The Reliability Index Values are based on reported auto problems in 6 to 8
year old vehicles. To view the methodology for the computation of the
Reliability Index Values, go to the
Methodology
Page.
To see an extrapolation of the current ten-year
Reliability Index gap between Toyota and the Big Three, go to the
Bottom Line on Reliability web page of the Auto on Info website. This web
page will give you an idea as to what you can expect of a new 2007 or 2008
Big-Three-engineered model relative to a 2007 or 2008 Toyota or Honda model.
Note:
The minivan models of each manufacturer have a lower-to-much-lower
Reliability Index Value than the manufacturer's SUV models. Consequently,
the consumer may wish to consider a sport-utility vehicle in lieu of a
minivan.
This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2007.
Some Minivan-related News Articles:
| June 2007:
The J.D. Power Surveys: Gleaning Values from Things That May Be Worth, Individually, Something Close to Nothing: GM in the Dumps Again |
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May 2007:
Does GM Mean Junk and Ford Too? Toyota and Honda Shine Again. |
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May 2007:
In 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Most Reliable List with 10 of 11 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 7 of 10 Worst |
| April 2007:
The Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip |
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April 2007:
Toyota and Honda Dominate
CR's 2007 Top Picks and Alternates; Nissan's Infiniti Division Accounts for CR's Upscale and Luxury Top Picks; Big Three Score Zip |
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April 2007:
By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst:
The UCS 2007 Environmental Report |
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April 2007:
In the U.S. in March 2007, Consumer March to Quality Continues: Toyota Sets New Monthly Record, Honda Sets New March Record, and Big 3 Sales Tumble, but Multiple Chapter 11 Bankruptcies by Any of the Big 3 Seem Unlikely |
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March 2007:
Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of
Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap |
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March 2007:
Chevrolet Upholds a Tradition: GM's Chevrolet Line
Worst by CR's 2007 Vehicles-to-Avoid List |
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March 2007:
GM Expands Lead on
CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad |
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March 2007:
GM Maintains Leadership in
Much-Worse-Than-Average: A Guide to Making Sales Challenging |
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December 2006:
Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan Account for Nearly All on List of 2007 Models with CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years |
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September 2006:
Ford Motor and GM: Where to from Here? |
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September 2006:
Market Capitalizations of Toyota Motor Corporation, General Motors Corporation, and Ford Motor Company |
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September 2006:
Reliability Updates: Toyota and Honda Still Tops, But Lose Luster; General Motors Still Worst of Major Auto Manufacturers; Hyundai Clobbers GM Yet Again |
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August 2006:
Reliability Updates: For Model Year 2002, Toyota Accounts for 11 of 16 Best, GM - 16 of 53 Worst |
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July 2006:
In the U.S. in June 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to Set a New June Record; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar; Honda Sales Squeak Past Previous June Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims |
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June 2006:
S&P Cuts Ford Debt Deeper into Junk: Which of the Big Two Will Win the Race to Bankruptcy? |
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June 2006:
In the U.S. in May 2006, Reliable Two and Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Past Previous Records; Big Three Sales Take a Step into Friction-Free Free Fall; Accelerated Consumer Shift to Quality and Out of GM Products Puts Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings on GM's Horizon |
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June 2006:
Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2006 Higher-Reliability, Higher-Owner-Satisfaction Quick Picks; Big Three Score Zip |
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May 2006:
In Crash Tests of Minivans with Side Airbags, Hyundai Scores Best and GM Scores Worst |
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May 2006:
Toyota and Honda Account for 75% of CR's Top Picks, Alternatives, and Runners-up; Subaru and Nissan Account for Balance; Big Three Score Zip |
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May 2006:
Review of the 2006 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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May 2006:
Review of the 2006 Honda Odyssey Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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February 2006:
Chevrolet Reliability Worst of Big Three Brands, by CR Measures |
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February 2006:
Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets List, with Small Changes from 2005 |
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February 2006:
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler Again Dominate CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List |
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February 2006:
Into the Pits and Down and Under Charges the General; General Motors Sets Record Share of CR's Much-Worse-Than-Average |
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February 2006:
In the U.S. in January 2006, Reliable Two Sales Soar to Set New January Sales Records; GM and Ford Dodge Plunge with Huge, Premature Fleet Sales, but GM's Market Share Still Drops a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Overtakes Honda CR-V with Dramatic Sales Surge |
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January 2006:
U.S. President Bush Says GM and Ford Must Make a Relevant Product, But Can They and Should They Try? |
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January 2006:
Toyota Overwhelmingly Dominates Another Measure of Durability |
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January 2006:
By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Are Top 5 of Hottest 10 |
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January 2006:
Ford Cuts GM Lead in Race to Insolvency: Which Big Three Will Go Bust First? |
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December 2005:
By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2006, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best, GM and Ford Dominate Worst |
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September 2005:
In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge |
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September 2005:
Fifteen-Year Data History Points to Continued Overwhelming Dominance of the Best of Each Year by TMC |
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September 2005:
