Average car mileage by age

Figures for tests in 2025, downloaded 3 Aug 2026.

The typical mileage a car has covered by each age, from the odometer readings recorded at MOT tests in 2025.

Median recorded mileage by age, 2025 MOT tests

Cars and other class 4 vehicles at their MOT in 2025, by age in years since first use. The median is the middle reading: half of cars that age had covered less, half more. A car's first MOT is at three years old.

Median recorded mileage by vehicle age
Age	Vehicles tested	Median mileage	Miles a year
3 years	1,650,906	23,987	7,996
4 years	1,734,042	32,002	8,001
5 years	1,674,887	37,357	7,471
6 years	2,344,427	43,873	7,312
7 years	2,355,381	51,597	7,371
8 years	2,464,079	59,846	7,481
9 years	2,569,585	66,964	7,440
10 years	2,469,362	73,955	7,396
11 years	2,237,368	80,548	7,323
12 years	1,948,255	86,241	7,187
13 years	1,647,083	91,850	7,065
14 years	1,445,429	97,912	6,994
15 years	1,345,711	99,781	6,652
16 years	1,160,146	99,848	6,241
17 years	961,842	105,418	6,201
18 years	874,198	106,976	5,943
19 years	658,640	106,174	5,588
20 years	496,623	105,403	5,270

Source: DVSA MOT test results 2025 (class 4), tests in 2025, downloaded 3 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Median mileage by make at 3, 5 and 10 years

Makes with at least 1,000 vehicles tested at each of these ages.

Median recorded mileage by make and age
Make	3 years	5 years	10 years
Abarth	15,253	24,798	53,660
Alfa Romeo	23,656	36,753	69,049
Audi	25,222	39,208	82,083
BMW	26,568	39,787	84,721
Bentley	14,264	20,806	33,519
Citroen	24,292	38,329	72,517
DS	22,346	35,785	66,865
Dacia	20,934	32,422	69,756
Fiat	16,231	24,063	55,150
Ford	25,603	39,692	75,132
Honda	18,312	28,195	64,347
Hyundai	22,953	35,123	66,157
Isuzu	36,347	53,558	94,460
Jaguar	24,617	39,606	74,594
Jeep	25,901	34,176	77,173
Kia	24,304	35,838	68,141
Land Rover	27,111	41,791	83,658
Lexus	22,435	35,006	74,942
MG	24,178	33,422	56,217
MINI	18,551	29,250	62,906
Mazda	21,194	32,322	72,168
Mercedes-Benz	26,523	40,740	83,421
Nissan	21,364	34,391	70,799
Peugeot	23,435	36,684	69,587
Porsche	19,493	30,959	60,594
Renault	22,014	32,955	71,767
SEAT	23,570	37,701	77,389
Skoda	25,597	39,247	74,001
SsangYong	25,623	35,706	72,474
Subaru	23,409	37,723	75,951
Suzuki	19,222	29,296	59,231
Tesla	33,562	51,084	102,066
Toyota	22,074	35,793	66,992
Vauxhall	21,864	38,443	73,193
Volkswagen	24,444	38,294	77,878
Volvo	28,061	41,056	89,765

Source: DVSA MOT test results 2025 (class 4), tests in 2025, downloaded 3 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Average car mileage by age

Median recorded mileage by age, 2025 MOT tests

Median mileage by make at 3, 5 and 10 years