The Longest Lasting Cars on the Road

While most people talk about how to save a few dollars on gas, the real savings when it comes to an automobile is holding onto a car for as long as possible and, as long as it isn’t costing you a lot for maintenance, driving that sucker until the wheels fall off.

With that in mind, we put together a list of the longest lasting automobiles on the road today, as per the data that was recently released by iSeeCars.com.  If you’re looking for a vehicle that will last you from now into the next decade and further, these next five cars should be high on your list of the ones to buy. Enjoy.

The Subaru Outback is one of the best cars to purchase if you’re an outdoor enthusiast because it has standard all-wheel drive and, while the interior isn’t what you call luxurious, it is very capable and practical. What’s even more impressive is that quite a few of these excellent cars make it to 200,000 miles.

A big surprise, especially for people who love to bash the American automobile industry, is that the Ford Taurus actually was tied with the Honda Civic and Acura TL for reliability, and the ability to put 200,000 miles on its odometer.

Speaking of the Acura TL, it’s not  surprising to see one of them reach 200,000 miles when you consider that Honda has been making reliable cars for decades. Acura is their luxury line and the apple didn’t fall far from the tree as far as quality is concerned when they made these cars.

Of course any list of reliable, long-lasting cars wouldn’t be complete without the Toyota Camry but, truth be told, it’s only slightly ahead of Acura, Honda and even Ford when it comes to vehicles that have reached or exceeded 200,000 miles on their odometer. Still, it’s America’s best-selling car for something, and longevity is a big part of the equation.

We already mentioned the Honda Civic, one of the best-selling models from one of the best-selling automobile brands in the world. Although it’s tied with the Acura TL as far as the percentage of cars that reach the 200,000 mile mark, the numbers are a bit skewed because the Civic sells a lot more than the TL.

While the Altima is one of the best selling cars in the country, it’s the Nissan Maxima that appears to be hitting 200,000 miles more often. It’s on the same par with the Toyota Camry, although it does sell in lower volumes that either the Altima or the Camry.

Lastly there’s the Honda Accord which, not surprisingly, is the number one longest lasting car on the road with nearly 2% of all Accords hitting the 200,000 mile threshold. This simply backs up what’s been known and said about Honda for the last few decades, that they make some of the most reliable and long-lasting vehicles in the world.