My 2005 Aveo now has 110,000 miles on it and climbing by 170 miles a day. The only issue I had was the oil pressure switch went out and oil was pouring out of the car which was a easy fix and I am still on the original back tires!
The car has been so reliable I plan on buying a second one once this one reaching 200,000 miles. I change the oil every 3,000 miles and I did the air filter twice. The best thing about my Aveo is I average around 40 mpg which is a manual trans. My friend also drives a 2005 Aveo a lot and has 125,000 on it and his has never been in the shop, but he is on his 3rd set of ties.
Great car for the price, you really can't go wrong for a $10K car.
Thank you for this review. I have been interested in the Aveo as a possible better-mileage replacement for my current GM compact second car in a few years. I've driven the Aveo and found it to be a very smooth and comfortable small car. Finding anything that gets over 30mpg is hard.
We've had experience with a Honda Civic and the constant repair costs would offset any savings on fuel. The Toyota Corolla gets good mileage, but Toyota's quality has gone to the dogs and their Yaris is on the "10 Worst cars" list.
It's good to know that the Aveo is a reliable high-mileage car. I'm not ready to trade yet, but when I do it will be a top choice, along with the solid and reliable late model Cavaliers.
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