What car do Americans use the longest?

A recent survey shows that Japanese cars dominate the list of car models used by Americans for more than 10 years.

This survey was conducted by the siteiSeeCarsconducted, based on an analysis of data related to more than 2.5 million used vehicles (model years 1981 to 2006) sold between January 1 and October 30.

Accordingly, there are a total of 5 Toyota models, 3 Honda models, one Lexus and one Subaru. The rate of first owners keeping their cars for at least 10 years is 4-32.1%.

"This result is not surprising because Japanese cars are famous for being durable and rarely break down... These types of cars are often used as family cars, so they can be kept for many years if they are purchased when people start a family," Phong Ly - CEO of the siteiSeeCars- said.

Here is a list of the 10 models with the highest percentage of first owners retaining them for at least 10 years:

1. Toyota Highlander Hybrid - 32.1%

2. Toyota Prius - 32%

3. Toyota Highlander - 29%

4. Toyota Sienna - 28.7%

5. Honda Pilot - 27.2%

6. Honda CR-V - 25.2%

7. Toyota RAV4 - 24.9%

8. Subaru Forester - 24.2%

9. Lexus RX Hybrid - 24.1%

10. Honda Odyssey - 24%

On average, only 12.9% of owners keep a vehicle for at least 10 years; and only the Camry (20.3%), Accord (17.7%), Civic (17.1%), Silverado 1500 (13.9%) and Altima (13.3%) have retention rates higher than average.

If we do not consider specific car models but only consider the brands in general, 4 out of the top 5 brands are Japanese (Toyota - 22.2%, Honda - 20.2%, Subaru - 19.1%, Acura - 17.8%); followed by Hyundai (17.4%), Lexus (16.5%), Kia (15.1%), Mazda (14.2%), Nissan (13.5%) and GMC (13%).

If only counting cars, the top 10 list is as follows:

1. Toyota Prius - 32%

2. Toyota Avalon - 21.6%

3. Hyundai Azera - 21.1%

4. Toyota Corolla - 20.4%

5. Toyota Camry - 20.3%

6. Audi A3 - 18.9%

7. Mazda3 - 18.4%

8. Honda Accord - 17.7%

9. Hyundai Elantra - 17.5%

10. Honda Civic - 17.1%

If only counting SUVs and pickup trucks, the specific list is as follows:

1. Honda Ridgeline - 22.3%

2. Toyota Tundra - 21.5%

3. Toyota Tacoma - 21.4%

4. Nissan Titan - 17.9%

5. Nissan Frontier - 17%

6. Chevrolet Colorado - 15.1%

7. GMC Canyon - 15.1%

8. Chevrolet Silverado - 13.9%

9. GMC Sierra 1500 - 13.7%

10. RAM 1500 - 11.5% (below average)

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