Auto on Info Site Manager's Conclusion: GM Likely to Dominate Worst-Cars-and-Trucks Tables for Years to Come |
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August 2005:
For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model Year 2002 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 9, General Motors - 13 of Bottom 45 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 2-to-4 Years Old, Toyota Garners 11 of Top 16, General Motors - 16 of Bottom 40 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Garners 9 of Top 14, Honda - 5 of Top 14, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 44 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 of Bottom 38 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Honda Garners 5 of Top 9, Toyota - 4 of Top 9, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 38 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Garners 7 of Top 10 Reliability Percentranks, General Motors Gathers 23 of Lowest 36 |
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August 2005:
Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst |
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July 2005:
Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction |
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July 2005:
As Fires Mount, NHTSA Puts the Heat on Ford: Park That Ford on the Street! III |
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July 2005:
Volkswagen, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota Recall a Batch in the U.S. |
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July 2005:
NHTSA Investigates Chrysler Cars, Kia Minivans, and Ford SUVs |
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June 2005:
DaimlerChrysler Gets Reduction in Punitive Damages for Manufacturing Collapsing Front Seats |
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June 2005:
NHTSA Ratchets Up Investigation of Chrysler Minivans for Headlight Failure, Opens Investigation on Ford Expedition for Windshield Leak |
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June 2005:
Are the J.D. Power Quality Survey Results Worth Less Than the Recyclable Paper They Are Printed On? |
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June 2005:
In the U.S. in May 2005, Sales Shift Toward Quality Continues |
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May 2005:
A Dodge Safety Investigation and Some Honda, Mercedes, Ford, and Kia Recalls |
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May 2005:
Detroit Free Press Says GM to Expand Discounts: Clues on Whether GM Products Still Have Marketable Value |
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May 2005:
Does 'GM' Mean 'Junk'? |
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May 2005:
Toyota-Big Three Quality Gap Huge, and Growing |
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May 2005:
Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst |
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May 2005:
With U.S. Consumer Shift toward Quality Unabated, S&P Cuts GM and Ford's Debt to Junk |
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May 2005:
In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall |
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May 2005:
Review of the 2005 Honda Odyssey Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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May 2005:
Review of the 2005 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications: Updated |
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April 2005:
Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey Minivans Score Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receive "Best Pick Frontal" Designation; GM's Chevrolet Astro, GMC Safari, Pontiac TransSport / Montana, and Chevrolet Venture Score Worst |
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April 2005:
Consumer Shift Toward Quality Gives Honda Market Capitalization Greater Than GM's and Ford's Combined |
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April 2005:
Moody's Cuts GM Long-Term Debt Rating to One Notch Above Junk, Puts Ford Debt Under Review |
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April 2005:
Chrysler Group Recalls 70,000 Minivans |
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April 2005:
In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop |
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April 2005:
General Motors' Dominion - Down & Under |
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March 2005:
Additional Measures of Toyota's Dominion in Automotive Quality: Market Capitalizations and Bond Ratings of Toyota vs. General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Volkswagen |
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March 2005:
General Motors Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari Minivans Get Lowest Test Score, Ford's E-150 Gets Lowest Rollover Score, GM Issues Recall of Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, and Pontiac Montana Minivans |
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March 2005:
General Motors 2005 Safety Recalls Take Another Bump Up |
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March 2005:
Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
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March 2005:
Review of the 2005 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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March 2005:
GM's Bond Rating, Bond Outlook, Common Stock, and Market Cap Take a Tumble, Reports WSJ |
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March 2005:
General Motors Slashes 2005 Earnings Estimate, S&P Cuts GM's Outlook to Negative |
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March 2005:
General Motors and Chrysler Dominate Consumer Reports Used-Cars-To-Avoid List |
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March 2005:
General Motors Dominates Consumer Reports Much-Worse-Than-Average Reliability List, Again |
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March 2005:
Toyota and Honda Again Dominate Consumer Reports Good Bets List |
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March 2005:
In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet |
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February 2005:
NHTSA Reopens Safety Investigation of Ford Seat Belts, Upgrades Investigation of Ford Stalling Complaints |
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February 2005:
General Motors 2005 Safety Recalls Take a Bump Up, but Ford Keeps Big Lead: Faulty Power Assist, Accelerator Pedal Spring, and Windshield Bond Prompt Recalls of GM SUVs, Vans, Pickups, Trucks, Coupes, and Sedans |
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February 2005:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Commences Investigations of Mercedes-Benz's M-Class SUV and Chrysler's Minivans |
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January 2005:
General Motors Starts Year with a Bang: 98,221 Chevrolet and GMC Trucks Are Recalled for Safety Problem |
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January 2005:
In the U.S. in December 2004, Sales by the Quality Four Soar; General Motors and Ford Sales Drop |
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December 2004:
General Motors U.S. Safety Recalls, Already Gargantuan, Grow a Chunk: 717,000 Minivans Add to GM 2004 Total |
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October 2004:
Is GM King of Junk? |
The visitor may find the following tables and charts useful as well.
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Cumulative Number of Auto on Info
Auto Manufacturer Awards for Motor
Vehicle Quality |
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Cumulative Number of First Place Positions in Auto on Info's
Auto
Manufacturer Awards for Motor Vehicle Quality |
|
Auto Manufacturer |
Awards |
Auto Manufacturer |
First Place Positions |
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Toyota |
40 |
Toyota |
37 |
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Honda |
32 |
Honda |
5 |
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Mercedes-Benz |
2 |
Mercedes-Benz |
0 |
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Nissan |
4 |
Nissan |
0 |
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BMW |
1 |
BMW |
0 |
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Volvo |
1 |
Volvo |
0 |
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General Motors |
0 |
General Motors |
0 |
|
Ford |
0 |
Ford |
0 |
|
Chrysler |
0 |
Chrysler |
0 |
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This table is current as of 28 May 2007. |
This table is current as of 28 May 2007. |
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Shares of Consumer Reports' 2005 Quick Picks, by Auto
Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
|
Manufacturer |
Share of
2005 Reliability Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Owner Satisfaction Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Fuel Economy Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Overall Quick Picks |
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|
Vehicle Line |
|
Toyota |
.63 |
.47 |
.46 |
.33 |
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Lexus |
.11 |
.16 |
0.00 |
.14 |
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Toyota |
.53 |
.32 |
.46 |
.19 |
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Honda |
.21 |
.26 |
.38 |
.33 |
|
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Acura |
.11 |
.11 |
.08 |
.05 |
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Honda |
.11 |
.16 |
.31 |
.29 |
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Subaru |
.05 |
.11 |
0.00 |
.14 |
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Nissan |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
.14 |
|
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Infiniti |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
.05 |
|
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Nissan |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
.10 |
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Mazda |
.05 |
.05 |
.15 |
.051 |
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BMW |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Mitsubishi |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Ford, Chrysler,
General Motors, and all others |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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1
Mazda's one entry,
the Mazda3 i, may have been pulled from Consumer Reports'
Overall Quick Pick List due to a
"Poor"
side-impact crash test rating by the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety. The Insurance Institute's rating did cause
Consumer Reports to pull the Mazda3 from its recommended
list. |
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All shares are rounded to two
significant digits. |
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CR 2005 Quick Picks are quick pick
models of model year 2005. |
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Note: A rebadge of a product
engineered by Toyota, but sold by another auto manufacturer, is
omitted from the latter's share. |
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Source for Consumer Reports' Good
Bets: "Quick Picks," Consumer Reports, April
2005, P. 31 |
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Shares of Consumer Reports'
2007 Good Bets for Model Years
1997-2006 with Selected 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank Averages,
by Auto Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
|
Manufacturer |
Share of CR 2007 Good Bets
with a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .80 |
Share of CR 2007 Good Bets
with a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .85 |
Share of CR 2007 Good Bets
with a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .90 |
Share of CR 2007 Good Bets
with a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .95 |
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Vehicle Line |
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Toyota |
.54 |
.55 |
.72 |
.83 |
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Lexus |
.16 |
.19 |
.28 |
.50 |
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Toyota |
.38 |
.35 |
.44 |
.33 |
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Honda |
.27 |
.32 |
.22 |
.17 |
|
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Acura |
.11 |
.13 |
.06 |
0.00 |
|
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Honda |
.16 |
.19 |
.17 |
.17 |
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Subaru |
.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Nissan |
.14 |
.10 |
.06 |
0.00 |
|
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Infiniti |
.08 |
.10 |
.06 |
0.00 |
|
|
Nissan |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Mazda |
.03 |
.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Ford, Chrysler,
General Motors, and all others |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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1
If the vehicle model is too new for a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank average to exist, the early 2003 Reliability Percentrank
is used when such exists. |
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All shares are rounded to two
significant digits. |
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CR Good Bets are models that have
several
model years between 1997 and 2006 of better-than-average reliability
and have performed well on Consumer Reports' road tests. An auto
Reliability Percentrank is
a measure of relative overall reliability used by Auto on Info. |
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Note: Two rebadges of products
engineered by Toyota, but sold by another auto manufacturer, are
omitted from the latter's share. |
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Source for Consumer Reports' Good
Bets: "CR Good Bet: The Best of Both World's,"
Consumer Reports Cars: Used
Car Buying Guide 2006, p.
25 |
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Source for Reliability
Percentrank averages:
Table I-MVRP |
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Median Reported
Severity of Engine Knock for Various Classes of GM Vehicles as
of July 12, 2005 |
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Class |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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GM pickup trucks |
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√ |
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GM sport utility vehicles |
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√ |
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GM minivans |
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√ |
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GM passenger cars |
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√ |
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Value definitions: 0 is not
auditorily offensive; 2 is auditorily offensive; 6 is very
auditorily offensive; 8 is extremely auditorily offensive. |
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To view more results or to express your opinion regarding the engine knock in General Motors
Corporation's products, go to Mini-Survey No. 65, GM's Piston Slap - Engine Knock." |
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*Chrysler Group Cumulative Total may include Mercedes-Benz 2004
recalls; the article on the 2004 totals was unclear on this
matter. |
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Table I: Number and Percentage
of Entries in CR's 2007
Much-Worse-Than-Average List, by Manufacturer |
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Auto Manufacturer |
Number of Entries |
Percent of Entires |
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General Motors Corporation |
14 |
36.8% |
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DaimlerChrysler AG |
7* |
18.4% |
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Ford Motor Company |
6** |
15.8% |
|
Volkswagen AG |
5 |
13.2% |
|
Nissan Motor
Company |
3 |
7.9% |
|
BMW AG |
2 |
5.3% |
|
Kia Motors
Corporation |
1 |
2.6% |
|
All Others |
0 |
0% |
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*
Three are from DaimlerChrysler's North American Chrysler group and
four are from the Mercedes-Benz division. |
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**
Two are from Ford's North American group, two are from the
Jaguar division, one is from the Land Rover division, and one is
from the Volvo division. |
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Source: "CR Bad Bets," Consumer Reports,
April 2007, p. 81 |
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Median Value of a New Big Three
Vehicle as Assessed by Mini-Survey Respondents Reporting
Ownership of a Quality Four Product on or before July 8, 2005,
by Manufacturer |
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Manufacturer |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at More Than
What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at What Is
Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Only 95%
of What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Only 80%
of What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Only 50%
of What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Nothing |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Nothing
Plus Respondent Would Require $20,000+ per Year to Drive It |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Nothing
Plus Respondent Would Require $200,000+ per Year to Drive It |
Respondent Unwilling to Own a Big
Three Vehicle under Any Circumstance |
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Toyota Motor Corporation |
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√ |
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Honda Motor Company |
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√ |
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Subaru Division of Fuji Heavy
Industries, Ltd.1 |
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√ |
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Nissan Motor Company1 |
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√ |
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1
Very few respondents reported owning a product by Nissan or
Subaru. |
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The Big Three manufacturers are
General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and the Chrysler
Group of DaimlerChrysler AG. See
Glossary. |
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To view more results or to express
your assessment of the value of a new Big Three Vehicle, go to
Mini-Survey No. 31, "The True Value of a Big Three." |
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Table IX |
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S&P, Fitch,
and Moody's Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt Ratings
as of August 18, 2006 |
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Ratings |
Automobile Manufacturers |
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S&P, Fitch Denominations |
Moody's Denominations |
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Investment Grade Ratings |
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AAA |
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Toyota Motor Corporation |
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AA+ |
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AA |
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AA- |
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A+ |
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Honda Motor Company |
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A |
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A- |
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BBB+ |
Baa1 |
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BBB |
Baa2 |
DaimlerChrysler AG |
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BBB- |
Baa3 |
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Junk Grade
Ratings |
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BB+ |
Ba1 |
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BB |
Ba2 |
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BB- |
Ba3 |
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B+ |
B1 |
Ford
Motor Company, Ford Motor Company |
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B |
B2 |
Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation |
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B- |
B3 |
General Motors Corporation |
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CCC+ |
Caa1 |
General Motors Corporation |
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CCC |
Caa2 |
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CCC- |
Caa3 |
Delphi Corporation
(GM's jettisoned aggregation
of parts plants is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.) |
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D |
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Moody's Ratings of General Motors Corporation's
Unsecured Long-Term Debt
by Month from January 2005 to June 2006 |
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