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posted by martyb on Tuesday October 25 2016, @08:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the would-you-recommend-this-car-to-a-friend? dept.

Lexus, Toyota and Buick are the most reliable brands in Consumer Reports' latest survey, a reward for their conservative approach to new technology.

It's the fourth straight year that Lexus came in first and Toyota came in second. Two of their hybrids—the Toyota Prius and the Lexus CT 200H—were named the most reliable vehicles. But Buick—General Motors Co.'s near-luxury marque—is the first domestic brand to crack the top three since the magazine began tracking vehicle reliability in the early 1980s.

Audi and Kia rounded out the top five brands.

Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Ram—all owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles—were the worst performers. Electric car maker Tesla Motors also fared poorly.

The magazine released its annual reliability survey Monday. It's closely watched by the industry, since many buyers look to the magazine for recommendations.

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-lexus-toyota-buick-auto-reliability.html

Top Vehicles in Consumer Reports' Reliability Survey

[Details]: Consumer Reports News


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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday October 25 2016, @09:21PM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Tuesday October 25 2016, @09:21PM (#418714) Journal

    "... predicted reliability rankings for brands and vehicles in 2017. The vehicle rankings are based on a survey of the magazine's subscribers, along with road tests and added points for safety features."

    Self-selecting for people who either want to (possibly sub-conciously) justify buying whatever POS they drive OR talk up whatever they want to but, sometime in the future..
    Also, probably smug people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnFAAdOBB1c [youtube.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 25 2016, @09:57PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 25 2016, @09:57PM (#418740)

    Don't forget selection that goes the other way. Get the wrong person with a minor flaw and all reviews out of them will be "wish I could give this zero stars." I know a person who had a muffler get ripped off from a large (and I mean LARGE) piece road debris 15 years ago in a Ford Mustang going at highway speeds. Ever since, I've heard nothing but "don't by Fords, they don't use big enough bolts." Personally, that seems like a screaming endorsement of Ford, as I feel like some worse cars would have that scenario end with people dying.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 26 2016, @12:28AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 26 2016, @12:28AM (#418781)

    Cynicism is no replacement for knowledge or insight and its especially shitty in the hands of the incurious.

    CR gets about half a million responses to their subscriber-only survey and they require a sample size of at least 100 cars of an individual model/year before including the results. The typical sample size is 200-400. They ask owners specific questions about repairs, recalls and costs. There is no "five star rating" like amazon.

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by MostCynical on Wednesday October 26 2016, @01:39AM

      by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday October 26 2016, @01:39AM (#418804) Journal

      Half a million sounds good. Represents just under 3% of vehicle sales in the U.S last year.
      But - there is nothing to say the subscribers bought a new car last year.
      So the survey selects for subscribers of a particular publication, which is not representative of the actual vehicle buying public.
      http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/total-vehicle-sales [tradingeconomics.com]

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