On average, motorists in the United States keep passenger cars longer than light trucks. In 2018, the average age of passenger cars on U.S. roads stood at 11.9 years. The average age of light trucks came to 11.7 years in 2018.
Average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018
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US Department of Transportation. (August 31, 2019). Average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185198/age-of-us-automobiles-and-trucks-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185198/age-of-us-automobiles-and-trucks-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2019). Average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185198/age-of-us-automobiles-and-trucks-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Average Age of Light Vehicles in Operation in The U.S. from 2002 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185198/age-of-us-automobiles-and-trucks-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185198/age-of-us-automobiles-and-trucks-since-1990/ (last visited January 25, 2020)
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