Posted on 09/20/2024 4:51:58 AM PDT by thegagline
Ranked: The Most Reliable Car Brands
As the saying goes, “It’s not how fast you can go, but how far you can get”—and in today’s world, a dependable car is crucial for getting you wherever you need to go.
Reliability, or how consistently a vehicle performs without experiencing mechanical failures or issues over time, remains a key factor when choosing which brand of vehicle to purchase.
This graphic visualizes the predicted reliability scores of various automakers, as ranked by Consumer Reports. The data is updated as of November 2023.
Asian Automakers Lead The Pack Lexus and Toyota ranked first and second respectively as Consumer Reports’ most reliable car brands in this latest edition of the rankings.
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I had a Toyota CoroNa in the ‘70s in Alaska, and ran that sucker into the ground. During Jimmy Carter’s gas shortage random people would stop me and want to buy it. It looked terrible, but was a good car with good mileage.
...well there’s that, I worry about the “M car” additional tax!! :)
I was able to bypass the Start/stop engine battery on my Jeep Wrangler and removed it.
Youtube showed me everything I needed to know about how to do that.....maybe you can do the same.
That’s what you get for buying the fancy one. 😁
I had a Dodge Omni- first year of production. It was a piece of crap.
You should have given the Dodge Magnum a try, or a Mercury Marquis. For my part, I would LOVE a black 1964 Mercury Marauder.
A brother bought a formerly owned (used) Mini many years ago; it became a money black hole, for many years until he finally gave up.
Stuff goes wrong over time. It's just that OEM parts are expensive, like 4 grand for new rack and pinion when a seal breaks down and seized calipers aren't cheap because you have to replace both rotors and brake pads plus the new caliper. I budget $200-300/month for those repairs but it's still a better car than a new mid level domestic (i.e. camry) car I'd pay 6-700/mth for in payments
Long ago I saw Toyota/Lexus as an automative engineering company that was selling cars, and most of Detroit auto makers as marketing companies selling cars. The difference is not the sticker price; its the reliability.
Like I said, we’re pleased with ours, of course it has ridiculously low miles for a 2015......we really should drive it more.
Like to see most reliable car brands service records with electronic replacement costs, according to Consumer Reports.
A starter for some Toyotas can be $300.00 less labor.
‘04 Tacoma with 421,000 miles, my grandson is still driving. LATCHES, the only notable problem. Hood, doors, tailgate latches all failed.
Theyre right below Kia.
Had two of them, one new, one used. Not enough power to get yourself in trouble with their F1 level handling and braking. Great cars for top out, Sunday drive on sunny back country roads. Luckily, I had owned a couple of Fiat 124s, so I had all the metric tools to fix them. Only had to have the new one towed once. It was a 70-mile tow from a small town to the big city dealership, but that’s the price you pay sometimes for fun.
People who drive Mini’s generally drive like maniacs. That would explain the high maintenance costs.
“I’ve also heard BMW is notoriously bad for not sharing service data, even amongst its own dealerships.”
Benz and Audi are guilty of this practice as well. I advise people to stay away from all European cars in today’s world. I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about Volvo’s as well. Toyota, Honda or Mazda are definitely the products to buy. Subaru’s are good if you don’t mind people thinking that you are a democrat.
“I bought a new Corolla during a “bad engine year”. With the constant topping off of the oil”
Us, too, only it was a Sienna minivan that we bought brand new from a reputable dealer. HORRIBLE experience. You could have used that car to lay down a battlefield blue smoke screen thick enough to cover a battalion.
Engine was FILLED with sludge. We sold it at a deep discount and a few months later the buyer had transmission failure. They called us and asked why the VIN on the transmission didn’t match the VIN on engine and car body. We never had any transmission work done and only took it to the dealer for service. That remained a mystery. Fortunately we didn’t get sued and the issue faded away, but, to this day, I cannot image how that happened.
I concur on the Jeeps sadly.
I got a 22 Gladiator and while I love it, it feels cheap inside and out.
I’ve noticed a huge quality drop on all cars made in the last 5 years vs 10 years ago though.
we’re constantly changing Control arms on Subarus. Camrys and Corollas have weird battery drains, Honda CRVs having constant A/C failures, usually compressors. Just a few off the top of my head.
VW Passat or Jetta had sludge engine issues, but never were forced to replace engines unless you could produce oil change records for the time you owned it.
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