These Cars Will Save You a Bundle on Maintenance

5. The Chevrolet Blazer

Model Years: 2018–Present;
Average Annual Repair Costs: $431*
The 2022 Chevy Blazer received a dependability score of 85 out of 100 from J.D. Power, firmly placing it in the "great" category. According to RepairPal, the Blazer requires $431 in maintenance per year; however, Yahoo! Finance claims that the Blazer is actually much more expensive, costing $8,800 for the first ten years of ownership.

2018 Chevy Blazer on Pinterest and @carsdotcom
Chevy owners are likely to spend little more than $100 on maintenance during the first year, according to YF, which believes that the first year is significantly better than subsequent years. That changes over time, and the Blazer ends up on the list of the "20 cars [that] cost the most to maintain."

6. The Audi e-Tron

Model Years: 2018–2020;
Average Annual Repair Costs: $987*
The Audi e-Tron, an SUV that can drive from 0 to 60 mph in under 5.5 seconds, has been a major attention-getter for the brand. Car and Driver rated this electric car an eight out of ten. With a starting price of slightly under $72,000, the 2023 e-Tron boasts "cavernous rear seating," a quiet ride, and a 4,000-pound towing capacity.

The Audi e-tron, ©Shutterstock/Mike Mareen
RepairPal calculates that the annual cost of maintaining and repairing an e-Tron Quattro is around $987. There are, of course, always exceptions. A headline on AutoEvolution in 2021 about an e-Tron owner who received a $38,000 repair bill for a minor collision caused some eyebrows to rise.

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