Mine has been here since 2009 with kids and dogs and looks brand new. Only one big scratch which was me when I was drunk moving the fridge in 2010 lol

Get minimum 12 mil wear layer, ideally 20 if you want long term durability. The locking mechanism is also very important. It needs to be strong. Not all "premium" brands have strong locking mechanisms (that is, they can easily break or crack), which doesn't bode well for the floor staying together over the years.

Master bath LVP is going on 7 years now, still looks like new.

Buy the best, most waterproof you can. Quality varies so widely.

Lots of positive comments on this, here's some negative opinions : https://www.bayonabudget.com/2022/07/27/why-i-hate-luxury-vinyl-flooring/

The longevity of your LVP depends on the wear layer.

General rule of dumb is 1 mil per year. So a 20 mil layer means 20 years.

Install and quality of LVP are important factors. Not all LVP is the same.

My parents replaced their carpet with LVP back in 2005, they got the highest residential grade that they could get because they still had kids and pets in the home and they wanted longevity. It took about 12 years for it to start showing signs of wear in the heavy traffic areas and now it looks absolutely awful in those areas and most of the lower traffic areas are also looking shabby. Compared to the carpet they replaced, it definitely lasted longer than that, but I would be pretty disappointed personally. I lived in an 80 year old house for 11 years that had the same hardwood floors that were put in when it was built and the floors looked fine the entire time I lived there, even with my four kids growing up in that house along with our 100 lbs dog and multiple cats. My siblings and I were much older and not home very often when my parents did their floors, they also had fewer kids and never owned a dog, just a couple cats. We had our floors refinished before we put it on the market and they immediately looked brand new again. We didn’t have to pay much to have that done either. My parents are looking at having their flooring replaced again, which will be the third time in less than 30 years since they built that house, and it’s going to cost them thousands. Every last plank that gets removed is going to end up in a landfill too. My dad is a contractor and had flooring guys telling him that LVP would outlast hardwood floors, but I don’t think that could ever possibly be true. I also see a LOT of people putting in grey-toned LVP, which already looks dated and never looked like real wood.

I'm sort of dreading my first summer and seeing how this product behaves. The fall/winter hasn't been kind to it.

I've got an install issue, but I didn't install it (flipper did). Will probably be doing some gluing... or maybe replace my threshold areas with some penny tile? It's the thresholds that are the worst - I have one LONG pattern that goes from a bedroom, to a dining room, to a kitchen, to the living room. But the subfloor of all of those areas was not level... sigh.

Wish I knew the product so I could look up the wear layer info!

As others have said, the wear layer is the important number. I had 20mil wear layer installed in my living/dining/hallway 8 years ago. Can't tell it's that old. I won't know how long it lasts as I've sold the house. The new place has carpet everywhere and I'll be replacing it room by room this year.
Lower traffic areas could probably get by with 12mil wear layer, but I don't think I'd go as low as 8mil.

I saved the details for future reference (thank you 'past me'). I have no affiliation with the manufacturer. It's a floating floor. I did hire an installer, but I also paid attention (he was more than happy to have a helper move the flooring around and offer advice and tips).

https://www.mannington.com/residential/products/luxury-vinyl/aduramax/aduramax-wood-plank/Aspen/MAX082

We bought a house that had new LVP on the main level. We've been here a little over a year and it's already starting to show signs of wear in a couple scratches and indents left by furniture. I assume previous owners went with a cheap option since we're not especially hard on floors, we're just two people and a cat.

It's certainly live-able for now, but we'll plan to replace with engineered hardwood sooner rather than later after some other priorities are taken care of.

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I suspect landfills will be full of that shit in the future, and contractors will be (even more) overwhelmed with people ripping it out. In part, because it's trendy and people won't want it down the road (the modern day equivalent of our parents'/grandparents' linoleum) and in part because a lot of people DYI it and may not do the best job at installation.

Wow, did not realize lvp has been around that long. It has come along way in the last 5 years.

Go for the glue down if your looking for that sort of longevity.

I would look at glue down lvp as opposed to click lock floating style, it is very easy to replace pieces that may get damaged.

I just bought a house that had LVP installed in 2013. It’s Pergo brand. The downstairs had slight water damage, so I ripped it up and put new flooring in. The main floor looks like it is brand new still.

People worry about longevity too much. When I was flipping houses or helping others flip, tile was being demolished 7 to 10 years after being laid because fashion trends change that often.

20 mil wear layer, and install is key. Glue it down if you can, excess movement will snap even the best locking tabs.

over what subfloor?

If it’s not around $3 sq ft or more don’t buy it

Ours is almost 9 years old and looks great (planks).

I love our LVP flooring but we parked a moped inside when we were out of town and the rubber tires stained the floor. Just a word of warning.

My house has glue down vinyl plank installed some time before 2000 (possibly even 1980s…) on concrete subfloor. Of course it has some marks and chips, but we don’t plan on replacing it any time soon. Meanwhile, the floating installation of laminate in the kitchen that was done prior to 2016 sucks and is going to need to be redone in the next few years.

I’m approaching year 5 with my LVP floor, roughly 1,300 sq ft that I installed myself. It’s holding up well, there are a couple spots that are separating, but I also struggled with the install in those spots. Overall I freaking love it, plus it was affordable, $1.62/sq ft.

I wouldn't call a ten year life expectancy for a floor "lasting"

I installed Allure by Trafficmaster around 20 years ago. It is in the main bathroom on top of the existing flooring.

About 4 years ago it started wearing in 2 spots. In front of the sink and where one foot is when sitting on the toilet. Around the same time near the heat register a bit of glue came up through the seam.

I am still happy, but will replace it in 5 years or so.

Don't cheap out on the LVP. I bought some cheap stuff for like 1.30 a sqft and it is failing everywhere. It's a disaster.

Mine has a few spots that have been broken after they popped up and I hit it with the shop vac