One automaker dominates with the top five cheapest diesel trucks to own. See how much they cost to maintain.
You’re in the right place if you’re wondering which diesel trucks are the cheapest to maintain. On an interesting note, the top five options all come from the same automaker. General Motors must be doing something right.
General Motors makes the top 5 cheapest diesel trucks to own
According to Top Speed, the top five most affordable trucks to own each come from General Motors. They wear Chevrolet and GMC badges.
Technically, the Nissan Titan XD has the lowest annual maintenance costs. However, I don’t think it should count on the list because it has been discontinued and the last reliability score Top Speed provided for it is from 2016.
Let’s hop back to current trucks. The Chevy Silverado 3500 HD has an average yearly maintenance cost of $1,109. Maintenance costs during the first 10 years of ownership are about $15,274. It has a reliability score of 4.6 out of 6 from Kelley Blue Book.
Next up is the Chevy Silverado 2500 HD with an average annual maintenance cost of $936. The estimated maintenance cost during its first 10 years of ownership is $15,123. It has a reliability score of 83 out of 100 from J.D.Power.
Then we have the GMC Sierra 2500 HD, which is the Silverado’s fancy brother. Its annual maintenance cost averages about $912. The estimated cost of ownership for the first 10 years is $13,536. But it only has a reliability rating of 78 from J.D.Power, which is average.
The GMC Sierra 1500 comes in with an annual maintenance cost of $727. It has an estimated cost of $9,439 to own for 10 years. It has an above average reliability rating of 82 from J.D.Power.
Now the most affordable diesel truck to own is currently the Chevy Silverado 1500. It has an annual maintenance cost of $714. The estimated ownership cost during its first 10 years is $10,618. Plus, it has a reliability score of 82 from J.D.Power.
