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Survivors: which makes stay on the road longest

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11,165,729 active registrations in New York State show how old the cars that are still driven are. The median age is 7 years, and 19% of cars are older than 15 years.

Registered vehicles11,165,729
Median age7 years
Older than 15 years19%
Older than 25 years3.6%

Key findings

  • The median age of a registered car is 7 years.
  • 19% of cars are older than 15 years, 3.6% older than 25.
  • Dodge has the highest share of cars older than 15: 36%.
  • The youngest fleet belongs to Genesis (median 1 years), the oldest to Dodge (12 years).

How old are the cars on the road

Cars aged 1–3 years are the most numerous, then the count falls smoothly. After 15 years cars leave the roads faster, and after 25 mostly collector cars remain.

Registered vehicles by age, years (40 = 40 and older)
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Which makes keep more old cars

The share of cars older than 15 is a rough measure of durability: the more old cars of a make are still driven, the longer they last and the more willingly owners keep and repair them. The highest is Dodge (36%). New makes such as Genesis simply have no old cars yet.

Share of cars older than 15 years, by make (passenger vehicles, 20,000+)
  1. Dodge 36% 216,677
  2. Porsche 24% 49,225
  3. Toyota 24% 1,303,864
  4. Chrysler 24% 97,027
  5. Ford 21% 1,043,002
  6. Honda 21% 1,154,183
  7. Lexus 21% 221,819
  8. Lincoln 20% 60,905
  9. Chevrolet 20% 1,087,775
  10. Cadillac 20% 98,367
  11. Acura 19% 160,398
  12. Buick 19% 98,901
  13. GMC 19% 271,362
  14. Infiniti 18% 72,598
  15. MINI 17% 31,594
  16. Mercedes-Benz 17% 280,828
  17. BMW 16% 295,232
  18. Volvo 15% 95,463
  19. Mitsubishi 14% 59,772
  20. Nissan 14% 629,214
  21. Jeep 12% 558,132
  22. Hyundai 11% 428,983
  23. Land Rover 11% 54,381
  24. Volkswagen 10% 216,876
  25. Audi 9.3% 143,282

Median age by make

The median age shows how old the whole fleet of a make is. The oldest fleet is Dodge (12 years), the youngest Genesis (1 years).

Median age of cars, by make
  1. Dodge 12 years 216,677
  2. Chrysler 10 years 97,027
  3. Toyota 8 years 1,303,864
  4. Honda 8 years 1,154,183
  5. Ford 8 years 1,043,002
  6. Infiniti 8 years 72,598
  7. MINI 8 years 31,594
  8. Chevrolet 7 years 1,087,775
  9. Nissan 7 years 629,214
  10. Jeep 7 years 558,132
  11. Mercedes-Benz 7 years 280,828
  12. GMC 7 years 271,362
  13. Lexus 7 years 221,819
  14. Volkswagen 7 years 216,876
  15. Acura 7 years 160,398
  16. Audi 7 years 143,282
  17. Buick 7 years 98,901
  18. Cadillac 7 years 98,367
  19. Lincoln 7 years 60,905
  20. Mitsubishi 7 years 59,772
  21. Porsche 7 years 49,225
  22. Subaru 6 years 584,764
  23. BMW 6 years 295,232
  24. RAM 6 years 233,037
  25. Hyundai 5 years 428,983

Electric vs gasoline

Electric cars are much younger on average: they became common only in the last 5–7 years. It is too early to compare their durability with gasoline cars from this data.

Median age by fuel type
  1. Electric 2 years 223,537
  2. Gasoline 7 years 10,412,813
  3. Flex fuel 7 years 20,811
  4. None (trailers, etc.) 8 years 34,637
  5. Diesel 9 years 468,145

How we counted

Active registrations of cars, SUVs, pickups and vans in New York State (DMV). Age = current year − model year. Makes with at least 20,000 vehicles. This is a snapshot of the fleet, not tracking of individual cars: the share of old cars also depends on prices and on how much the make sold in the past.

Sources: New York State DMV: vehicle registrations. · Updated: Nov 10, 2026

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