Consumer reports declare these are the brands with the highest maintenance costs after five years

When shopping for cars, one thing we should all definitely consider is which manufacturer has the highest maintenance costs.

The higher the costs are, the more you will have to spend on your car over time to keep it in peak condition, be it a Porsche, a Jaguar, or a Chevrolet.

Fortunately, Consumer Reports has done some number crunching to look at which brands cost the most over a five-year period.

Given that most Americans own their cars for an average of five years, it was the perfect time period to benchmark cars against.

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The brands at the lower end of the scale

Amazingly, BMW featured highly on the list, coming in at tenth overall.

This is even though the German brand offers free scheduled maintenance for three years, or for 36,000 miles.

A five-year repair bill for a BMW car can come in at as much as $1,700.

Volvo comes in just above the German brand, with a five-year maintenance report costing around $1,775.

Climbing up the ranks, we can see Audi, which could see owners pay $2,050 for the repair bill.

Despite being a division of the famously reliable Nissan, Infiniti bills could be as high as $2,120.

As we climb even higher up the list, however, the prices only go up and up.

Which car brands have the highest maintenance costs?

Prices then jump up quite a bit when we get to the next company on the list, Mercedes.

Consumer Reports stated that a five-year period of service bills could cost an owner $3,500.

That is enough to put the German manufacturer in the third-place spot.

For the second highest, we have to look at Land Rover.

The British company does seem to have a reputation for unreliability, backed up by its ranking on this list.

Should you own a Land Rover or a Range Rover, expect to pay in the region of $3,700.

But at the very top, there is Porsche, which likely sits there due to the expensive nature of its cars.

Porsche’s range of products is usually very reliable.

But you may pay up to $5,000 over a five-year period, which is six times higher than for a Tesla.

What the list shows us is that performance doesn’t come cheap.

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