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Maybe you will call the following anecdotal but my car has 280000 km and is completely worn out. Lots of expensive parts already have been replaced, including engine wiring. It's not a cheap Fiat but a more expensive Mazda. No, cars in general (the medium price segment, family cars) are not made to last much more than 10 years. One good reason for that fact is that the used technology becomes obsolete after that time. Another reason is fashion, people don't want to be related to an old car. Another one: they need to be as light as possible, hence sturdy enough but not military grade. Another, labour is expensive, so preferrably maintainance every 20k km or once a year. Cars have lots of pieces that don't need maintenance, e.g. ball bearings, but instead need replacement every x years. Same with the engine, nobody wants to bother with an expensive revise of that part. Electronics, the PCB boards/components are not produced anymore beyond 10 years. The list goes on. ICE or electric, the same arguments apply. Thinking of it, the same life expectancy holds for many appliances.