every other category. Midsize Toyota pickups led the list, with the Tacoma and Tundra losing the least.
Source: iSeeCars, Cars That Hold Their Value Best Study (2026). Based on over 950,000 five-year-old used cars sold from March 2025 to February 2026. Truck segment average 5-year depreciation: 34.2%; industry average: 41.8%. View the original study ↗
Frequently asked questions
Which truck holds its value best?
In the iSeeCars 2026 study, the Toyota Tacoma holds its value best, losing just 19.9% over five years, followed by the Toyota Tundra (21.2%) and Ford Ranger (30.2%). Trucks as a segment retain value better than any other type of vehicle, depreciating 34.2% on average versus 41.8% industry-wide.
Do trucks depreciate slower than cars and SUVs?
Yes. In the iSeeCars 2026 data, trucks are the best-retaining segment at 34.2% average five-year depreciation, ahead of hybrids (35.4%), the overall average (41.8%), SUVs (44.9%) and EVs (57.2%). Steady demand for used pickups and limited supply help them hold value.
Why do Toyota trucks hold their value so well?
The Tacoma and Tundra combine long reliability track records, strong off-road and work reputations, and tight used-market supply, so buyers pay a premium for used examples. That demand is exactly what keeps their five-year depreciation — 19.9% and 21.2% in the 2026 study — far below the 41.8% market average.
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