Posted on 09/17/2024 8:39:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Buying a car is a major investment. Not only does it need to get you safely from point A to point B, but the vehicle should also be reliable for many years. However, rather than determining if a car is “good” by how long it lasts, experts recommend going by how many miles you can accrue on it without encountering any major issues. For example, a car with 100,000 miles in five years that only needed maintenance (oil change, tire rotation, for example) would be considered “better” than a car with 100,000 miles in seven years but needed major repairs.
Here is a list of 12 cars you can trust to last 200,000 miles with just routine maintenance, according to Consumer Reports.
1. Toyota Camry
2. Honda Accord
3. Honda CR-V
4. Toyota Prius
5. Toyota Sienna
6. Ford F-150
7. Toyota Corolla
8. Toyota Highlander
9. Toyota 4Runner
10. Toyota Tacoma
11. Honda Civic
12. Honda Pilot
For the past few years, Japanese car models have topped the Consumer Reports’ most trusted vehicle list. This year’s list, however, features one American-made car: the Ford F-150. This full-sized pick-up truck is best for those who have to move heavy, big equipment as part of their work or day-to-day life. While the car is also the lightest in the Ford F-series, it can still hold a payload of up to 1,000 pounds.
Honda is a favorite brand because their cars are incredibly durable inside and out. Four Honda models made this year’s list: the Pilot, CR-V, Civic, and Accord. The Pilot is a modern SUV with three rows, perfect for a large family on the go. The CR-V is also a popular mid-size SUV — Honda sold more than 238,00 units in 2022 alone. The Civic and Accord are sedans ideal for people looking for a safe vehicle on a budget.
We have a Camry and a Tacoma and will stick with them.
Some of those “Japanese” cars are made by Americans in these United States.
I had a Toyota 4Runner and only had a starter failure before I traded it in with 240,000 miles on it.
A lot of automotive reviews stress that many Toyota models and some Hondas will run 300 k no problem and no big costs. Not so foe EU and most American cars.
Have a 1997 Accord,(bought new), with 244K, and going strong!
Clear coat is pealing from it, but mechanically is SOLID, so much I’m gonna put another timing belt in it!
Wife, myself, and all 3 kids managed to drive that car, and it’s been rock solid—BEST CAR EVER!
If the Ford: F-150 is on the list then this entire write up is a sham! Back in the day you couldn’t beat Buick. Things have changed.
Competing with Boeing.
When I was a kid we were told everything made in Japan was crap.
No surprise here. I can vouch for Toyota. Good stuff.
I knew a guy who had an early 2WD Tacoma basic truck that put about 400k miles on it.
May still have it parked at home.
On my third one and have never done anything more than routine maintenance.
Sure am glad all I have are Toyotas and a Honda!
All cars can get 200,000 if taken care of.
2016 Ford Fusion - S
301,000 miles as of today...
I have a 12 year old Chevy Sonic with the 1.4 litre turbo option. 188k miles and still going strong, just recently had to replace the clutch, but that’s it. Most cars I’ve had I get at least 200k miles. Just have to take care of them.
Yes and no. More and more it's a question of computer modules that are either unavailable or prohibitively expensive.
I am not surprised at how many Toyotas are on the list.
It was my view long ago that Toyota had become an auto engineering company that sells cars, while most American auto companies had become marketing companies that sell cars.
Now the entire industry is being slowly taken over, parasitically by the technology industry and will one day be no more than subsidiaries of them (the parasite is the technolgy and when it matures - it will takeover the host).
Already the technology is driving the auto industry to its theme and agenda - collecting user data to sell it to the technology indstry and its reveune stream - ads. Fors just announced its onboard computers can now record what is being said inside the car, and can send that to “Ford” so ford can get paid for directing ads to you based on what it heard in your car.
My current Toyota Sienna is a 310,000 miles and going strong - even with 20,000 miles pulling a 10 foot box trailer. My last one made it to 283,500 when I sold it. A mechanic bought it and did some work on it and sold it to someone nearby. I saw it every few months for at least 3 years after I sold it.
I like cars made by non-union American workers. I wish cars made by unionized Americans workers lasted as long....
No Chrysler/Stellantis/Jeeps on that list.
Ain’t surprised.
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