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Table 1-22: Median Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the U.S.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 1-22: Median Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the U.S.

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  Automobiles Trucks
1970 4.9 5.9
1975 5.4 5.8
1980 6.0 6.3
1985 6.9 7.6
1990 6.5 6.5
1991 6.7 6.8
1992 7.0 7.2
1993 7.3 7.5
1994 7.5 7.5
1995 7.7 7.6
1996 7.9 7.7
1997 8.1 7.8
1998 8.3 7.6
1999 8.3 7.2
2000 8.3 6.9

KEY: N = data do not exist.

NOTE: The National Personal Transportation Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, estimates the mean age of automobiles, trucks, and vans for several years:

  1969 1977 1983 1990 1995
Automobiles 5.1 5.5 6.7 7.6 8.2
Trucks N 6.4 7.9 9.0 8.3 (inc. vans)

SOURCE: The R.L. Polk Co., personal communication, Aug. 9, 2001.