Compact

Toyota Corolla

The Toyota Corolla is a compact with a starting purchase price of $23,800 and an EPA combined rating of 35 MPG. Below is our 0–200,000 mile lifecycle TCO analysis displaying marginal depreciation, maintenance trajectories, and the optimal buy/sell ownership window.

Optimal Buy/Sell Analysis
Marginal cost of each additional 10k miles: shrinking depreciation plus rising maintenance traces the U-curve. The shaded Optimal Ownership Window marks the statistically optimal buy/sell mileage window, net of transaction friction.

If you buy at 0k mi and sell at 90k mi, your true cost is $5,548.41 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Toyota Corolla

Sticker Price: $23,800

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$5,548.41

Asset Costs

$2,212.72

Depreciation
$1,343.22
Maintenance
$811.89
Exit friction
$57.60

Running Costs

$3,335.69

Financing
$335.04
Opportunity Cost
$243.51
Fuel
$1,257.14
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$516.99
Total interest paid$3,015.33
Amount financed$21,800