Tesla ranks higher than Mazda, Nissan, and Porsche in terms of longevity. It is in 6th place when it comes to lasting around 400,000 kilometers.

iSeeCars portal conducted a study of over 174 million (!) cars [listed online] and concluded that purchasing a Toyota offers the highest likelihood of the vehicle lasting 250,000 miles (exactly 402,300 km). As many as 17.8 percent of cars will reach this mileage mark. Tesla ranked sixth in this list, ahead of Porsche, Mazda, and Subaru.

Tesla tops the list for durable and reliable cars

The ranking for the United States is as follows (source):

Toyota – 17.8 percent of cars are expected to last 402,000 km (3.7 times the average for all brands),

Lexus – 12.8 percent (2.7 times the average),

Honda – 10.8 percent (2.3 times the average),

Acura – 7.2 percent (1.5 times the average),

average for all brands – 4.8 percent,

Tesla – 4.6 percent (just below average),

GMC – 4.6 percent (just below average).

Tesla Model 3

Interestingly, when breaking down the rankings by luxury and non-luxury brands, the average for the former is lower (3.2 percent) than that of the latter (5.1 percent). It seems that buying a more expensive car increases the risk of breakdowns or collisions, after which the only sensible solution is to scrap the vehicle (total loss situation). The brands at the bottom of the list are also interesting: Maserati has a 0 percent chance of reaching 402,000 kilometers, the same as Jaguar, while Land Rover’s probability is 0.1 percent (one in a thousand cars).

Tesla performs well both in the overall ranking (6th place) and when categorized as a luxury brand [as classified by iSeeCars – editor’s note], where it ranks third behind Lexus and Acura. Below it are Volvo (2.2%), Mercedes (1.7%), Porsche (0.5%), and BMW (0.4%), while among mainstream brands we find Mazda (3.6%), Ford (3.1%), and Nissan (2.4%). It’s worth noting that among non-luxury cars, only Mini had a zero probability of reaching 402,000 kilometers of mileage. Above it are Volkswagen (0.4%), Kia, and Hyundai (both at 0.6%).

Portal CarScoops, which analyzed the report, concluded that Tesla’s good performance is due to a smaller number of components that can fail. There are no high-temperature pistons or injectors—in short, there are significantly fewer moving parts. Even Tesla claims its batteries “should” last around 320,000 to 400,000 kilometers. At that mileage, their actual capacity may drop below about 70 percent, as cell degradation processes become unpredictable and nonlinear.

Battery in the Tesla Model Y Performance chassis (c) Tesla

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