Here is the link to the article: pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/01/2023-best-trucks-for-the-money-longest-lasting/

At 90,000 miles, my 2016 Tundra finally had its first mechanical problem: the left front turn signal bulb burned out. (If only the new Tundra's were as good!)

My 07 Tundra SR5 4*4 has 301k. It 2 tracks all day long. I bought it with 25 miles on it. Still rolling !

I would also like to see this with 5 year since so many changes have taken place in trucks.

2007 f150 4.6l, I have 265k miles on it and I had to replace the intake manifold summer of 2022. That's the only issue I have had with it for 16 years!

I bought a 2024 Nissan Frontier after buying Toyota's for years. I was not impressed by the 2023 Toyota Tacoma.

I have a 2022 Toyota Tacoma TRD sport 4x4 bluecrush with 42,000 miles. Zero things wrong with it. I just change the oil with full synthetic and rotate tires every 5,000 miles. Very glad with the purchase.

I am thinking too,that the average Toyota owner services their trucks alot different then the other brand owners . We need a study on that.😃

I am a 2nd gen Tundra owner and I was on the market to buy a 1/2 truck since 2016, and I finally bought it in 2021. I paid 56k OTD during the pandemic (MSRP + taxes). Every year when I was in the market here in WA and I tried to buy a 1/2 ton truck, Toyota Tundra's prices were one of the most competitive compared to the other 1/2 trucks (except the Titan). The American trucks were more expensive and they were offering larger discounts pre-pandemic, but still the Tundra's price was below the other trucks when compared apples to apples (similar trim levels). Tundra has one of the lowest ownership cost in my opinion if you consider similar years, resale value and etc.

I've worked in the auto parts business for almost 40 years and we don't even stock part's for Toyota Tundras,just don't sell them . GM full size trucks are our biggest calls ,all years .They keep part stores in business!

The chevy has had the 2.7 turbo for at least 5 years now. 2019 model, but often they come out months before that in the previous year. So part of 2018 already. There should be a good chunk of 2.7 engines included in this study.

I wonder how the numbers would change for the Titan if one excludes the 5.0 diesel in the XD. Or was the XD not included at all? Would be interesting to see.

Thanks for doing the video. More efficient for me to come to one channel, yours than hunting the data down on various places to stay on top of the news.

There are million mile Frontiers too. Even the four banger...

If the Tacoma had a bigger back seat, that would be my number 1 choice. But both the Frontier and Ranger have a bigger backseat, so I'd go with one of those, since i have 2 kids

I think Frontier owners tend to keep them so you don’t see them for sale as often compared to the others which is why there are more with lower miles for sale.

Thanks, Tim for sharing.

Thanks for the interesting numbers.

My last employer had a few 1500 Chevys. 4 of them had 300-350k on them. The 5.3 is very good.

I really appreciate this content.. wonder where reliability is going to go with all the turbo V6 coming replacing V8's. I don't know if I'm old school, stuck in my ways, or just obstinate - but I want a naturally aspirated engine V6 - midsize and v8 - 1/2 ton

I think sales volume would help with average lifespan and I think Nissan doesn’t sell as many trucks but I could be wrong.

The biggest issue with a Toyota truck is the horrible gas mileage. What you save in repairs, you pay in fuel. I have a Tacoma.

Planning on keeping my 2017 Hilux for another 4 to 5 year, my dad’s 2009 Hilux running strong at 300k plus miles. When going in outskirts I trust my Hilux than my 2022 VW

Their math is simplified a bit... They take the purchase price and divide by how many 10K mile segments are in the average lifespan column. Example: The Nissan math is $42,490/14.47 = $2936. That makes the Nissan appear to have higher costs simply because the owners don't drive as much as the other brands.

Very good info thank you

Seems like someone is hating on Nissan.

198k on 2008 Tacoma bought new and sold in 2023 for 2/3 what it was bought it for. Thing was a tank.

