Bought the vehicle used with 90,000k. At 147,000k now for 3 years. Mostly highway driving. Downsides...Bad battery placement, poor alternator design, had to replace due to the pulley clutch. My 4cyl. Is a dog; way underpowered. The main power and is around 4,000rpm. That's really pushing this little 4 banger. The engine struggles over almost any grade in the road, especially in cruse. There are huge blind spots at the rear A pillar. The unprotected wires for the airbag sensors under the seats cause the airbag light to come on. Now the upsides. Best looking sedan in it's class, hands down. Alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, lighted cup holders, clean interior. Relatively comfortable seats. Excellent gas mileage (23-28mpg). The 6 speed automatic transmission makes the dogish 4cyl make the car driveable, as well as the slap manual for shifting. The radio has a HDD drive that holds a gig of music storage. Excellent sound system. Large trunk, rear seat access through the armrest. Overall; with preventive maintenance, driving responsibly, and regular oil changes/tune-ups I would expect another 100,000k (knock on wood).

Complete junk. Was fast but everything just kept breaking. I was looking for an SUV but not finding anything. I got this 2012 Avenger. Boy, what a mistake ... vent door actuator was making noise first. I fixed that myself standing on my head. Then the gas gauge started sticking about halfway full. OK, fine, I can live with that, but it just kept getting worse. Three of the four wheel bearings failed AT THE SAME TIME and a caliper. Not long after that there was a ticking noise. The mechanic said it was the starter so we replaced that and it was still there. More $$$$ later its a cracked flywheel. xxx? In the middle of winter the heat starts only working on drivers side, then not at all . Yep, its the heater core! Normal mechanic wouldn't do it because it takes so long. So I took it somewhere else. $900 later I have heat .. but it gets better car. The car started dying and not going forward after backing up so I traded the xxx in the end.

Given that it is 10 years old if given proper maintenance it will last well over 250k...expect to put in the basics along the way, but overall not a bad car especially for someone who can do minor repairs on their own.