Unfortunately, that doesn’t guarantee that a new vehicle will be rust-proof. Take, for example, the Cars.com Best of 2021 award winner and long-term test vehicle, the 2021 Ford F-150.

Dear Tom and Ray: My 1992 Honda Civic LX sedan has 155,000 miles on it and has spent many Minnesota winters outside in the salt and the cold. The car runs great, but it is very rusty. There is a ...