Average US vehicle age hits record of 12.6 years 

FILE - Commuters wait to drive through the Holland Tunnel into New York City in Jersey City, N.J., March 8, 2023. A study published May 22, 2024, says U.S. vehicles hit a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024.

Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much.