MSRP: $18,000
Resale value after 36 months: 70.6 percent
After 60 months: 57 percent
The only pickup truck in the Top 10, the Tacoma has made Kelley’s list for 10 straight years, and it’s the best-selling compact pickup in the US. Kelley attributes the Tacoma’s success to being one of the few pickups on the market that effectively pulls double duty as a reliable worker and a family vehicle, with solid towing capability and a comfortable ride. It gets decent gas mileage for a truck, at 24 m.p.g.