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That number has been increasing every year, so the OP may simply be remembering an earlier number. We didn't use to keep cars around for so long but they have g
by rsj_hn 5y ago
That number has been increasing every year, so the OP may simply be remembering an earlier number. We didn't use to keep cars around for so long but they have gotten more reliable (and rust-proofing has made big advances). It will soon be 250K.
- qeternity 5y agoThe latest comprehensive figure I could find was a 2006 NHTSA report which found the average passenger vehicle was scrapped at 152,137 miles. It may have gone up, but I haven't found a more recently number.
- rsj_hn 5y ago2006 was a while ago, so that sounds about right. Here's an article from 2012: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/automobiles/as-cars-are-kept-longer-200000-is-new-100000.html?_r=2&ref=business&pagewanted=all& https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/automobiles/as-cars-are-k... Here's an article from 2018: "a typical passenger car should last 200,000 or more miles" https://www.aarp.org/auto/trends-lifestyle/info-2018/how-long-do-cars-last.html https://www.aarp.org/auto/trends-lifestyle/info-2018/how-lon...