Corolla

2010 · LE

Resale price

$5,000

5-yr depreciation

49%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$436

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

167,000

Before a first repair above $500

Known issues

Oil consumption on the 1.8L (2009-2011); dashboard cracking in hot climates.

Where it is made

Final assembly · Fremont, California, USA

Country of origin

Japan

Home market of Toyota, the brand that designs and engineers this car.

Parts from Japan

20%

Share of the car's parts content sourced in Japan.

Made in the USA

50%

parts

100%

assembly

Finished in a US plant, with the parts share above sourced domestically.

Against the 2010 model year median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$5,000	$5,050	−$50
5-yr depreciation	49%	61%	−12%
Yearly maintenance	$436	$511	−$75
Combined MPG	31 mpg	30 mpg	+1 mpg
Trouble-free miles	167,000 mi	125,500 mi	+41,500 mi

Long-haul file · ten years old, half a million miles

Fun fact · 01

Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011

500,000+ miles

Half a million miles on the original engine

The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.

What it is

1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body