...After 64,049 vehicles tallied, the brands with the highest percentage of models with over 180k are…
1. Honda
2. Toyota
3. Lexus
4. Acura
and a surprising 5th…
5. GMC
The first four have 20+% of their trade-ins with over 180k. GMC is at just over 17%.
Now for an even bigger shocker…
13% of Mitsubishis are now traded in with over 180k. I happen to finance an awful lot of them these days with a clear conscience. So this is no surprise from where I sit.
Meanwhile, Mercedes tallies a mere 6.9%. BMW yields 5.9%. Audi barely hits the mileage pedal with only 4.5%, while VW does little better, even with dozens of TDI models, at 4.9%.
To further crown the European propensity for penurious plentitude when it comes to all things mileage related, the two absolute worst marques for mileage are Jaguar at 2.6% and Land Rover at 2.8%. Porsche is even worse at 0.52%. But since a Porsche daily driver is an exception rather than the rule, we gave it a bye.
On the homefront, we have one other surprise. Cadillac is barely beating the bad old Kias of the 90′s and early 2000′s. 3.8% for the former Northstar division vs. 3.7% for a company that brought us shitboxes such as the Sephia and the early Kia Rios...
I suspect there is a lesson there that explains this.
My 2002 Honda Accord, 160000 miles so far with no major problems.