Many would like to assume that they’ll own a car for a decade after buying it. Some hope to own a vehicle longer enough to pass it down to a child. However, that’s not often the case. Mechanical problems frequently derail those plans, but automakers can still produce vehicles that will stand the test of time.
Vehicle search engine ISeeCars.com conducted its annual survey to see which vehicles are most likely to hit the quarter-million-mile mark. After analyzing 402 million cars, 8.6 percent is the overall chance that a vehicle will reach 250,000 miles. That figure varies based on the manufacturer and model. Here are the 25 vehicles most likely to reach that distant target:
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The Toyota $TM Prius opens the list with a 12.9 percent chance. It won’t surprise any car enthusiast that Toyota has nine models in the top 25.
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The Nissan Pathfinder is next with a 13 percent chance. SUVs are going to appear frequently on this list.
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The Honda $HMC Accord Hybrid has a 13.1 percent chance. Three cars in, two of them have hybrid powerplants and they aren’t done yet.
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The Ford $F Expedition, with a 13.1 percent chance, is this list’s first model from an American manufacturer. It isn’t really a spoiler if I tell you there’s only one other Ford ahead.
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The venerable Toyota $TM Camry has a 13.5 percent chance of reaching 250,000 miles. Two Toyotas down, seven to go.
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The Honda $HMC CR-V opens the top 20 with a 13.9 percent chance. While falling short of Toyota $TM’s impressive tally, Honda had five models that made it to the top 25.
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The GMC Yukon is next up with a 14.6 percent chance. GMC had three models make the list.
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The Nissan Titan, with a 14.8 percent chance, is the first pickup truck on the list. There are seven pickup trucks in total in the top 25.
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The Toyota $TM Highlander, with a 15.7 percent chance, is the next Toyota on this list.
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The Ford $F F-150 is next up with a 15.8 percent chance. Yes, the F-150 is unsurprisingly the most reliable vehicle that Ford builds.
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The GMC Sierra 1500, with a 16.1 percent chance, is just slightly more reliable than its Ford $F rival.
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The Honda $HMC Accord is the next sedan on the list, with a 16.6 percent chance of reaching 250,000 miles.
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The Honda $HMC Pilot, with a 17.5 percent chance, snags the Japanese manufacturer back-to-back spots on the list.
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The Chevrolet Tahoe has a 17.7 percent chance of reaching 250,000 miles.
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The GMC Yukon XL is next up with a 17.9 percent chance. Yes, the analysis differentiates the Yukon and the Yukon XL.
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The top ten begin with the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The pickup truck has an 18.8 percent chance of reaching 250,000 miles.
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The Lexus GX, with a 20.7 percent chance, is the only vehicle from a luxury brand to make this list.
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The Toyota $TM Avalon, with a 22 percent chance, is the highest-ranking sedan in the top 25.
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The Chevrolet Suburban, with a 22 percent chance, is the highest-ranking vehicle from an American manufacturer on this list.
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The Honda $HMC Ridgeline has a 25.8 percent chance of reaching 250,000 miles. If you have been paying attention, you know only Toyota $TM vehicles are left.
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The top five opens with the Toyota $TM Highlander Hybrid, with a 25.9 percent chance. It’s the highest-ranked hybrid on this list.
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The Toyota $TM Tacoma has a 26.7 percent chance of reaching 250,000 miles. There’s only one pickup remaining on this list.
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The Toyota $TM 4Runner picks up a bronze medal with a 26.8 percent chance.
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The silver medal goes to the Toyota $TM Sequoia, with a 36.4 percent chance. It’s hard not to be surprised by nearly ten percent difference between the Sequoia and the 4Runner.
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The Toyota $TM Tundra, with a 36.6 percent chance, takes home the gold medal as the vehicle most likely to reach 250,000 miles.
