Hypercars typically live as investment assets, spending most of their time in climate-controlled garages rather than on the roads. Even if owners occasionally use them, no one expects them to rack up kilometers like ordinary daily cars. However, there exists a Bugatti Chiron whose mileage exceeds that of an average old Toyota or Honda sedan.
Incredible Odometer Reading
This particular Chiron recently caught the internet’s attention with an impressive odometer reading: 175,797 kilometers or 109,235 miles. Some suspected the figure was falsified, while others applauded the mysterious driver for actually using the quad-turbo 8.0-liter W16 engine producing 1,479 horsepower.
Bugatti Chiron 8.0L Quad-Turbo W16 with 175,797 km (109,235 miles) on the clock.
Car’s Origin and History
After a brief investigation, the famous Chiron was found on the Instagram page of automotive photographer Alex Penfold, who spotted it at a supercar meet in October 2025 with the same mileage reading. The blue car with carbon accents and a saddle-colored interior looked remarkably fresh, showing no obvious signs of wear despite the mileage.
Bugatti produced the Chiron between 2016 and 2024, so the oldest ones could be around ten years old. How could it have accumulated over 17,000 kilometers (or approximately 10,600 miles) per year?
The explanation lies in its purpose. This particular Chiron is reportedly a test and development vehicle owned by Bugatti. This means it has lived a completely different life than a typical customer-owned car. Instead of quiet weekends in private garages, it has undergone endless durability tests, high-speed runs, validation cycles, and even media test drives.
In a sense, it is a moving testament to how reliable a Chiron can be, though it’s worth remembering that this car was maintained under extreme factory care, with a level of attention unlikely to be received by any customer car. Nevertheless, it demonstrates the level of durability each model leaving Molsheim is designed for.
Maintenance and Cost Questions
Maintenance over the years has been a hot topic in hypercar enthusiast circles, often shrouded in vague horror stories. However, in a recent video, Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac dismissed the idea that Chiron maintenance costs reach absurd levels. Still, it’s not hard to imagine that maintaining a Chiron with such mileage would cost as much as a new supercar.
Bugatti’s service plan requires an annual inspection at a minimum, as well as a more in-depth major service approximately every four years as part of the official factory program. For regular maintenance, the W16 engine requires a complete oil and fluid change every 14 months or 15,000 kilometers, whichever comes first. Due to the engine’s complexity, this is a labor-intensive process requiring precise access and specialized tools.
Tires are another constant expense, though they are less burdensome than the famous expensive rubber for the Veyron, which required complete wheel replacement at certain intervals. The Chiron’s carbon-ceramic brakes also require periodic attention, especially if the car has been driven hard at high speeds or on track. It is unknown whether this test car has undergone gearbox or engine repairs, but either of those procedures would take costs to a whole new level.
Given that this Chiron is part of Bugatti’s internal fleet, all work is performed by the company, and parts are covered by its logistics network. Who knows, maybe Mate Rimac will respond to our Instagram message and share a few more details about this Chiron’s travel-rich past.
Perhaps the Highest-Mileage Bugatti?
Back in 2014, former Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer stated that the average Bugatti client owns 84 cars, three airplanes, and one yacht. While we don’t know how much the brand’s clientele has changed in twelve years, we are confident that current Bugatti owners still have large garages, and therefore, they don’t often drive each car from their collection – or far.
Former Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer once noted that the average Bugatti client owns 84 cars, three airplanes, and a yacht. That was back in 2014, but it’s probably fair to say that little has changed. With such massive collections, it’s no surprise that most Bugattis spend their days parked, racking up only a few hundred miles per year.
Based on this assumption, the Chiron pictured here is likely one of the highest-mileage examples. The only one that could surpass it would be a decommissioned Veyron development prototype, though there is no available data to confirm that.
Among customer-owned Bugattis, one of the highest-mileage examples is a rare Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition, which has accumulated just over 37,000 km (23,000 miles) over the past 16 years. That figure alone would be considered impressive by Bugatti standards, but the test Chiron has traveled nearly six times more.
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This case clearly demonstrates the gap between a hypercar’s purpose as a luxury object and its potential technical capabilities. The very existence of such a well-driven Chiron, even as a company car, could change perceptions about the reliability and long-term practicality of such vehicles. It also raises an interesting question about how the used hypercar market changes when they start accumulating real mileage, and what challenges this creates for future owners regarding their maintenance and preservation of original performance.