All budgets / Price bracket

Above 250,000 DKK

25 cars in our data sell for about this much, across ages 2020 to 2022, 2017 to 2019, 2014 to 2016, 2010 to 2013. Ranked by total cost to own, not just the price tag.

The * marks cars old enough that we have no later resale price to compare against, so their number is running costs per year only. See the methodology page for the full picture.

The value argument

334.626 kr apart, for cars that cost the same to buy.

A Skoda Kodiaq (2020-2022) costs 30.241 kr a year to own in this bracket. A BMW X5 (2020-2022) costs 86.012 kr, that is 55.771 kr more every year. Over the 6 years the data covers for both cars, that adds up to 334.626 kr. They are not the same kind of car: a bigger or newer model will typically cost more to run than a smaller one. But they cost the same to buy. Same money out of your pocket at purchase, very different money over the years that follow.

Filter this listHybrids are found by trim name (e.g. "Plug-in Hybrid"), not a clean data field, so this can miss a few. Why, on the methodology page.
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Assume how far you drive per year
Changes fuel cost and how much resale value erodes with distance. Ownership tax and the repair estimate stay flat per year regardless of mileage, so a high-mileage pick understates cost a little. Ranks and tiers below update to match.

Cheapest to own

Ranked purely on money: purchase minus resale, plus fuel, tax and repairs, per year.

1SSkoda Kodiaq2020-2022 · buy around 274.293 krdiesellow confidence30.241 kr/yeartotal cost63 pts value score2SMercedes-Benz Glc2020-2022 · buy around 367.254 krhybriddiesel31.718 kr/yeartotal cost65 pts value score3SVolkswagen California2014-2016 · buy around 375.061 krdieselmedium confidence32.020 kr/yeartotal cost46 pts value score4AVolkswagen California2010-2013 · buy around 375.061 krdieselmedium confidence32.626 kr/year*total cost48 pts value score5AVolvo V902020-2022 · buy around 367.266 krhybrid36.126 kr/yeartotal cost79 pts value score6ABMW 3-Serie2020-2022 · buy around 258.484 kr37.021 kr/yeartotal cost60 pts value score7AMercedes-Benz Cla2020-2022 · buy around 270.658 kr38.105 kr/yeartotal cost63 pts value score8AVolvo XC602020-2022 · buy around 300.435 krhybrid38.520 kr/yeartotal cost69 pts value score9BBMW 4-serie2020-2022 · buy around 273.174 kr40.854 kr/yeartotal cost77 pts value score10BBMW 5-Serie2020-2022 · buy around 328.659 krhybrid43.356 kr/yeartotal cost50 pts value score11BAudi Q52020-2022 · buy around 341.171 krhybridmedium confidence43.509 kr/yeartotal cost69 pts value score12BAudi A5 Sportback2020-2022 · buy around 287.941 kr43.694 kr/yeartotal cost73 pts value score13BBMW X32020-2022 · buy around 333.814 krhybrid44.138 kr/yeartotal cost35 pts value score14BVolkswagen California2017-2019 · buy around 465.663 krdieselmedium confidence45.183 kr/yeartotal cost25 pts value score15BMercedes-Benz E-Klasse2020-2022 · buy around 350.154 krdiesel46.570 kr/yeartotal cost44 pts value score16BMercedes-Benz C-Klasse2020-2022 · buy around 304.353 krdiesel47.151 kr/yeartotal cost48 pts value score17BAudi Q52017-2019 · buy around 268.670 krdieselmedium confidence51.015 kr/yeartotal cost44 pts value score18BVolvo XC902020-2022 · buy around 409.703 krhybrid52.194 kr/yeartotal cost56 pts value score19CAudi A6 Avant2020-2022 · buy around 371.782 krdieselmedium confidence53.993 kr/yeartotal cost48 pts value score20CMercedes-Benz Gle2020-2022 · buy around 608.951 krhybriddiesel57.863 kr/yeartotal cost19 pts value score21CVolvo XC902017-2019 · buy around 299.739 krdiesel59.084 kr/yeartotal cost40 pts value score22CAudi A1 Sportback2020-2022 · buy around 348.206 krlow confidence62.053 kr/yeartotal cost21 pts value score23CBMW X52017-2019 · buy around 330.513 krdiesel65.270 kr/yeartotal cost54 pts value score24DVolkswagen California2020-2022 · buy around 614.742 krdieselmedium confidence65.656 kr/yeartotal cost8 pts value score25DBMW X52020-2022 · buy around 611.505 krhybrid86.012 kr/yeartotal cost48 pts value score

