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Chevrolet vs Ford

Chevrolet or Ford — what we actually found

Side by side from 296 Chevrolets and 556 Fords buyers asked us to inspect before purchase. The average car we check scores 61/100.

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Head to head
ChevroletFord
Cars inspected296556
Average condition57/10058/100
In good shape (60+/100)50%51%
Holds up to (avg dips below decent)~109k mi~126k mi
Repainted or replaced panel68%70%
Structural repair found3%4%
Fault codes recently cleared27%24%

Green = the better number of the pair. Condition reflects the mix of cars that came to us — age, price, model — so treat small gaps as a tie.

How they score
Chevrolet
Excellent 23% Good 27% Mediocre 22% Poor 28%
Ford
Excellent 23% Good 28% Mediocre 24% Poor 25%
How long do they stay good?
Good cars by mileage
▬ Chevrolet▬ Ford▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Chevrolet, 0–20k mi: 88% in good shape (24 cars)Chevrolet, 20–40k mi: 82% in good shape (34 cars)Chevrolet, 40–60k mi: 67% in good shape (42 cars)Chevrolet, 60–80k mi: 66% in good shape (41 cars)Chevrolet, 80–100k mi: 50% in good shape (34 cars)Chevrolet, 100–120k mi: 39% in good shape (33 cars)Chevrolet, 120–140k mi: 35% in good shape (20 cars)Chevrolet, 140–160k mi: 13% in good shape (8 cars)Chevrolet, 160–180k mi: 6% in good shape (17 cars)Chevrolet, 180–200k mi: 8% in good shape (12 cars) Ford, 0–20k mi: 87% in good shape (23 cars)Ford, 20–40k mi: 86% in good shape (44 cars)Ford, 40–60k mi: 83% in good shape (65 cars)Ford, 60–80k mi: 66% in good shape (58 cars)Ford, 80–100k mi: 59% in good shape (68 cars)Ford, 100–120k mi: 41% in good shape (80 cars)Ford, 120–140k mi: 45% in good shape (56 cars)Ford, 140–160k mi: 21% in good shape (48 cars)Ford, 160–180k mi: 36% in good shape (33 cars)Ford, 180–200k mi: 19% in good shape (26 cars)Ford, 200–220k mi: 13% in good shape (23 cars) 40k 80k 120k 160k 200k mileage when we inspected it
Good cars by age
▬ Chevrolet▬ Ford▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Chevrolet, 1 years old: 100% in good shape (8 cars)Chevrolet, 2 years old: 89% in good shape (19 cars)Chevrolet, 3 years old: 100% in good shape (8 cars)Chevrolet, 4 years old: 74% in good shape (19 cars)Chevrolet, 5 years old: 74% in good shape (23 cars)Chevrolet, 6 years old: 59% in good shape (27 cars)Chevrolet, 7 years old: 58% in good shape (12 cars)Chevrolet, 8 years old: 71% in good shape (17 cars)Chevrolet, 9 years old: 42% in good shape (19 cars)Chevrolet, 10 years old: 40% in good shape (15 cars)Chevrolet, 11 years old: 55% in good shape (11 cars)Chevrolet, 12 years old: 30% in good shape (10 cars)Chevrolet, 13 years old: 15% in good shape (13 cars)Chevrolet, 14 years old: 17% in good shape (6 cars)Chevrolet, 15 years old: 22% in good shape (9 cars)Chevrolet, 16 years old: 20% in good shape (5 cars) Ford, 1 years old: 88% in good shape (17 cars)Ford, 2 years old: 96% in good shape (23 cars)Ford, 3 years old: 93% in good shape (30 cars)Ford, 4 years old: 77% in good shape (44 cars)Ford, 5 years old: 70% in good shape (37 cars)Ford, 6 years old: 62% in good shape (45 cars)Ford, 7 years old: 61% in good shape (44 cars)Ford, 8 years old: 37% in good shape (49 cars)Ford, 9 years old: 37% in good shape (46 cars)Ford, 10 years old: 58% in good shape (33 cars)Ford, 11 years old: 52% in good shape (23 cars)Ford, 12 years old: 40% in good shape (30 cars)Ford, 13 years old: 27% in good shape (15 cars)Ford, 14 years old: 17% in good shape (18 cars)Ford, 15 years old: 41% in good shape (17 cars)Ford, 16 years old: 33% in good shape (12 cars) 2y 4y 6y 8y 10y 12y 14y 16y vehicle age when we inspected it

Share in good shape (scoring 60+/100) by mileage and by age when we inspected them (each dot ≥5 cars; rolled-back odometers excluded from the mileage curve). Dashed grey = all cars we check.

Most common faults
Chevrolet
Oil leaks · Engine
50%
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
41%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
35%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
27%
Low coolant / cooling system issues · Engine
24%
Ford
Oil leaks · Engine
58%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
38%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
31%
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
30%
Low coolant / cooling system issues · Engine
20%
Trajectory by generation
Chevrolet ▼ Newer Chevrolets aren't holding up as well 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 61% in good shape (age-adjusted; 20 cars, raw 60%) 61 2015–17: 58% in good shape (age-adjusted; 48 cars, raw 56%) 58 2018–20: 46% in good shape (age-adjusted; 32 cars, raw 53%) 46 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+
Ford ▲ Newer Fords are holding up better 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 41% in good shape (age-adjusted; 37 cars, raw 38%) 41 2015–17: 53% in good shape (age-adjusted; 98 cars, raw 49%) 53 2018–20: 58% in good shape (age-adjusted; 92 cars, raw 63%) 58 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+

Share in good shape when inspected at the same age (5–10 years, age-adjusted), by model-year generation; dashed = all-brand average. All brands →

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Based on 852 inspections · updated Oct 11, 2026