I'm not so sure cars should really be judged by miles, but more by hours. By my estimation of average vehicle speed, 1 mile in heavy traffic = 3 miles on the highway, plus all the gear shifting, turning, brake wear, and generally poorer condition of city streets beating up the suspension. For example, I think it would be fair to say a taxi cab @ 50K has seen more abuse than most cars @ 200K.
Considering the types of miles I have put on my Cruze over the last year, when it was starting (for me) at over 100K, I am pretty much convinced that it's just as good as a Civic or Corolla, if the problems with the cooling system are...carefully ignored. Couple other things to look out for of course, but every car has service issues. None of them magically go to 300K with nothing needed besides fluids and tires.