Most reliable high-mileage family cars UK 2026 — Toyota Verso, RAV4, Avensis and Auris, Honda CR-V and Civic, and Skoda Octavia at 150,000 miles.

The odometer lies more than the seller does. One of today's seven family cars passed its MOT at ninety-one per cent this year, against a national average of eighty-two. These are the seven I'd trust past a hundred and fifty thousand miles without a second thought.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 #7 Toyota Avensis
02:47 #6 Skoda Octavia
04:41 #5 Honda Cr-V
06:43 #4 Toyota Auris
08:27 #3 Honda Civic
10:20 #2 Toyota Rav4
12:24 #1 Toyota Verso

SOURCES (every figure on screen is sourced)
• CarGurus UK averages Sept 2026 — Avensis https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use... · Octavia https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use... · CR-V https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use... · Auris https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use... · Civic https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use... · RAV4 https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use... · Verso https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Use...
• DVSA MOT pass rates (2026 tests, 2014 cars) via CarCostCheck — https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/to... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/sk... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/ho... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/to... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/ho... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/to... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/to... · https://www.carcostcheck.co.uk/car/to... (91% hook figure)
• Brand MOT pass rates — MOT Checkup (DVSA data) https://www.motcheckup.co.uk/research...
• What Car? Reliability Survey 2025 (Honda 96.6%, 32,000 owners) https://www.whatcar.com/news/the-most... · RAV4 hybrid 5% fault rate https://www.whatcar.com/toyota/rav4/4... · Avensis EGR note https://www.whatcar.com/toyota/avensi...
• Avensis Burnaston/2018 https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/...
• New prices — Parkers Avensis Tourer 2009-2015 https://www.parkers.co.uk/toyota/aven... · Auris 2012-2019 https://www.parkers.co.uk/toyota/auris/ · Verso 2009-2018 https://www.parkers.co.uk/toyota/verso/ · Octavia https://www.parkers.co.uk/skoda/octavia/ · CR-V https://www.parkers.co.uk/honda/cr-v/ · Civic https://www.parkers.co.uk/honda/civic/ · RAV4 https://www.parkers.co.uk/toyota/rav4/
• Carwow Verso review (6/10, "too boring") https://www.carwow.co.uk/toyota/verso · Toyota 15-year hybrid battery cover https://www.carwow.co.uk/toyota/avensis
• GOV.UK free MOT history https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

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