Nissan Ariya Wins Best Pre-Owned EV Award!

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Nicely, this may not be my first guess, and even my fifth, however the 2023 Nissan Ariya has simply gained the perfect pre-owned EV in 2025 award from Recurrent Auto. This was from a comparability of 30 EV fashions.

“The award recognizes Ariya’s strong value retention, advanced technology and standout performance in the pre-owned EV market,” Nissan writes. “Recurrent’s team of market analysts and battery scientists analyzed vehicles based on affordability, charging speed, range reliability, connectivity and overall ownership experience. Ariya’s top-ranked position was earned thanks to its competitive pricing, advanced driver assistance features, strong battery limited warranty¹ and exceptional winter performance—maintaining 83% of its maximum range in freezing temperatures.”

Nissan has come a great distance from the unmanaged batteries of early Nissan LEAFs that will degrade rapidly and drive down the resale worth of the automobiles!

“Nissan’s Ariya hit the market in 2023, and although it didn’t make the splash it could have, part of that was due to its price. Now, with prices under $30K for many configurations, The Ariya is an attractive option. It features a comfortable, tech-forward interior with ProPILOT Assist 2.0, delivering an enhanced semi-autonomous driving experience,” Recurrent writes. “What we love: The Ariya promises to be a reliable and steadfast car, with an accurate dashboard, very little range degradation, and most of its battery warranty left. It shines in terms of winter weather performance, where it holds on to 83% of its max range at freezing temps.”

There have been a number of runners-up. They had been the next:

• 2020 Tesla Mannequin 3
• 2021 HYUNDAI KONA
• 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E
• 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
• 2021 Volkswagen ID.4

You may learn summaries of every of these fashions and what they love about them here. There’s additionally a desk exhibiting the grading of all of these fashions.

Winners within the earlier two years had been the 2018 Tesla Mannequin 3 (2024) and the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt (2023). Who will win the 2026 award?

So far as methodology, Recurrent makes use of the next 10 standards for evaluating fashions and attempting to choose a winner:

1. Value — this class is predicated on a Recurrent statistic known as “cost per range mile,” that compares the ratio of the used value to the real-world vary. It measures how a lot you’re paying for vary vs. all the things else (design, good options, a killer sound system, and so on). For those who’re searching for a price range EV, you’ll need to preserve this quantity low.
2. Availability — how accessible are these automobiles? This impacts your means to get your fingers on a used one, and the last word sale value you could negotiate.
3. Affordability — we take a look at what number of autos, as a p.c, are priced under $25,000. We selected this value threshold as a result of it’s the cutoff for eligibility within the used EV tax credit score program
4. Charging pace — this rating components in each AC (stage 2) and DC (stage 3; quick charging) speeds
5. Charging community — as decided by proprietor satisfaction and surveys
6. Vary Reliability — we use the Recurrent vary rating to match the common noticed vary in the present day versus the common noticed vary when new. This helps you perceive how effectively the vary holds up with time.
7. Accuracy — how effectively does the vary on the sprint mirror the precise vary you’ll be able to anticipate? Ideally, the dashboard prediction ought to be as near actuality as doable — each to cut back vary anxiousness and to stop sudden charging periods.
8. Variability — how does the automotive’s tech put together it for winter or sizzling climate driving?
9. Eligibility — is that this make and mannequin supported by Recurrent to trace vary well being and battery situation? Are there any limitations on our protection?
10. Connectivity — how do drivers price the automotive’s app, ease of use, and usefulness of options. It is a blended rating primarily based on app retailer critiques and neighborhood suggestions

It seems like an excellent system. Although, I might be inclined to place some weighting on sure key components, and ultimately it’s going to come back right down to a variety of subjective opinions. However I believe most individuals can agree on the evaluation Recurrent supplies, and that is perhaps probably the most helpful factor. Go learn the summaries of every automotive for extra.