Buy These 10 Vehicles New Instead Of Used

The Porsche Macan has a considerably higher sticker price than everything else on this list, which is why the actual cash difference going new is $8,302. Still, that equates to a 14.5 percent difference versus a used Macan, and you get the piece-of-mind in knowing the Porsche wasn’t beaten for that first year of ownership.

Three vehicles in and we’re already on our second SUV. The handsome and capable CX-5 is only 13.4 percent more expensive brand new than a year-old version, which equals a price difference $3,457 on average.

The Pilot is certainly a popular SUV, backed by a good reputation that spans 16 years. It shouldn’t be any surprise to see it on this list with a 12.8 percent difference from used to new. That equals approximately $4,518.

The second Honda on this list is the well-established Civic at just 12.3 percent. At delivery, a new Civic is typically just $2,505 more expensive than a used model, and that difference can sometimes be made up through manufacturer-backed vehicle incentives.

There’s only one pickup truck on this list, and it’s not from Ford, Chevrolet, or Ram. The Tacoma received a major makeover in 2015 and it’s crazy popular, matching the Honda Civic with a 12.3 percent difference between new and used models. With the Taco’s higher sticker price that equals approximately $3,891. Still, it’s a minor difference compared to one-year depreciation hits experienced by trucks from Detroit automakers.

Another Honda SUV makes the grade, with a new CR-V costing just $3,230 more than a comparable used model. It edges out the Tacoma and Civic at 12.2 percent, and it shares the spot with another Japanese SUV.

Technically, the Crosstrek is considered more of a crossover than the SUV stance of Honda's CR-V, but its all-wheel-drive system makes it plenty capable off-road. It also makes sense to buy the Subie brand new, because at 12.2 percent a used Crosstrek only saves you $2,978.

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, SUVs dominate this list. The BMW X1 makes a surprise appearance near the top, however, with the compact people mover clocking just an 11.7 percent difference in the used market. For the pricey Bimmer, that means a real-world cost of $4,194 to go new instead of used.

Not only is this the fourth Honda on the list, the compact Honda HR-V also boasts the best new-versus-used percentage and the smallest price difference. There’s only a 10.5 percent variation when going with a new HR-V, and that equates to just $2,260.