Best Compact SedanChevrolet · 2019
Cruze
2019 · LT
Resale price
$12,900
5-yr depreciation
52%
Of original value, first five years
Yearly maintenance
$455
Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres
Combined MPG
32
EPA combined city and highway
Trouble-free miles
138,000
Before a first repair above $500
Known issues
Thermostat housing coolant leaks; 1.4T turbo oil consumption.
Where it is made
Final assembly · Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
Country of origin
United States
Home market of Chevrolet, the brand that designs and engineers this car.
Parts from United States
15%
Share of the car's parts content sourced in the United States.
Made in the USA
20%
parts
0%
assembly
Finished outside the US; the figure above is US-sourced parts only.
| Measure | This vehicle | Median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resale price | $12,900 | $8,200 | +$4,700 |
| 5-yr depreciation | 52% | 55% | −3% |
| Yearly maintenance | $455 | $482 | −$27 |
| Combined MPG | 32 mpg | 30 mpg | +2 mpg |
| Trouble-free miles | 138,000 mi | 138,000 mi | Even |
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