Top Ten Cheapest SUVs to Maintain
FixMyCar reveals the top ten cheapest SUVs to maintain.
Book a car repair nowEllie Dyer-Brown
Thursday November 07 2024
3 min read
There’s no denying the popularity of the SUV in the UK. The market is jam-packed with what critics have dubbed "high-riding, family-friendly models that not only look good but make light work of the rough and tumble of modern life."
With so many models to choose from, knowing which one to buy is a tough decision that can be aided by comparing maintenance costs. Find out the top ten cheapest SUVs in this guide.
Cheapest SUVs to maintain
Below are the ten SUVs with the lowest maintenance prices.
| SUV Model | Annual Maintenance Cost |
|---|---|
| Peugeot 5008 | £467.46 |
| Renault Captur | £470.19 |
| Hyundai Santa Fe | £473.28 |
| Peugeot 2008 | £476.13 |
| Kia Sportage | £476.21 |
| SEAT Arona | £480.05 |
| Hyundai Kona | £482.79 |
| Audi Q5 | £484.95 |
| Ford Kuga | £489.02 |
| BMW X1 | £503.14 |
The cheapest model
The Peugeot 5008 - arguably one of the best seven-seat SUVs around - is the cheapest model to maintain. It's immensely stylish and practical with surprisingly good fuel economy, earning a glowing five-star review from WhatCar?.
| Peugeot 5008 | Average Price |
|---|---|
| Full service | £204.23 |
| Interim service | £145.55 |
| MOT | £46.94 |
| Aircon regas | £70.74 |
| TOTAL | £467.46 |
The 5008's annual maintenance cost is £2.73 less than the second-cheapest model, the Renault Captur (pictured below), and £35.68 less than the most expensive model, the BMW X1.
Read about common problems with the Renault Captur.
Data insights
The cheapest model for a full service is the Hyundai Kona, with an average price of £186.78; the most expensive model is the Hyundai Santa Fe, costing £217.10 on average.
The Hyunai Kona is the cheapest 4x4 for an interim service, costing £135.51 on average; the BMW X1 is the most expensive, costing £156.10.
For an MOT, the cheapest model is the SEAT Arona, which costs £44.18; the most expensive model is the Peugeot 5008, which has an average price of £46.94.
Finally, in the aircon regas category, the cheapest SUV is the Hyundai Santa Fe, costing just £65.32 on average, and the most expensive is the SEAT Arona, which costs £109.32.
How we worked it out
All prices in this guide are averages based on quotes from the FixMyCar platform in 2024.
To calculate the top ten, we looked at a range of SUVs and compared them based on their price in four maintenance categories:
We added the prices from these categories to create a total maintenance cost for each model. Cars that were included in our data analysis but didn't make it into the top ten include the Lexus NX, Skoda Karoq and Volvo XC90.
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Ellie is FixMyCar's Content Manager. She has over three years of experience writing about cars and regularly collaborates with automotive experts to provide trustworthy advice for drivers that is easy understand. Her work has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, iNews, The Daily Express and The Sun. She has a BA in English literature and an MA in creative writing from Durham University. Outside of work, Ellie follows F1 and eagerly awaits Ferrari's next era of dominance in the sport. She drives a Suzuki Swift.