The Best 5-Year-Old Subaru SUV For The Money

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What is your best choice if you are shopping for a five-year-old SUV? Check out the Subaru Crosstrek and why it's your best pick now.

Which is the best small SUV for used model shoppers? According to a recent report from iSeeCars, the Subaru Crosstrek is a top pick when factoring in Price per mile, Average Price, and remaining life span. I will explain why the Crosstrek is your top pick now of the four best. 

iSeeCars Best 5-year-old used SUVs for the money

Smaller SUVs, including the Subaru Crosstrek, Chevrolet Trax, Buick Encore, and Honda CR-V, dominate this list. They are the high-value picks when considering Price per mile, Average Price, and remaining life span. 

The SUV average

  • Price per 10k Miles - $2,207
  • Average Price - $27,353
  • Remaining Lifespan (Miles) - 123,949
  • Remaining Lifespan (%) - 63.4%

Chevrolet Trax 

  • Price per 10k Miles - $1,442
  • Average Price - $17,274
  • Remaining Lifespan (Miles) - 119,833
  • Remaining Lifespan (%) - 64.9%

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

  • Price per 10k Miles - $1,498
  • Average Price - $17,199
  • Remaining Lifespan (Miles) - 114,789
  • Remaining Lifespan (%) - 62.9%

Jeep Renegade

  • Price per 10k Miles - $1,716
  • Average Price - $20,026
  • Remaining Lifespan (Miles) - 116,728
  • Remaining Lifespan (%) - 65.6%

Subaru Crosstrek

  • Price per 10k Miles - $1,933
  • Average Price - $23,590
  • Remaining Lifespan (Miles) - 122,025
  • Remaining Lifespan (%) - 64.3%

 "All of these SUVs have more than 50 percent of their lifespan remaining, with most of them costing less than $25,000," said Brauer. "Knowing you have more than 100,000 miles of useful life left, at that price point, can give used car shoppers some much-needed peace of mind.”

2019 Crosstrek trim levels

The 2019 Subaru Crosstrek was offered in three trim levels: 2.0i base, 2.0i Premium, and Limited trim levels. 

2019 Crosstrek features

New upgrades for 2019 included the EyeSight driver assist safety system, which was available on base models; a new 6.5-inch multimedia system standard on Premium trims; EyeSight, Reverse Automatic Braking, and High Beam Assist standard on Limited; and additional Starlink safety and security features were available.

MY TAKE

What sets the 2019 Crosstrek apart from the other three models? 

The 2019 Subaru Crosstrek is the best used SUV pick for the most active buyers. It offers Subaru's Symmetrical all-wheel-drive system for all-weather capability, 8.7 inches of ground clearance, and X-Mode for severe-weather capability, and it's affordable. It gets excellent fuel mileage and receives the highest safety crash scores. 

What is Crosstrek's fuel mileage?

The EPA estimated fuel mileage for the 2019 Crosstrek with the 2.0-liter four-cylinder Boxer engine gets an EPA-estimated 27/33 mpg and 29 combined mpg.

As with any used Subaru model, have it checked by a certified Subaru mechanic. 

Thanks for reading, everyone. I hope you enjoyed this Subaru Crosstrek story. See you tomorrow for my latest Subaru Report.

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I am Denis Flierl, a 12-year Torque News senior writer with 20+ years of Subaru and automotive journalism experience. I enjoy bringing you, the Subaru fans and customers, the most up-to-date Subaru news, reviews, and new model information. You'll find the latest Subaru stories on the Subaru page. Follow me on my The Dirty Subaru website, Dirty Subaru blog, SubaruReport, All Subaru, WRXSTI, @DenisFlierl, Facebook, and Instagram.

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