Used Luxury SUVs to Avoid and What to Buy Instead
You can get upscale accommodations and space while avoiding the headaches that come with an unreliable model
A used luxury SUV can deliver the comfort, technology, and safety features of an upscale package for less than the cost of a new model and even less than some new mainstream SUVs.
But be careful not to buy the wrong model, or else you’re likely to experience the opposite of luxury: an uncomfortable ride, maddening controls, a cramped interior, and expensive out-of-warranty repairs. There’s no need to give up on your desire to own a luxury SUV; you just need to pick the one that won’t leave you fuming.
That’s where Consumer Reports’ auto experts come in. We put all of those models through our road-test evaluations when they were new, so we know how they perform. Plus, we collect data from CR members in our Annual Auto Surveys, so we can tell you how many problems a model has had compared with the average problem rate for all vehicles of the same model year.
Consumer Reports members can also search our Used Car Marketplace for vehicles for sale in their area, sorting by the factors that matter most.
