Only 3 Car Brands Have a 1-in-10 Shot at Hitting 250,000 Miles
The analysts at iSeeCars pore over the registration data for millions of cars to publish an annual ranking of the models most likely to hit 250,000 miles. This year’s list features 22 light-duty vehicles with better than one-in-10 odds of seeing ultra-high mileage. But all of them are built by Toyota, Honda, or General Motors. That’s right, there’s no light-duty Ford, Hyundai, or single German vehicle with a 10% chance of seeing 250,000 miles. Here are the top 25.
| Rank | Make/Model | % Chance of Lasting 250,000+ Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Sequoia | 39.1% |
| 2 | Toyota 4Runner | 32.9% |
| 3 | Toyota Highlander Hybrid | 31.0% |
| 4 | Toyota Tundra | 30.0% |
| 5 | Lexus IS | 27.5% |
| 6 | Toyota Tacoma | 25.3% |
| 7 | Toyota Avalon | 18.9% |
| 8 | Lexus GX | 18.3% |
| 9 | Lexus RX (hybrid) | 17.0% |
| 10 | Honda Ridgeline | 14.7% |
| 11 | Honda Pilot | 13.1% |
| 12 | Honda Odyssey | 13.0% |
| 13 | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 12.9% |
| 14 | Toyota Highlander | 12.7% |
| 15 | Toyota Prius | 12.2% |
| 16 | Chevrolet Suburban | 11.8% |
| 17 | Honda Civic | 10.9% |
| 18 | GMC Sierra 1500 | 10.8% |
| 19 | Lexus RX | 10.7% |
| 20 | Honda CR-V | 10.6% |
| 21 | Acura ILX | 10.6% |
| 22 | Toyota Camry Hybrid | 10.2% |
| 23 | Nissan Titan | 9.9% |
| 24 | Toyota Avalon Hybrid | 9.7% |
| 25 | Acura MDX | 9.1% |
Toyota dominates again
As you can see, Toyota and Lexus absolutely swept the rankings, yet again. There are 15 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the top 25. The light-duty vehicle with the best chance of seeing 250,000 miles is the Toyota Sequoia. But that full-size SUV’s truck-shaped cousin did almost as well: the Tundra has a 30% chance of seeing 250,000 miles.
Honda takes second place
Honda’s the runner-up. Between the Honda and Acura brands, the automaker has seven vehicles in the top 25 spots. The luxury/performance Acura brand earned two of those spots with the ILX and MDX. But the highest-ranking Honda is the compact, unibody pickup truck: the Ridgeline. The closely-related Pilot SUV is hot on its heels.
GM holds the line for Detroit
The only contender headquartered in Detroit is General Motors. Three configurations on the same chassis all landed on this list. They’re the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (12.9% chance of hitting 250,000 miles), the Chevrolet Suburban SUV version, and GMC’s mechanically identical half-ton truck, the GMC Sierra 1500.
Note that heavy-duty trucks weren’t included in this list. But the GMC Sierra 2500 HD, Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, and Silverado 3500 HD all have better than one-in-10 odds of seeing 250,000 miles. The average truck has a 13% chance of hitting ultra-high mileage, and heavy-duty variants fare even better.
If iSeeCars had included heavy-duty trucks in its rankings, the list would have looked different. That’s because the Ram 3500 has a 39% chance of seeing 250,000 miles–better than even the Toyota Sequoia. Ford’s Super Duty truck lineup also has better than 1-in-ten odds of hitting ultra-high-mileage. But the iSeeCars list is focused on light-duty vehicles because heavy-duty trucks’ high maintenance and fuel costs don’t make them a budget-friendly option for most commuters.
Nissan barely makes the cut
The only vehicle from another manufacturer to even crack the top 25 spots is the Nissan Titan, Nissan’s discontinued full-size pickup truck. It has a 9.9% chance of hitting 250,000 miles—just shy of one-in-10 odds.
