If you are taking about a new car bought today, probably 12 years. |
Same we have two 20 year plus cars. City miles that we take care of. It's wasteful to buy a new car just to buy a new car. If it takes you to where you need to go it well then that all you need. |
I generally only buy Hondas, but I’ve never gotten more than about 170k miles out a any of our vehicles before they start having problems. I’m extremely good about oil changes and maintenance, but it seems like 160k and 12 or so years is the limit for us. |
Well for one thing, the reason you can’t “open up the engine” in an electric vehicle is because they don’t have an engine. |
Electric vehicles will outlast ICEs no problem. They’re significantly less complicated with fewer moving pieces and a far more straight forward drivetrain. |
Yes poor American roads and our inability to maintain German cars have made their electronics bad for… the past 30 years . |
It's not a realistic question. So many brands, makes, models, how they're put together, varying ages, accidents, driving habits, exposures to temperatures, plugged oil passages on some cars, great or quirky electronics on others, short trips vs. highway miles, etc. |
My husband's 2006 Nissan Altima is mostly working well. Had a problem with the fuel pump and they noticed the brackets that held the gas tank needed to be replaced too. But Nissan no longer makes those.
Unfortunately, if they don't service the car, it will have a defined life span and that sucks. |
15 year old Lexus. No reason a car should die before 150K miles. |
I think 10-15 years or 120,000-180,000 is a pretty reasonable range. My Audi is only 8 years old but has over 120,000 miles on it. Still going strong with just oil changes, brake pads and tires ... but, man, do those oil changes get expensive on a "luxury" car! My previous cars were Subaru and Honda, both made it to 150,000 before needing something expensive enough that it made more sense to sell them for scrap parts - about 10 years for each. I'm hoping the Audi lasts longer than that, I'm not ready to give it up in a couple of years. |
My 11 year old Prius has had nothing but basic maintenance. 95k miles (not much driving during covid). |
There was a recent study showing that currently, traditional gas cars are the most reliable, electric least, and hybrids are in the middle. We just bought our first hybrid (not plug-in). I generally aim for ten years. |