I am sceptical of those figures, and it has nothing to do with a lack of Japanese cars on the list.

Take the Rover 75 for example. First thing which strikes me is that the 75 was very much the favoured steed for gentlemen of a certain age, often retired. Second, going by the numbers you see, there are not that many left on the roads these days full stop. On Autotrader right now there are a grand total of 39 saloons and 9 estates for sale nationwide. Between them, only 15 (who's mileages were listed) have done more than 100k miles, the highest of those (by about 50k) is a 2006 diesel saloon with 193k. Yet according to this list there are 33 still on the road having done the equivalent of circling the globe 30 times?.

The LDV Maxus being at the top of this list doesn't surprise me in one way because it is a van and has to work hard for its living. But on the other hand, as far as vans go, they don't have that great a reputation either, fragile gearboxes being a particular issue. Also, in terms of numbers, there are far more Transits on the roads, but no sign of it on the over 750k list and only in 5th place on the over 250k one.

It is not clear how old these vehicles are - but assuming (say) up to 20 years old, the annual mileage would be 37500 ++ pa.

I then wonder what individual or business would cover this sort of mileage - prefering to repair rather than replace as components fail. Would need regular sevicing and sympathetic driving style.

So here goes:

• individual bought a new car 20 years ago due to a long commute of ~200 miles per day. On those miles, the value of a new car has the properties of a brick - so cheaper to continually repair if needed.
• small business using vehicle for local deliveries - eg: motor factor, engineering components, office stationery. Probably rural as 200 miles a day is feasible with (say) 10 drop offs per day. City based would be unlikely to cover the mileage.
• some less plausible ideas - county border drug dealer, personal services (we come to you), debt collectors, share a car 24x7 taxi drivers, pizza delivery, etc etc

Strange there's nothing Japanese on the 750k list and only the Prius on the 250k.

Plenty of Toyota Avensis taxis in Dublin with starship mileage and in pristine body condition. I owned one from new in 2007 that I passed on to family members with 150k on the clock and it's still going strong and looks like new. These cars are bullet proof. The only parts I had to replace (apart from tyres) were front brake pads at 70k and one side light and brake light bulb. The secret is to service it once a year. Simples. SWMBO's 2007 Corsa D has been virtually rebuilt.......