A new study confirms what plenty of owners already suspected: nothing outlasts a Toyota. iSeeCars analyzed data from nearly 400 million vehicles, and the finding is unambiguous — Toyota and its luxury arm, Lexus, sit well ahead of the pack when it comes to long-term durability.
A Toyota has a 19.7 percent chance of reaching 400,000 km (250,000 miles), nearly four times the industry average
Lexus ranks second overall, well ahead of every other luxury brand
Only five of the 33 brands studied beat the industry average
The Numbers
| Brand | Odds of Reaching 400,000 km (250,000 miles) |
| Toyota | 19.7% |
| Lexus | 14.4% |
| Honda | 13.3% |
| Acura | 9.5% |
| GMC | 5.8% |
| Industry Average | 5.4% |
The gap between Toyota and everyone else is staggering. The brand’s odds sit at 3.7 times the overall average, and it even leaves its own luxury division, Lexus, more than five points behind.
Honda isn’t far off the pace, while Acura rounds out an all-Japanese top four.
The luxury segment tells an even more lopsided story. With premium brands averaging just 3.4 percent, Lexus comes in at 4.2 times that figure. The next-best luxury nameplate, Acura, manages only 9.5 percent, underscoring just how far ahead Lexus really is.
What About the Environment
Automotive sustainability conversations tend to center on new technology, electrification, or fuel-sipping powertrains. But durability deserves a seat at that table. A vehicle that makes it to 400,000 km instead of 240,000 km delays the need to build a replacement, along with everything that entails in terms of resource extraction and manufacturing emissions.
Keeping a vehicle longer remains one of the most concrete things a consumer can do, well before even considering a powertrain switch. And on that front, it’s hard to beat what Toyota and Lexus are putting out, hybrid or otherwise.
This study only cements a reputation that was already well established.
It’s now up to the rest of the industry to show what they’ve got.
