The vehicles most likely to reach 200,000 miles or more are overwhelmingly likely to be SUVs, according to the website’s analysis of 13.8 million used cars sold in 2018. Vehicles in the survey were built from 1981 to 2018. The survey is not about how quickly they accumulate high mileage, but the proportion of those produces that were sold after doing it.
Eight of the 10 vehicles most likely to make it to 200,000 miles were SUVs. The other two are pickups. Just 0.8 percent of all vehicles are sold after traveling at least 200,000 miles, according to the study.SUVs’ longevity is no surprise, but some of the other results may be. The two brands whose vehicles are most likely to reach 200,000 miles are Japanese:
Toyota – 1.7 percent
Honda – 1.5 percent
GMC – 1.4 percent
Chevrolet – 1.2 percent
Ram – 1.1 percent
Ford – 1.0 percent
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The longest-lasting luxury vehicles also run counter to expectations. None of the top four is from traditional European luxury makers:
Lincoln Navigator – 2.2 percent
Cadillac Escalade – 1.5 percent
Acura MDX – 1.4 percent
Cadillac Escalade ESV – 1.3 percent.
Two traditional European brands with reputations for lasting a long time round out the top eight: Volvo XC90 and S60; Mercedes S-class and E-class.