I think the ranking itself doesn’t really matter here. There could be subjective assumptions made that we might not agree with. However, I think the most important part of this study is the average mileage of the trucks sold as used vehicle. That shows durability for me. It’s also important to keep it in mind what the denominator for the average was in these cases. Ford and GM sells a crapload of full size trucks compared to Nissan and Toyota. They are selling a magnitude more full size trucks than Toyota and definitely than Nissan and they still came in with high average mileage. That’s pretty good for GM and Ford. Same for midsize. Toyota sold almost a quarter million tacos for the last ten years every year! Compared to that the GM and Honda numbers were accounting dust and the Tacoma had the highest mileage in average. Very impressive. Let’s see if they can keep it up with the new Tacoma.

You're looking at average odometer readings. Not how many breakdowns it had. Not how many got totaled out early. Not what is truly the most reliable necessarily. My state doesn't even ask me the odometer reading. My last tundra I had 15 years 255,000 mi and I replaced one alternator. Besides maintenance like changing oil and air filter. That was my actual repair cost My 17 tundra I've got about 115,000 mi on it, I have only changed oil and filter, air filter and cabin filter. Can't speak on the tundras with the new V6 turbos, but the older tundras and tacomas definitely tough as hell! This study literally just shows how many miles the average owner of said vehicle brand drives over 10 years.

"Best _______ truck" is like all the "Can I retire with $$$,$$$,$$$" posts on the interwebs. Far too dependent on individual use: Off road, trailering, work truck, grocery getter, etc. My biggest interest is in drivetrain. Will the LZO and 10-speed trans go 300k miles? Acknowledge that same variables (especially towing/frequency/weight). That timing BELT is a real question mark.

Hey Tim, I don’t quite understand this study. Chevy didn’t reintroduce the Colorado until 2015. That’s only 8 years. Don’t remember how many years it was out of production between old model and the reintroduction? As always stay safe and healthy. Ron

Yeah it's pretty odd that they are giving these stats when the Tundra is only 2 years old. Also I drive Chev Silverado 1500s at work and I'm less than impressed, engine light going on is pretty common.

Nissan Frontier and Tacoma are top two and have been for almost two decades now.

Keep in mind, in any research that is done, numbers can be manipulated, directing results in favoritism. That being said, looking at the Nissan results is completely preposterous. Especially 144k in lifespan is a tell, tell sign of manipulation, because it’s quite obvious people who really know the vehicle industry can tell you how reliable a Nissan engine is without much maintenance on the way. All in all I own 3 different brands and it’s a matter of doing the regular maintenance to keep them on the road. Drive safe!!!

They should have broken it down by region. Every truck's reliability is going to be influenced by the environment it is driven in. The numbers are going to be skewed by trucks that never see extreme winters or excessively damp climates. I would think a California truck would last much longer than a truck driven anywhere in the mid-west.

This is really interesting data. And it's real long-term info like this that is hard to argue with. Which really shows, it's all about what you like and what you want to pay for. Quite obvious that Toyota/Chevy fanboys will love the data and Nissan/Ford will dismiss it and yet their buying/selling created this data. If a company could produce data from just one question "Why did you buy this truck?". I'm thinking the #1 answer by far will be, "Because of the brand logo on the front"

To say the 2022 Tundras are going to last is a joke. We are 2 1/2 model years into the new model so this bias is based on the 2nd gen Tundras liability.

I think this analysis reflects more the lifestyle of the drivers buying these vehicles, e.g. I can imagine the GMC Sierra & Nissan Titan being owned by older rich guys that are sitting home weekends, and aren't driving a dirt bike all over the country every weekend. So really, this becomes more of an analysis of depreciation based on actual miles driven instead of what the cost of keeping a vehicle on the road is. That's what I want to know. Just what did it cost in repairs to keep a Tundra going for 226k miles. Then you could say that the Tundra was better than the Titan. But this analysis only says that Tundra drivers drive more than Titans.

Such a strange way to “rank” reliability… longest lasting, maybe, but if that’s the case they’d be ranked on average miles only. Using the purchase price of new today data combined with 10 year old vehicles just doesn’t make sense with all new generations of vehicles with little in common with the used vehicles they’re comparing to.

