Best Compact SedanToyota · 2022
Corolla
2022 · LE
Resale price
$15,500
5-yr depreciation
30%
Of original value, first five years
Yearly maintenance
$355
Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres
Combined MPG
34
EPA combined city and highway
Trouble-free miles
199,500
Before a first repair above $500
Known issues
CVT whine at low speed; pronounced road noise above 70 mph.
Where it is made
Final assembly · Blue Springs, Mississippi, USA
Country of origin
Japan
Home market of Toyota, the brand that designs and engineers this car.
Parts from Japan
12%
Share of the car's parts content sourced in Japan.
Made in the USA
60%
parts
100%
assembly
Finished in a US plant, with the parts share above sourced domestically.
| Measure | This vehicle | Median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resale price | $15,500 | $15,500 | Even |
| 5-yr depreciation | 30% | 41% | −11% |
| Yearly maintenance | $355 | $418 | −$63 |
| Combined MPG | 34 mpg | 33 mpg | +1 mpg |
| Trouble-free miles | 199,500 mi | 169,500 mi | +30,000 mi |
Fun fact · 01
Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011
Half a million miles on the original engine
The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.
What it is
- 1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
- Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
- Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
- 36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body