If you brought a car from brand new say a Audi or bmw, how many years would you expect it to last

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If you serviced it every year, looked after it and knew it hadn’t been razzed about or in any accidents

@CarolDanvers But you've no idea why it failed the MOT or why it's not back on the road. Surely you wouldn't make such a sweeping judgment on next to no information?

I don't but to last now really. I buy 6 months old and then sell at 2.5 years. Rinse and repeat

We currently have a 10 year old BMW (70k miles) and a 12 year old BMW (240K miles), they've been maintained regularly, needed springs, brakes, tyres the usual but nothing major.

I would expect 15 years from a new BMW. Dad just got an Audi, seems solid enough but can't really comment on their lasting.

I guess the fancier brands have more tech so more to go wrong than e.g a Hyundai hence the figures in that graph.

My dad's Audi A4 is still in perfect working condition after 14 years. Serviced every year, low mileage, never been in an accident and washed every week without fail!

A good 15 years I’d say, I have one that’s 11 years old and obviously I don’t want to jinx anything.... but it’s still awesome!

Well it very heavily depends on mileage.

A car that's racking up 60k a year isn't going to last as long as a car that's doing 8k, is it?

My 6 year old Kia has done 150000 kilometres without a single problem ever (bought it 6 months old but with 5km on the clock - ex forecourt display model, thousands cheaper than actually ordering new but basically new).

For the price difference an Audi or BMW should manage 500,000 kilometres before needing a penny spending aside from scheduled servicing, but that isn't the case with new ones.

I live near both Audi and BMW factories and people only drive them if they work there (massive discount) or as company or lease cars, don't think anyone buys them outright without the massive employees discount, unlike Japanese and Korean cars which most people buy outright.

10000 miles after 7 years?? Mine is just under 3 and have done 50000

My car is almost five years old and has just hit 22,000! To be fair, I bought it in March but I won't be using it much more than the previous owner apparently did.

Considering my cheapo car is still going strong after 12 , I would expect 25 from a BMW or Audi.

My cheapo 12yr old car is on nearly 170k so not exactly low usage.

I suspect the 10000 miles at 7 years is a typo and it's really 100 000 miles.

Unless the person using it only does about 1500 miles a year, or 30 miles a week, which isn't impossible for the second car in a family that might only be used for work/school run and occasional other trips very close by.

My sister probably doesn't do much more than that, maybe 50 miles a week tops.

Yes sorry, typo. It’s actually 115000 miles!!

But you've no idea why it failed the MOT or why it's not back on the road. Surely you wouldn't make such a sweeping judgment on next to no information?

I do actually know why it failed - brake issues, that were ongoing from the month after I took ownership and and at it's annual service before I part exchanged it the mechanic told me that it would soon become a serious and costly issue and yes I did tell the garage I part exchanged it with plus they did their own check and declared it unproblematic . There were small, constant niggles with that car besides that from soon after I bought it. It was under guarantee as it was an Audi approved but I ended up just dealing with the small issues myself as easier. So on that basis no, wouldn't buy an Audi again.

I'm sure you could keep it for 15-20 years. It isn't often done, though. I think I only know one person who has done that (with a Honda).

I'd be slightly wary of dependability studies. Cars such as Audis or BMWs have a lot more electronics and functions so more can go wrong. That doesn't mean the car won't be fab to drive for a decade and they generally won't need major repairs.

I bought my car (not Audi or BMW but another high-end German manufacturer) used. It was made in 2002, I bought it in 2004 and it is still going great guns! I do look after it, though, but also did quite high mileage until fairly recently.
I fully intend to drive it until it "dies".