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Ford loves to remind the U.S.A. that its “F-150” is the bestselling pickup in the country: “America’s favorite truck.” And while many F-150s have long lives as hardworking fleet vehicles, there are actually 15 other vehicle models statistically more likely to see 250,000 miles. And it may be because of how they are used. Here are this year’s rankings:

RankMake/Model% Chance of Lasting 250k+ Miles
1Toyota Tundra36.6%
2Toyota Sequoia36.4%
3Toyota 4Runner26.8%
4Toyota Tacoma26.7%
5Toyota Highlander Hybrid25.9%
6Honda Ridgeline25.8%
7Chevrolet Suburban22.0%
8Toyota Avalon22.0%
9Lexus GX20.7%
10Chevrolet Silverado 150018.8%
11GMC Yukon XL17.9%
12Chevrolet Tahoe17.7%
13Honda Pilot17.5%
14Honda Accord16.6%
15GMC Sierra 150016.1%
16Ford F-15015.8%

Yup, Toyota swept the top five places this year. I swear this data isn’t biased. It actually comes from the analysts at the iSeeCars website who combed through the registration for 400 million light-duty vehicles over the years.

They found that the average vehicle has an 8.6% chance of hitting 250,000 miles. The Ford F-150 goes way beyond average, with 15.8% of trucks being re-registered with an odometer at 250k or higher. Of course an assortment of other trucks, SUVs, and sedans came in with a greater likelihood. But this raw registration data may be a bit misleading.

It’s good news that so many Honda Ridgelines are lasting so long. But an F-150 could drive 100,000 miles towing loads that would snap a Ridgeline in half. So the percentage of Ridgelines making it to ultra-high mileage may reflect what their owners choose to use them for.

Truck-based SUVs also do very well on this list. And that makes sense, the chances of a Suburban or Sequoia being beat up by the same towing or plowing so many trucks do is slim. So the average SUV on the road is much older.

A very important fact to note is that the analysts didn’t include heavy duty pickup trucks in the overall list. So no Super Duties or Silverado, Sierra, or Ram HDs. The average pickup truck has a 19.4% chance of reaching 250k miles. While the F-150’s longevity is below average for trucks, the Super Duty series lasts longer than the average truck. Here is the ranking for heavy-duty pickup trucks:

RankMake/Model% Chance of Lasting 250k+ Miles
1Ram 350042.6%
2Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD29.6%
3GMC Sierra 2500HD29.1%
4Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD28.7%
5Ford F-350 Super Duty28.3%
6Ford F-250 Super Duty27.4%
7Ram 250027.2%
8GMC Sierra 3500HD26.0%
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