Most car for the money

Half cost, half how engaging the car is to drive (power-to-weight, cylinders, kerb weight), an equal, disclosed blend, not hidden in the score.

1SVolvo V902020-2022 · buy around 367.266 krhybrid79 ptsvalue score36.126 kr/year cost/year2SBMW 4-serie2020-2022 · buy around 273.174 kr77 ptsvalue score40.854 kr/year cost/year3SAudi A5 Sportback2020-2022 · buy around 287.941 kr73 ptsvalue score43.694 kr/year cost/year4AAudi Q52020-2022 · buy around 341.171 krhybridmedium confidence69 ptsvalue score43.509 kr/year cost/year5AVolvo XC602020-2022 · buy around 300.435 krhybrid69 ptsvalue score38.520 kr/year cost/year6AMercedes-Benz Glc2020-2022 · buy around 367.254 krhybriddiesel65 ptsvalue score31.718 kr/year cost/year7ASkoda Kodiaq2020-2022 · buy around 274.293 krdiesellow confidence63 ptsvalue score30.241 kr/year cost/year8AMercedes-Benz Cla2020-2022 · buy around 270.658 kr63 ptsvalue score38.105 kr/year cost/year9BBMW 3-Serie2020-2022 · buy around 258.484 kr60 ptsvalue score37.021 kr/year cost/year10BVolvo XC902020-2022 · buy around 409.703 krhybrid56 ptsvalue score52.194 kr/year cost/year11BBMW X52017-2019 · buy around 330.513 krdiesel54 ptsvalue score65.270 kr/year cost/year12BBMW 5-Serie2020-2022 · buy around 328.659 krhybrid50 ptsvalue score43.356 kr/year cost/year13BVolkswagen California2010-2013 · buy around 375.061 krdieselmedium confidence48 pts*value score32.626 kr/year cost/year14BMercedes-Benz C-Klasse2020-2022 · buy around 304.353 krdiesel48 ptsvalue score47.151 kr/year cost/year15BAudi A6 Avant2020-2022 · buy around 371.782 krdieselmedium confidence48 ptsvalue score53.993 kr/year cost/year16BBMW X52020-2022 · buy around 611.505 krhybrid48 ptsvalue score86.012 kr/year cost/year17BVolkswagen California2014-2016 · buy around 375.061 krdieselmedium confidence46 ptsvalue score32.020 kr/year cost/year18BAudi Q52017-2019 · buy around 268.670 krdieselmedium confidence44 ptsvalue score51.015 kr/year cost/year19CMercedes-Benz E-Klasse2020-2022 · buy around 350.154 krdiesel44 ptsvalue score46.570 kr/year cost/year20CVolvo XC902017-2019 · buy around 299.739 krdiesel40 ptsvalue score59.084 kr/year cost/year21CBMW X32020-2022 · buy around 333.814 krhybrid35 ptsvalue score44.138 kr/year cost/year22CVolkswagen California2017-2019 · buy around 465.663 krdieselmedium confidence25 ptsvalue score45.183 kr/year cost/year23CAudi A1 Sportback2020-2022 · buy around 348.206 krlow confidence21 ptsvalue score62.053 kr/year cost/year24DMercedes-Benz Gle2020-2022 · buy around 608.951 krhybriddiesel19 ptsvalue score57.863 kr/year cost/year25DVolkswagen California2020-2022 · buy around 614.742 krdieselmedium confidence8 ptsvalue score65.656 kr/year cost/year