Also some good news for domestics... They now rate 93% of all Ford/Lincoln/Mercury models as average or better (and that is WITH statistical data to back them up)
FWIW, average is a 3% or lower failure rate
Wow, even behind their budget Scion brand huh? I know three people with Scions and each of them has had a lot of problems with them.
How can this be? Toyota having “Q” issues?
Yep, going against the religion again!
ping....
CR must have discovered that Toyota doesn’t support the Kyoto agreement.
CR hated the 4Runner...one of the best cars I ever owned.
¿hecho en mexico?
Some of their domestic Japanese production must be finding its way into the world market.
‘Consumer Reports said it no longer recommends V6 versions of Toyota’s Camry or V8 versions of its Tundra pick-up because of poor reliability. ‘
We get Consumer Reports magazine, and use it when making purchases.
That said, they said the same thing about the Hummer H2 (poor reliability). I own a H2, and thats simply not the case at all. Its the most reliable vehicle I’ve ever owned.
I suspect junk science about global warming is creeping into these evaluations. H2 has a big V8, just like the Tundra.
Interesting. This sort of turns my views upside down on vehicle reliability. Especially the JD Powers survey which shows Buick as more reliable in categories than Toyota or Honda. I’m still very satisfied with my 4 cylinder Camry — and glad I got the 4 cylinder. I tested it a few times and just didn’t think it needed more power so I skipped the 6 cylinder — which is apparently less reliable.
Toyotas were never “rock solid” reliable.. most of that was crap and manipulation. Like Toyota would not issue a formal recall, but do them under different names so it wouldn’t show up in their statitistics when evaluated etc..
Consumer Reports ratings should be taken with a grain of salt, however. Its sort of a car rating system for people who dont like/love cars, but they are usually pretty close.
My 1990 Ford Ranger is the same way. It just keeps on getting me where I need to go with complete reliability.
Eraser,
Not only is Ford/Lincoln/Mercury in a dead heat in terms of reliability, darn near every they are building is 5 Star in crash testing, including the Mustang Convertible in roll-overs. Their weak link is fuel economy and they are addressing that.
The Ford and GM basing on the freep is getting so old....
Remember the Movie Apollo 13, and the line "Failure is not an Option"? Failure is not an option for Allan Mulally and by extension Ford. Anyone who bets against him, would still place a bet on Sonny Liston vs. some newcomer, this guy, what's his name, Muhammad Ali....
This was based on one single indicator that I've been using to assess the future performance of an auto company's stock, and it hasn't failed me yet. Anyone who wants my "secret" (admittedly it will seem half-cocked at first) can Freep-mail me.
Still, the worst Toyota is better than the best Chrysler...
Still, the worst Toyota is better than the best Chrysler...
The worst cars I ever owned were early 90’s Fords. I bought a Toyota Corolla and the only thing that ever went wrong with that was a pulley. Now I drive a Honda and have no problems at about 200k.
Funny... Scion is Toyota, Acura is Honday... thus leaving Subaru the only "other" in the list.
I’ve got the best of two worlds: a reliable Honda Accord, built in Ohio!