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Americans are keeping cars the longest we ever have since the automobile was invented. The average age of a car on the road today is nearly 12 years. That is a major change from historical norms.
10 cars that last owners 200,000 miles or more!
If you want to keep your car on the road a long time, Consumer Reports released this list of the 10 cars that most often last their owners for 200,000 miles or more.
Two brands account for almost every single vehicle on this list, but there is one surprise!
Honda Accord
Honda Civic
Honda CR-V
Toyota Prius
Toyota Camry
Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Highlander
Ford F-150
When Consumer Reports does its automobile surveys, it look at wide swaths of wheels on the road, so you’re getting exhaustive data from their surveys. What they do is the widest survey of automobile ownership just about anywhere in the world, ever.
So these vehicles are the absolute champs of vehicles that stay on the road. Having said that, the overall reliability of all cars is beyond extraordinary these days. It’s just that if you want the best of the best, you probably want to stick with these vehicles.
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