The Longest-Lasting Cars to Reach 200,000 Miles and Beyond

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Auto experts caution that the industry may be on the verge of an affordability crisis. According to Kelley Blue Book the average transaction price for a new vehicle in the U.S. has reached nearly $36,600, which is up by about $1,000 over the last 12 months. Edmunds.com says the average new-vehicle loan payment is now at $556 a month for a 69.4-month term.

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While it’s true that just about any of today’s new vehicles can eventually reach the 200,000-mile mark and beyond, some models prove to be inherently easier, cheaper, and more amenable to keep running than others. To help identify them, the automotive data and research company iSeeCars.com looked at more than 13.8 million used-vehicle transactions conducted last year. What they found is that, for the most part, the longest lasting cars on the road are trucks.

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Of the 14 vehicles the website determined are most likely to be driven for more than 200,000 miles, nine are SUVs.

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Topping the list is the full-size Toyota Sequoia truck-based SUV, with 7.4% of all models trading hands during 2018 having registered more than 200,000 miles, with many more left in the proverbial tank. The industry average among all vehicles is 0.8%.

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In addition to industry-wide stats, iSeeCars.com lists which models in each vehicle category are most likely to last the longest. For example, the top-selling full-size Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup trucks are slightly above average in this regard, with 1.9% and 1.8% of them, respectively, finding new owners last year with over 200,000 miles on the clock. Among sports cars, the Mazda MX-5 Miata roadster is most likely to be driven into dust, with 0.6% of them trading garages last year with more than 200,000 miles driven.

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