One of the main catalysts for success where the JDM market is concerned is the fact that they can be both cheap to buy into and cheap to maintain. A number of examples can be quoted here, such as the Honda Civic Type R, Toyota Celica, or the go-to fan favorite Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Aside from just featuring easily replaceable parts and affordably manufactured ones, certain vehicles are just extremely reliable, and their maintenance costs are comparatively low given that they need replacements parts so rarely. A number of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru Impreza WRX generations spring to mind here, given their periods of rally car supremacy.

That’s how it started, at least, and given that the prices of practically all JDM cars across the 90s and 2000s are heading north, it’s only natural that their maintenance costs will increase too. Here are 10 JDM cars that are unquestionably great, but undoubtedly expensive to maintain:

10 Lexus LC 500 ($300 Per Year)

A brilliant car, albeit a slightly overpriced one in our opinion. The Lexus LC500 has been a popular model for the brand since its introduction in 2017 thanks to its exciting looks and the equally applaudable engineering behind it. Its 5.0-liter V8 is good for 471-hp, and results in many owners straight piping their LC 500s to essentially make them sound similar to an LFA.

As you’ll come to see is the case with many cars on this list, the maintenance cost won’t always be…