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Cost to own
2021 Lexus GX460
Cost per mile
$1.18/mi
$59,127 total over 5 years
about $985 a month · $6,059 a year fixed + $0.58 per extra mile
Smiles per dollar
5.3
experience 6.3/10 ÷ $1.18/mi (editorial rating, never part of the cost)
Worked out for 5 years at 10,000 miles a year with U.S. averages for taxes, fees and fuel (enter your ZIP in the tool for your state's rules) and a 7.14% loan with nothing down. Change any of it in the tool or compare it with other cars.
Where the money goes
| Depreciation | $14,000 | 24% |
| Tax + title | $2,193 | 4% |
| Fuel / charging | $17,063 | 29% |
| Insurance | $8,500 | 14% |
| Maintenance + repairs | $8,271 | 14% |
| Registration | $567 | 1% |
| Vehicle property tax | $47 | 0% |
| Loan interest | $8,487 | 14% |
| Total | $59,127 | 100% |
Buying and selling
Price $42,000, worth about $28,000 after 5 years (67% of its value kept). Prices as of September 2026. 16 mpg on premium (EPA combined).
Known problem areas
- Rear air suspension (medium odds, $700–$2,500): Rear air springs leak and the compressor overworks; bags or a coil conversion. source
- Valley plate coolant leak (1UR-FE) (medium odds, $1,500–$2,000): Coolant seeps from the valley under the intake; intake-off job. source
- Oil in spark plug tubes (medium odds, $700–$1,000): Spark-plug tube seals inside the valve covers fail and oil pools in the plug wells (misfire risk); fixed with valve cover gaskets + tube seals. source
- Water pump (medium odds, $800–$1,200): Seepage/bearing wear at higher miles. source
- Timing chain cover oil leak (low odds, $1,000–$2,000): FIPG seepage on the front cover. source
- Transfer case seal leak (low odds, $1,000–$1,500): Oil leaks from the transfer case input or rear output shaft seal (Lexus Tech Tip L-TT-0319-22, 2018-2022 GX460). source
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- 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk · $1.13/mi
- 2020 BMW X5 xDrive40i · $1.48/mi
Every number is an estimate you can change. Sources for each one are on its sticker in the tool (tap the small "i"). How CPM works.