SANTA MONICA, Calif. -

How much will my car get me as a trade-in when I’m ready for a new ride? This is top-of-mind for many consumers that enjoy switching their wheels out every few years.

Dealers might want to point out Honda and its sister brand, Acura, to these shoppers — they just won the top spots in Edmunds.com’s fourth annual Best Retained Value Awards.

Honda won for the non-luxury vehicles, with a projected 50.1 percent residual value after five years.

Acura saw similar results, topping the luxury list with a projected five-year residual value of 45.4 percent.

Officials from Edmunds point out that this is the third time that each brand has secured the top prize since the site first launched the awards in 2011.

"For many shoppers, the long-term value of a car is one of the biggest deciding factors when they're comparing brands and models," says Edmunds.com director of remarketing Joe Spina. "Edmunds.com's Best Retained Value Awards make it easier for shoppers to identify the best return on their purchase if and when they decide to sell it down the road."

The awards recognize the brands and 2014 models that have the highest projected residual values after five years based on their average "cash" True Market Value price during their first five months in the market (or, for vehicles introduced in November or December of 2013, through March 2014).

Another Japanese automaker dominated the model-level awards: Toyota, which claimed the most model winners with six awards.

A full list of all 27 model winners can be found below:

 

2014 Edmunds.com Best Retained Value Awards
Model-Level Winners

 

Category

Make

Model

Retained

Value^

Compact Sedan

Honda

Civic

52.2%

Luxury Compact Sedan

Acura

ILX

46.5%

Midsize Sedan

Nissan

Altima

47.3%

Luxury Midsize Sedan

Acura

TSX

45.4%

Large Sedan

Toyota

Avalon

43.3%

Luxury Large Sedan

Porsche

Panamera

44.4%

Compact Wagon

Scion

xB

48.4%

Midsize/Large Wagon

Toyota

Venza

50.2%

Luxury Wagon

Acura

TSX Sport Wagon

44.7%

Compact Coupe

Subaru

BRZ

51.9%

Luxury Compact Coupe

Porsche

911

48.5%

Midsize/Large Coupe

Dodge

Challenger

55.0%

Luxury Midsize Coupe

Cadillac

CTS-V Coupe

46.6%

Compact Convertible

MINI

Cooper Roadster

45.9%

Luxury Compact Convertible

Porsche

911

47.5%

Midsize Convertible

Chevrolet

Camaro

46.7%

Luxury Midsize Convertible

Audi

A5

45.6%

Compact Truck

Toyota

Tacoma

61.6%

Large Truck

Toyota

Tundra

55.4%

Large Heavy Duty Truck

Ford

F-350 Super Duty

56.8%

Compact SUV

Jeep

Wrangler

56.9%

Midsize SUV

Toytota

FJ Cruiser

60.9%

Luxury Compact/Midsize SUV

BMW

X6

48.5%

Large SUV

Toyota

Sequoia

49.2%

Luxury Large SUV

Audi

Q7

44.0%

Minivan

Honda

Odyssey

47.8%

Commercial Van

Ram

Promaster Cargo Van

42.7%

       

^ – Retained Value is the projected private party resale value after five years in the market and assuming 15,000 miles driven per year, expressed as a percentage of the True Market Value price when sold new.