I could see it. How does a car catch fire? After a cursory google, I found this article: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/accidents-hazardous-

I could see it. How does a car catch fire? After a cursory google, I found this article: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/accidents-hazardous-conditions/10-causes-of-car-fires.htm https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/accidents-... IMO, a lot of the points in that article come down to "poor maintenance". Spilled fluids, fuel leaks, overheating an engine, overheating a cat, and poor maintenance can be nailed down to a car being on the road for a long time. Just because the flame retardant standards are high, doesn't stop hoses from coming loose. I've done some work on cars, and they're tricky beasts. There's a lot going on under a hood, and a lot can go wrong. When you have high temperatures and flammable liquids, lots of things can go wrong, and that doesn't decrease as your car ages.