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    Best Value SUVs and Cars

    Consumer Reports members choose the cars, SUVs, and pickups that deliver the best value for the money

    2023 Subaru Forester Touring
    The 2023 Subaru Forester, rated as the best-value compact SUV by CR members.
    Photo: Subaru

    A car, SUV or pickup doesn’t have to be inexpensive to be considered a good value—it just has to deliver on its promise. The following cars, SUVs, pickups, sports cars, and hatchbacks received the highest value scores in our most recent owner satisfaction survey because they gave their owners exactly what they expected from them. (In some cases we list alternative models that also scored well but not high enough to top their respective categories.)

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    “If you’re in the market for a new car, you can use this list to help you narrow down your choices,” says Steve Elek, the automotive data analyst at Consumer Reports. “All of them are reliable and recommended models, so you can be confident you’ll be buying a car or SUV that won’t saddle you with costly repairs.”

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