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In Germany there are cars on the road for 20 sometimes 25 years.
Well yeah. 12.6 years is the average in the states, not the upper limit. See plenty of pre-2000 accords and the like daily.
Apparently Germany is also at an all time high for the last 5 years, currently it's at 10.1 years.
You guys have pretty strict regulations regarding emissions on older cars over there right? Could swear I saw a Tom Scott video on the subject or something.
I'm surprised it's that much lower though, given at least the general perception around the reliability of American vs German cars. Wonder how much brands like Honda and Toyota are offsetting that.