2027 Toyota Corolla · Corolla L CVT
$25,520 starting value$14,559estimated value lost$10,961 resale · 43% retained
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Compare vehicle depreciation
Put two vehicles side by side using the same years and annual kilometres. Compare the share of value they keep and the dollars you could lose.
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Compare the same years and kilometres. Each vehicle keeps its own starting price.
5-year comparison · 20,000 km per year1 2
Which car loses less value?
Ordered by estimated depreciation in dollars over your chosen period.
2026 Honda Civic Hatchback · Sport · CVT
$32,300 starting value$19,103estimated value lost$13,197 resale · 40.9% retained
The years ahead
CAD · before taxYour estimated value curve
- 2027 Toyota Corolla · Corolla L CVT
- 2026 Honda Civic Hatchback · Sport · CVT
See the year-by-year numbers
| From now | 2027 Toyota Corolla · Corolla L CVT | 2026 Honda Civic Hatchback · Sport · CVT |
|---|---|---|
| Today | $25,520 | $32,300 |
| Year 1 | $20,329 | $25,473 |
| Year 2 | $17,013 | $21,107 |
| Year 3 | $14,410 | $17,699 |
| Year 4 | $12,496 | $15,195 |
| Year 5 | $10,961 | $13,197 |
| Year 6 | $9,947 | $11,857 |
| Year 7 | $9,027 | $10,653 |
| Year 8 | $8,192 | $9,571 |
| Year 9 | $7,434 | $8,599 |
| Year 10 | $6,746 | $7,726 |
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Behind your estimate
How these numbers work
These are planning estimates of future retail or asking-based resale value. They are not dealer trade-in offers, guaranteed sale prices or contractual lease residuals. Vehicle condition, history, options and future market changes can alter the outcome.
Model assumptions and planning scenarios
- This is our planning model of future retail/asking-based value, not a licensed market forecast, trade-in quote or guaranteed sale price.
- The starting amount is the same Canadian base MSRP before tax for cash and finance; incentives, payment schedules, loan balances and lease residuals do not set the future value.
- Category depreciation percentages and usage coefficients come from the captured AssetDropper generic model; they are not measured Canadian trim-level residuals.
- Mileage coefficients reproduce observed API behaviour from saved probes; the provider does not publish a formula or a validation study for them.
- Annual kilometres are divided by 1.609344 to apply the source mileage mathematics. The reference is 12,000 miles (19,312 km) per year.
- Cumulative mileage effects are capped between a 30% deduction and a 12% addition. Accident history, individual condition, options, geography, inflation and future market shocks are not modelled.
- The low/base/high outcomes use 1.25×/1×/0.75× annual category depreciation rates with the same mileage assumptions. They are planning scenarios, not statistical confidence bounds.
- Planning values cannot rise with an additional ownership year and are capped at the starting base MSRP; no appreciation is assumed.
- The generic model supplies no publication date; its capture date is shown separately and is not represented as a source publication date.
- Canadian model-year asking-price age pattern supplies a small, capped adjustment to the category assumptions; mileage, trim, original MSRP and redesign effects are not isolated.
- The age-slope difference is capped at ±0.04 log points per year, then given at most 25% weight. Unknown generation and trim mix remain limitations; no original-MSRP or chosen-mileage cohort adjustment is claimed.
Vehicle 1: Low / base / high outcome after the selected period: $8,539 / $10,961 / $13,898. These are alternative rate scenarios, not a statistical confidence interval.
Vehicle 2: Low / base / high outcome after the selected period: $10,281 / $13,197 / $16,733. These are alternative rate scenarios, not a statistical confidence interval.
Sources, dates and coverage
Representative models with one currently priced Canadian starting trim per model. The newest priced model year and lowest exact base MSRP are selected; this is not every trim. Missing models can use a custom entered price.
- Canadian vehicle price used by Before Your Next Car (opens in a new tab)Source date: Not published · Captured: Oct 5, 2026
- AssetDropper category planning assumptions (observed 20 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)Source date: Not published · Captured: Oct 20, 2026AssetDropper-free-commercial-api terms
- Omnia Index October 2026, Canadian used asking-price aggregates (opens in a new tab)Source date: Oct 6, 2026 · Captured: Oct 20, 2026CC-BY-4.0 terms
- Canadian vehicle price used by Before Your Next Car (opens in a new tab)Source date: Not published · Captured: Oct 5, 2026
Generic category rates do not establish measured differences between individual brands or trims. Canadian model-year asking-price cohorts, when eligible, add only a small adjustment; they mix mileage, trims, historical prices and condition. Freshness and limitations remain part of the calculation.
A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT
Good questions to ask.
Should I compare percentages or dollars?
Look at both. A more expensive vehicle can retain a larger percentage of its price and still lose more dollars. Dollars lost are usually more useful for your ownership budget.
Are these exact trim comparisons?
The catalogue uses a representative priced configuration for each available model. You can change the starting prices to reflect the trims or written quotes you are considering. The depreciation evidence is generally broader than an exact trim.