Auto Recycling World JUL 24 / by Todd Bialaszewski of Junk Car Medics / Read original article
The average lifespan of vehicles in the United States is 16.58 years. The average mileage of vehicles when junked was 156,470 miles. This is according to Junk Car Medics, a national junk car buying service, which analyzed over 50,000 records of junked cars from 2023 across the United States.
Below, we break down the 5 states with the shortest and longest vehicle lifespans. We also take a look at the highest and lowest mileage by state.
5 states where vehicles had the longest lifespan
The national average lifespan of a vehicle in the United States was 16.58 years. The top 5 states range from 18 to 18.61 years for vehicle lifespans. Vehicles in the top 5 states lasted 1.72 years longer than the national average.
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