As a general rule, you should assume that the average car owner puts 12,000 miles on a car each year. To determine whether a car has reasonable mileage, you can simply multiply 12,000 by its age. That means good mileage for a car that’s 5 years old is 60,000.

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While it’s a good idea to consider the age of a vehicle and the number on its odometer, it’s more important to look at how well the owner maintained the car. A 10-year-old car with 100,000 miles may have received more TLC than a five-year-old model with 50,000 miles.

What Condition Will A Twenty Year Old Car Be In? Twenty year old cars will likely be in pretty good condition, so long as the car spent its life in a salt free state and was maintained and garaged. You can always tell a garaged car, the paintwork will be original and still fresh looking.

As you can see, even a car less older than 15 years can have so many problems and can give you a major headache. Conclusion:- Buying a 15 year old car is not a logical and feasible decision. Buying an old car can be a disaster most of the time. Even the best cars develop problems as they rack up the miles.

Most Reliable 10-Year-Old Cars

1. 2011 Lexus ES. Vehicle reliability has been a hallmark of the Lexus brand since it was launched more than three decades ago.
2. 2011 Toyota Avalon.
3. 2011 Honda Accord.
4. 2011 Hyundai Sonata.
5. 2011 Toyota Camry.
6. 2011 Scion xD.
7. 2011 Toyota Corolla.
8. 2011 Buick LaCrosse.

As mentioned earlier, modern cars are extremely reliable, even as they age. Even 10-year-old cars have less than one problem per year that needs repair. For example, a five-year-old car may only suffer a major problem every three years and a 10-year-old car would have a problem only every 18 to 20 months on average.

The list of the worst car brands for reliability:

• Jaguar F-Pace.
• Volvo XC90.
• GMC Sierra 1500.
• Fiat 500L, Fiat 500X.
• Jeep Renegade.
• Dodge Dart, Dodge Journey.
• Infiniti Q50.
• Subaru WRX.

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Most Reliable Cars Ever Made

• Mazda MX-5.
• Toyota Camry.
• Honda Civic.
• Volvo 700 and 900 Series.
• Lexus LS 400.
• Toyota Corolla.
• Saab 900.
• Volkswagen Beetle. The original Volkswagen Beetle is still a common sight in some parts of the world.

THERE is no one secret to getting your car to live to a ripe old odometer reading. Luck could get you there, but it is no surprise that many vehicles that have reached 200,000, 400,000 and even 500,000 miles have received extraordinary care and maintenance, often with the owners doing the routine work themselves.

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18 Toyota Camry iSeeCars quotes 1.5% of Camrys as having exceeded the 200,000-mile mark, making it a great candidate that can surely surpass 300,000 miles if maintained well.