J D Powers only looks at the first six months. Honda and Toyota easily last 200,000 miles with routine maintenance. Hyundai and Kia are good lease cars and can shine for the first 80K. I have two Honda Elements, one an 04, and the other an 05. They both have 140K plus miles. The 04 has had nothing but routine maintenance, the 05 has needed a starter and alternator. Perhaps the people who pay the extra money for Honda/Toyota take better care of them, they sure look better with age. Porsche, BMW, Mercedes after a few years become “endless money pits.”
My brother owns a body shop and he’s seen everything as deep into a vehicle as you can possibly see. He said Hondas are the best built vehicles in existence and Toyotas are tin cans in comparison.
My Elantra GT Sport has been flawless. While it isn’t Golf GTI fast its still can get fun with the 201 HP while saving plenty of coin over the GTI. OF COURSE Hyundai killed it off in the States last year, but the same power train is in the KIA Forte GT.
This is true. I have two Toyotas, a '14 Sienna and a '15 Tacoma. Both paid off. I take them to the Toyota dealership every 5000 miles for servicing. I know this costs me a little more but I plan on keeping these vehicles for a long time.