Heavy-Duty Pickups Dominate iSeeCars’ 2026 Longest-Lasting Vehicle Rankings

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The Ram 3500 has a 31.9% chance of reaching 250,000 miles, nearly three times the 11.1% average for pickups, according to the 2026 Longest Lasting Cars Study from iSeeCars Research, which analyzed data from more than 395 million vehicles. The average vehicle of any kind has a 5.4% chance of getting there.

For a fleet manager, the study is a lifecycle and replacement planning tool more than a shopping list. The numbers are the share of each model’s vehicles that iSeeCars projects will survive to a quarter-million miles.

Pickups

Heavy-duty trucks hold nine of the 12 spots on the truck list. The Toyota Tundra ranks second at 28.2%, the GMC Sierra 3500HD third at 26.2% and the Toyota Tacoma, the only midsize pickup on the list, fourth at 25.0%. The Ford Super Duty line places three trucks, led by the F-350 at 15.1%, and the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD come in at 14.1% and 11.7%.

“Truck owners often subject their vehicles to highly demanding use cases while expecting them to perform without complaint,” said Karl Brauer, executive analyst at iSeeCars. “These top-ranked trucks reflect a level of quality and durability engineered to meet those demands.”

The half-ton pickups that make up most public fleets are the notable absence. The Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 and Ram 1500 do not appear on the 12-truck list iSeeCars published, which bottoms out at 11.7%.

Pickups: chance of reaching 250,000 miles

SUVs

SUVs as a segment average 4.8%. The Toyota Sequoia leads every vehicle in the study at 42.3%, 8.9 times the SUV average, and the Toyota 4Runner follows at 33.1%. Among the full-size models that fill police, utility and supervisor fleets, the Chevrolet Suburban posts 11.6%, the GMC Yukon XL 8.6%, the GMC Yukon 7.7% and the Chevrolet Tahoe 7.1%. The Honda CR-V leads compact SUVs at 12.7%, and the Toyota RAV4 posts 7.9%. The Ford Explorer and Expedition do not appear on the 26-model SUV list iSeeCars published.

SUVs fleets run: chance of reaching 250,000 miles

Sedans, hybrids and EVs

Passenger cars average 3.4%, the lowest of any segment. The Honda Civic leads compact cars at 15.0%, and the Toyota Camry, the midsize leader, posts 8.8%, with the Camry Hybrid at 11.5% and the Toyota Corolla at 5.4%. Hybrids and EVs carry an 8.2% segment average, the highest of any category, a figure the study attributes to hybrids. Only three EVs sold in enough volume to be included: the Tesla Model X at 3.6%, the Tesla Model S at 3.1% and the Nissan LEAF at 0.0%, all below the overall average, which the study ties to the lower annual mileage EV owners put on them.

“A hybrid’s higher fuel efficiency means a lower operating cost, which – based on the segment’s high average chance of reaching 250,000 miles – clearly inspires their owners to drive them,” Brauer said.

Sedans, hybrids and EVs: chance of reaching 250,000 miles

By brand

Toyota leads the brand rankings at 19.7%, 3.7 times the overall average, followed by Lexus at 14.4%, Honda at 13.3% and Acura at 9.5%. GMC, at 5.8%, is the only other brand above the 5.4% average. Ram, at 4.2%, and Ford, at 4.1%, land below it, a ranking that excludes heavy-duty vehicles.

“The lower half of the top 10 brands all fall below average, illustrating the impressive benchmark set by Toyota, as well as the gap between the top brands and the rest of the industry,” Brauer said.

Brands: chance of reaching 250,000 miles

iSeeCars calculated the average odometer reading for each model at each yearly age and built a model from those averages to estimate the probability of a vehicle surviving to 250,000 miles. The study has been published annually since 2013.