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Most pickup buyers hope their truck will last a good long time. But it turns out not all truck brands are created equal. According to the iSeeCars study, vehicles built by Ram have an 11.5% chance of making it to 250,000 miles, which is 1.2x better than your average car or truck. Meanwhile the Ram 3500 has a 42.6% change of lasting 250,000 miles–putting it head-and-shoulders above other vehicle models. Read on for all the longest-lasting truck brands and pickup models.

iSeeCars study revealed the longest lasting vehicle brands

The 2025 Ram 1500 on the roads
2025 Ram 1500 | Ram

When the analysts at the iSeeCars looked through vehicle registration data, they found the average vehicle had an 8.6% chance of making it past 250,000 miles. But seven brands last longer than average.

RankBrand% Chance of Lasting 250,000+ MilesCompared to Average
1Toyota17.0%1.8x
2Honda13.6%1.4x
3Ram11.5%1.2x
4GMC11.4%1.2x
5Chevrolet10.5%1.1x
6Lexus9.7%1.0x
7Ford9.5%1.0x

Pickup truck fans will notice the rankings of the longest-lasting brands is almost a perfect inverse of the best-selling pickups. Of all the Detroit truck brands, Ram is by far the least popular. Here are the most popular pickup truck models in 2024:

Make / Model2024 U.S. Sales
Ford F-Series834,641
Chevrolet Silverado560,265
Ram Pickup373,118
GMC Sierra298,698
Toyota Tacoma192,813

What are the longest-lasting truck models?

There’s an obvious problem with this “longest-lasting brand” data. The average vehicles from GMC, Chevrolet, and Ford brands don’t last as long as vehicles from Ram. But those vehicles include sedans and crossovers. So who really builds the longest-lasting trucks? Luckily iSeeCars has also ranked the longest lasting vehicle models. And a Ram model again comes out on top.

The 2025 Ram 1500 in the woods
2025 Ram 1500 | Ram

Here’s how the 15 longest-lasting pickup trucks stack up. (I’ve combined results from both light-duty and heavy-duty 2024 studies into a single list). Note that though these truck models are ranked by longest-lasting, they all beat the 8.6% chance the average vehicle has of lasting to 250,000.

RankMake/Model% Chance of Lasting 250k+ Miles
1Ram 350042.6%
2Toyota Tundra36.6%
3GMC Sierra 2500 HD29.1%
4Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD28.7%
5Ford F-350 Super Duty28.3%
6Ford F-250 Super Duty27.4%
7Ram 250027.2%
8Toyota Tacoma26.7%
9GMC Sierra 3500 HD26.0%
10Honda Ridgeline25.8%
11Chevrolet Silverado 150018.8%
12GMC Sierra 150016.1%
13Ford F-15015.8%
14Nissan Titan14.8%
15Ram 150011.5%

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