FOTW #1046, September 10, 2018: The Average Household Vehicle Was Driven 10,200 Miles in 2017

The average of all household vehicles driven in 2017 was 10,200 miles.

Vehicle Technologies Office

September 10, 2018
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The average of all household vehicles driven in 2017 was 10,200 miles. Newer vehicles are typically driven more miles than older vehicles. Vehicles with ages of one to five years all average over 12,000 miles per year. The vehicles that are over nine years old average 7,800 miles per year.

Average annual miles per vehicle by vehicle age in 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey website, accessed June 6, 2018.

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