The 2007 Reliability and Durability
Tables and Charts with Links to Articles
(This page will be updated as the various
measures of reliability and durability are completed and articles are
written.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 |
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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 |
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Nissan |
.14 |
.10 |
.06 |
0.00 |
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Infiniti |
.08 |
.10 |
.06 |
0.00 |
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Nissan |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Mazda |
.03 |
.03 |
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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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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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% |
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Volkswagen AG |
5 |
13.2% |
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Nissan Motor
Company |
3 |
7.9% |
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BMW AG |
2 |
5.3% |
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Kia Motors
Corporation |
1 |
2.6% |
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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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Tables by Vehicle Type:
Small Cars
- Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes
- Family Cars and Large Cars
- Upscale and Luxury Cars
- SUVs
- Minivans
- Pickups |
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Tables by Vehicle Line:
Acura
- Audi
- BMW
- Buick
- Cadillac
- Chevrolet
- Chrysler
- Dodge
- Eagle
- Ford
- GMC
- Honda
- Hyundai
- Infiniti
- Isuzu
- Jaguar
- Jeep
- Kia
- Land Rover
- Lexus
- Lincoln
- Mazda
- Mercedes-Benz
- Mercury
- Mini Cooper
- Mitsubishi
- Nissan
- Oldsmobile
- Plymouth
- Pontiac
- Porsche
- Saab
- Saturn
- Subaru
- Suzuki
- Toyota
- Volkswagen
- Volvo |
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Charts and Extrapolations by Vehicle Line:
Acura
- Audi
- BMW
- Buick
- Cadillac
- Chevrolet
- Chrysler
- Dodge
- Eagle
- Ford
- GMC
- Honda
- Infiniti
- Isuzu
- Jeep
- Lexus
- Lincoln
- Mazda
- Mercedes-Benz
- Mercury
- Nissan
- Oldsmobile
- Plymouth
- Pontiac
- Saab
- Saturn
- Subaru
- Toyota
- Volkswagen
- Volvo |
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Tables of Best and Worst:
1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- Summary -
Chart Summary of 2006 Updates -
Chart and Table Summary of the 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates |
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Tables and Charts of Gaps:
Gaps to Toyota
- Charts of the Great Gaps
- Extrapolations of the Great Gaps |
| Reliability
Grades - High Standards:
Menu Page -
All Autos -
Manufacturer Averages |
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Tables
by Vehicle Type:
Small Cars -
Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes -
Family Cars and Large Cars -
Upscale and Luxury Cars -
SUVs -
Minivans -
Pickups |
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Tables
by Vehicle Line: Acura
- Audi
- BMW
- Buick
- Cadillac
- Chevrolet
- Chrysler
- Dodge
- Eagle
- Ford
- GMC
- Honda
- Hyundai
- Infiniti
- Isuzu
- Jaguar
- Jeep
- Kia
- Land Rover
- Lexus
- Lincoln
- Mazda
- Mercedes-Benz
- Mercury
- Mini Cooper
- Mitsubishi
- Nissan
- Oldsmobile
- Plymouth
- Pontiac
- Porsche
- Saab
- Saturn
- Subaru
- Suzuki
- Toyota
- Volkswagen
- Volvo |
| Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards: Menu Page - All
Autos
- Manufacturer Averages |
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Tables
by Vehicle Type:
Small Cars -
Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes -
Family Cars and Large Cars -
Upscale and Luxury Cars -
SUVs -
Minivans -
Pickups |
| Reliability
Index Values: Menu Page |
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Tables:
Table I - All Models
- Table I: Part
1: The Top Four - Table I: Part
2: The Middle Six - Table I: Part
3: Volkswagen and GM - Table I: Part
4: Ford and Chrysler - Summary of
Important Points of Table I - Table
II: Line and Other Averages - The
Bottom Line |
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Charts:
Chart of the Great Gulf
- Chart of Ten Best and Ten Worst - Chart of SUV RIVs - Chart of
Minivan RIVs - Chart of Family Sedan RIVs - Chart of
Luxury Sedan RIVs - Chart of
Pickup RIVs - Charts of Noteworthy
Models - Contenders for
the Kingship of Worst-Ness |
| Reliability |
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Auto
Manufacturer Awards and Honors -
Menu Page - May 2004 article
"General Motors Quality Drops Again" - May 2004 article
"Toyota's Reliability Continues to Advance: Gap with Big Three Grows" - November
2003 article "Toyota Dominates 'Best Used Cars' List; Chrysler and General Motors Dominate 'Worst Used Cars' List"
- Mini-Survey
No. 58: A Toyota Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance
- Mini-Survey No. 57: Honda Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance |
| Durability |
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Auto
Manufacturer Awards and Honors -
Menu Page -
Auto Durability Page 1 -
Auto Durability Page 2 -
Auto Durability Page 3 -
Auto Durability Page 4 -
Auto Durability Page 5 -
Auto Durability Page 6 -
Auto Durability Page 7 -
Auto Durability Page 8 -
May 2003 article "Toyota Garners Another AOI Auto Manufacturer Award for Durability -
Mini-Survey No. 55: A Lexus Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Lexus Durability -
Mini-Survey No. 54: An Infiniti Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Infiniti Durability -
Mini-Survey No. 23: A BMW Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into BMW Durability -
Mini-Survey No. 22: A Toyota Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Toyota Durability -
Mini-Survey No. 19: Are 1984-86 Toyota Corollas Everywhere? -
Mini-Survey No. 18: How Common or Rare Is a 400,000 Mile Toyota? -
Mini-Survey No. 8: When Should a Typical Big Three (General Motors-Ford-Chrysler) Engineered Vehicle Be Tossed into the Recycling Bin? |
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Reliability and Durability Updates - Chart
and Table Summaries |
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2007 |
| Quality |
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Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors -
Milestones in Automotive Quality -
Estimated True Values of the Big 3's 2007 Vehicles -
Auto Emissions -
U.S. Recall History -
Auto Manufacturer Financial Stature -
May 2004 article "General Motors Quality Drops Again" -
November 2003 article "Toyota and Subaru Marques Score a Perfect 100% on a Recommended List" -
February 2003 article "In CAA's List of Top Ten Vehicle Models, General Motors Scores Zero; Ford and Chrysler Match GM; Toyota Models Number Seven" -
February 2003 article "Toyota Dominates the 2003 Pyramid Awards" -
Mini-Survey No. 39: An Owner Satisfaction Poll for Honda, Acura, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Nissan, Infiniti, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo Owners -
Mini-Survey No. 31: The True Value of a Big Three -
Mini-Survey No. 27: Big Three Owner Satisfaction Poll -
Mini-Survey No. 20: Chrysler Engine Noise and Knock -
Mini-Survey No. 3: Your Vehicle vs. Typical Big Three |
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and Infiniti - Subaru - The
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