Brands That Retain Most Value After 5 Years

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: