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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
(Score: 5, Informative) by el_oscuro on Tuesday October 25 2016, @09:58PM
A much better alternative to Consumer Reports is True Delta [truedelta.com]
With Consumer Reports, all they ask you is "Has your car had a serious problem in the last 6 months?" with the definition of serious to be left to the owner.
If you sign up for True Delta, you get an email about every 3 months to take the survey: "Did your car return from a repair shop in the last 3 months?" No, enter approximate mileage and done. Takes about 10 seconds. If yes, provide what was fixed, how much it cost, covered by warranty, etc. Still takes less than a minute, and provides much more accuracy than Consumer Reports.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 25 2016, @11:29PM
How are they funded? I skimmed the site and didn't see mention of anything about that and its kinda critical both in choosing to share info with them and trusting the info they publish.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 26 2016, @03:18AM
They get a cut if you buy a car using this feature: http://truedelta.simplecarshopping.com/NewCar [simplecarshopping.com] (which is accessed from the "get a quote" link or through truedelta's car comparison feature). Many websites that deal with cars have similar partnerships through dealer referral sites. In fact, a not insignificant part of Consumer Report's income comes from their partnership with TrueCar.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 26 2016, @04:11PM
This. I signed up with TrueDelta shortly after it opened. At first there wasn't much data, and the site was very careful to say how many samples they were basing their statistics on. Looking from the outside it seemed like a very honest approach, by someone very familiar with statistics.
When I was helping a relative look for a new car, I got some good feedback by posting my question on their board.