By body type · September 28, 2026

Per remaining mile, sedans are the cheapest long-haulers on Caboose

Median cost per mile of runway: sedans $0.16, SUVs $0.21, trucks $0.28.

$0.16median for sedans

Across 1,669 listings, the median sedan costs $0.16 for each mile left before 200,000, the median SUV $0.21 and the median truck $0.28.

The cheapest of each is below. Fuel, tires and insurance are not in the figure, and they usually cost more on the bigger vehicles.

2014 Honda Civic300KMile rating
Great Deal
2014 Honda Civic
LX · Gray
69k mi · Neptune City, NJ 8.9 / 10
15% reach 250k miles · 131k miles left to 200k
$0.09 per mile of runway
$11,594
$1,201 below market
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2016 Honda HR-V300KMile rating
Great Deal
2016 Honda HR-V
EX AWD · Milano Red
43k mi · Billings, MT 9.4 / 10
17.6% reach 250k miles · 157k miles left to 200k
$0.11 per mile of runway
$17,518
$1,961 below market
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2023 Toyota Tacoma400KMile rating
Top 10 Longest-LastingGreat Deal
2023 Toyota Tacoma
SR I4 Access Cab RWD · Red
10k mi · Perris, CA 8.9 / 10
25% reach 250k miles · 190k miles left to 200k
$0.15 per mile of runway
$27,668
$1,550 below market
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Cost per remaining mile is the asking price divided by the miles left before 200,000. It leaves out fuel, insurance and repairs. More on the method. Listings via CarGurus; longevity figures from the iSeeCars Longest Lasting Cars Study.

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