An especially reliable car that is carefully maintained, routinely serviced - and avoids serious collisions could potentially reach 500,000 miles, but this isn't particularly common.
Depending on how well you treat your car, you could potentially reach over 500,000 miles. In fact, there's a driver whose car reached even more than that.
I believe that, with proper care, any car can go 500,000+ miles. But that “proper care” phrase is going to be the key. Also, certain brands of cars will definitely meet your half-a-million-mile goal easier than others.
Reaching 500,000 km is a lot of mileage for any car, but with regular vehicle maintenance, some adjustments to your driving habits, and the extra steps needed to care for your high-mileage vehicle, you'll increase your chances of coming close to this target.
Standard cars in this day and age are expected to keep running up to 200,000 miles, while cars with electric engines are expected to last for up to 300,000 miles. Keeping a car that long has a lot of benefits, including the fact that it could save you a great deal of money.
With proper maintenance, cars can have a life expectancy of about 200,000 miles.
The highest mileage car on record is Irv Gordon's 1966 Volvo P1800S, with over 3 million miles.
In general most cars don't last more than 350,000km unless they've been well looked after. However this will depend on the make of the car and how well it has been maintained. Obviously the older the car, the more wear it has had, and the closer to the end of its life it will be.
Once your mileage has reached over 100,000KM, it's likely that the timing belt has endured quite a number of damage. Consider replacing your timing belt because a broken timing belt can affect your engine.
Generally speaking, cars can be expected to accumulate 10,000 to 20,000kms per year of use. This can help you determine if a car has been used excessively and may be in need of some upkeep once bought.
As a general rule, cars that have exceeded 320,000 kilometres on the odometer are running on borrowed time and may begin requiring additional maintenance in the coming year. ARE CARS GETTING MORE RELIABLE? Cars are lasting longer and longer these days.
Rust is another absolute deal breaker as it will only continue to deteriorate and parts for imported cars can often be rather expensive. As a general rule, most cars over 300,000 kilometres aren't worth your time unless you have experience working on vehicles yourself and the price is tempting enough.
A conventional car can last for 200,000 miles. Some well-maintained car models will reach 300,000 or more miles total. The average passenger car age is currently around 12 years in the United States. Choosing a well-built make and model can help extend your car's longevity.
The latest documented million-mile car, a 2003 V-6 coupe, is driven by Justin Kilmer in his work as a medical courier. That work involves a substantial amount of high-mileage driving, so Kilmer has been racking up miles on the car and documenting his journey on the YouTube channel TX Accord.
Louis County, Missouri, recently drove his Volvo 740 GLE past the million-mile mark. “The good thing about this car is, it can't get me in any trouble because it goes about 75 miles per hour, tops,” said O'Shea. Thirty years, two engines and two transmissions later, the Swedish sedan still runs despite its rust.
4 Mercedes-Benz W123
Over 2.5 million W123 models were sold between its runtime from 1976 to 1986. And don't be surprised if you see these cars running around in perfect mechanical health with over 500,000 miles on the odometer.
Theoretically, the lower odometer reading the car has, the longer life expectancy of the engine and most components of the vehicle. If the car's odometer hits six figures, oil leaks can start cropping up plus the eventual wearing out of some key and expensive parts like the timing belt..
High mileage doesn't always mean that the car is in bad shape - after all, cars are meant to be driven. A car with 100,000 miles on the odometer might have been used for fewer, longer trips on the motorway. Trips like this cause minimal wear and tear, whereas multiple short trips can cause strain on the engine.
In retaining “like new” quality and inheriting a slower depreciation rate, the best used car age for buying is 2-3 years. In fact, Americans are saving up to $14,000 on a 3-year-old vehicle. For example, a car that may have cost you $30,000 when new would cost around $16,000 after just 3 years.
Average age of all vehicles registered in Australia was 10.1 years, unchanged since 2015. Tasmanian vehicles reported the oldest average age at 12.8 years, whilst the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory had the youngest fleet with an average age of 9.4 years.
In 2020, Australians travelled a total of 238,499 million kilometres across all vehicle types. And the average vehicle in Australia travelled 12,100 km per year, or 33.2 km per day.
"You can get up to maybe 250,000 km or 300,000 km before a gas engine starts to make noise, or burn oil because it's wearing out, but a diesel can quite easily do 500,000 km and still be in excellent shape," says one certified mechanic I spoke with.
The average lifespan for a Toyota vehicle is 200,000-250,000 miles. With proper care and maintenance, some Toyota models can last as long as 500,000 miles.
Although exact mileage for a vehicle varies based on the model and the care you treat it with, Toyotas regularly last for over 200,000 or even 250,000 miles. With longevity like that, it's no wonder so many shoppers choose a Toyota for their next vehicle.