Episode

This Toyota Engine Was Slowly Eating Itself And Still Lasted 300,000 Miles

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Autoblog News
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May 25, 2026
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Summary

Toyota's reputation for reliability is so embedded in car culture that it’s almost a cliché at this point. But there is a difference between a car that makes it to 100,000 miles without drama and one that absorbs a factory defect for three times that mileage, and still refuses to quit. Trusted ...