Ford Resale Value Guide

Ford is the leader in pickup trucks, with the F-Series outselling all other vehicles in the US market every year for decades. You might think that that would negatively affect resale value since prices are often driven by scarcity. But, the opposite is true of Ford trucks with resale value staying strong for the same reason sales of new Ford trucks are so good, they are simply exceptionally good trucks.

This is especially true of Super Duty models, which rate much higher than the competition. Over a five-year period, the F-250 Super Duty will retain an average of 89% of its value(2), an exceptionally good rating. And the F-350 Super Duty is identical, also at 869%. The F-150, though not a Super Duty, is still much higher than the competition at 87.59%. To contrast this, the GMC Sierra 2500HD, the F-250’s direct competition, will only retain 81.41% of its value over the same five-year period. The F-150’s competition fares slightly better, but with the Ram 1500 only holding onto 77.27% of its value, it still simply can’t compete with the Ford numbers.

Mainstream sports cars typically aren’t known for their resale value. In fact, Kelley Blue Book doesn’t even have a sports car category for their Best Buy awards. But there are other sources we can look to for information on the subject, such as the iSeeCars reliability rankings. Reliability is the most important factor for determining resale value, and all of the KBB awards winners are also ranked first in their category for reliability. So it’s very much worth noting that the Mustang ranked #1 in the iSeeCars reliability rankings(3) for sports cars and that the #2 car was the Mustang Convertible. As it was with the trucks, Ford manages to shine even in categories that prove challenging for other manufacturers.