Tim, I just bought a new 2023 Ford F-150 Platinum

It is what happens between 10 and 15 years and then 15 to 20 years that is the most important

Tim, maybe I missed it, but what constitutes “lifespan”? I watched twice and did not hear that explanation. Some people will shovel a lot of money to keep their old vehicle going rather than kick it to the curb and move on.

I always take these "studies" with a large grain of salt.

Thinkng about commercial vehicles, Toyota doesn't sell as many tundras as commercial vehicles where as the Silverado is a very common commercial vehicle. So the prices are lower on average. What do you think??

2005-2009 4.0 Nissan platform has the strawberry milkshake of death and it almost sounds like that data pulled into this survey

The longest lasting truck is the one that is well-maintained and not abused.

Today, I saw an Orange Tacoma exact like that one. Sticker..$70000😢

Oh boy… This will not go well with the Ridgeline haters.

New Tundra has not lived up to the previous gen reputation so far.

What’s odd is the GMC and the Silverado are different. Another consideration is not just total mouse but Repair I would guess the general motors trucks had more things on them than the Toyota did.

Ridgeline

Seems GMC should have been maintained slightly better and gone more miles than the Silverado.

Toyota was 30k longer which is 2 years longer. That’s only a cost of 4 dollars off cost

So that's the average mileage those vehicles made it to?

Slightly disingenuous comments concerning the Tundra. While you stated the obvious that it's not at the top of the list, you seem to gloss over that it is No. 2 - and lasts 13% + longer than the top-rated truck.

Everyone knows Tunda is #1 IMO ford is highest domestic.

I've owned fords and chevys,but I switched to Toyota, hands down best pickup trucks I've ever owned no maintenance just oil changes!!!!

I am not so surprised about the Nissan Frontier. Nissan NA, IMHO, failed when they did not make any attempt to bring it the Nissan Navara pick-up that is being sold around the rest of the World. The Frontier is now at least 2 generations behind the Navara as a new Navara model was released recently. It now shares underpinnings with the Mitsubishi Triton pick-up. Try checking some Australian YT channels that do pick-up and SUV reviews. You'd be surprise at both the difference in the Navara compared to the North American Frontier.

Nissan Titan is the best truck that will last the longest.

That is only sales price data. It doesn't include running costs, etc.

I just wanted to comment because I was the first to comment!!! 🙂

I think these numbers about to change a lot. The nissan frontier is maintenance sensitive. I think you will see that one go up fast.

Toyota reliability is in the past. The new stuff is trash. Add a turbo to a 4 or 6 and reliability goes out the window.

These studies are always bs some things studies don't account for like honda toyota nissan or any other foreign brand or even domestic mid size trucks being worked hard. I mean look at all the fords chevys rams working everywhere idling all day hauling max trailers and payloads on the job. Literally none of the top five are doing any real work and mostly just haul groceries and golf clubs. We got fords that run all day and night 2 12 hour shifts 7 days a week off road being abused by the whole crew idling in negative to 100 degree temps.

The method that is used to determine a trucks reliability that you use is very flawed. It is not only not accurate but uses flaky data to determine reliability.

Long live the Ridgeline.

How is it the Silverado is #1 and GMC is #5. Other than a bit of lipstick it's the same damn truck. Survey belongs in the nearest dumpster!

I don't believe these rankings, sorry.

Toyota lasting the longest. Thats why ill always go Toyota.

Toyota for the win. What you’re missing is the price of the TRD PRO and addendums. The Tundra had the highest lifespan and only 8 bucks more. Chevy doesn’t have anything to compare. You’re welcome.

Yhaaa! Toyota tundra V8 should have pulled it to the top. What Chevy engine did better to pull it to the top?

They really ruined it with the turbos.

Toyota over engineers there trucks to last in different climates. You pay more but you get more back in reliabilty!

The "study" is beyond worthless

Toyota worth it for the extra cost?? Absolutely 😂

You should learn to talk slower !! You are difficult to understand