Toyota Simply Dominates This List of Longest Lasting Vehicles
Toyota has built a reputation as the automaker who makes the highest quality, most durable, and most reliable vehicles. Study after study, Toyotas are always on top of any kind of longest-lasting list. A new study by the publication iSeeCars.com is just the latest to come out with Toyota on top. In this latest study, the only unusual thing is just how dominant Toyota is.
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 13.5 million vehicle transactions to see which used vehicles most often sold with over 200,000 miles on the odometer. Just to give you some perspective, the overall average for vehicles sold with that many miles is just 1.2%. Among the top models of any type, Toyota took home not just the top spot, but four out of the top ten models overall. The Toyota Sequoia was number one with a 6.6% total. The 4Runner, Tacoma, and Avalon also scored in the top ten models overall.
However, it was not just the overall list that Toyota dominated. The group also ranked the top trucks, top SUVs, and top cars with sales over 200,000 miles on the odometer. Toyota was number one in all three of these type-specific rankings. The Avalon was the top car, The Tacoma was the top truck, and of course, the Sequoia is also the top-ranked SUV since it is the top-ranked model overall.
With a little extra time on their hands, iSeeCars.com also analyzed sales of vehicles with over 300,000 miles on the odometer. The overall average for vehicles with this many miles is just 0.1%. The Toyota 4Runner was the top-ranked with 0.3%. Toyota models made up three of the top five models ranked overall. The Sequoia and Tacoma are also on the list. See the charts, graphs and more details at iSeeCars.com's study overview.
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