Pickup Trucks Have Oldest Average Age of Household Vehicles

The average age of household vehicles has increased from 6.6 years in 1977 to 9.2 years in 2009. Pickup trucks have the oldest average age in every year listed. Sport utility vehicles, first reported in the 1995 survey, have the youngest average age, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

[Source: U.S. Department of Transportation]