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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
Auto on Info 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
By James B. Bleeker
Those 2007 models receiving Consumer Reports' highest predicted short-term reliability based on two or more years of data appear in the following table.
The 2007 Models Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on Two or More Years of Data Category 2007 Model Small Car The Toyota Corolla Family Cars The Honda Accord Hybrid The Toyota Prius The 4-cylinder Honda Accord Upscale/Large Cars Honda's Acura TSX Honda's Acura TL Luxury Car Toyota's Lexus LS Sports/Sporty Cars Toyota's Lexus SC The 4-cylinder Toyota Camry Solara The Subaru Impreza WRX The Honda S2000 BMW's Mini Cooper Hatchback1 Wagons/Minivans The Pontiac Vibe2 Toyota's Scion xB The Toyota Matrix The Toyota Sienna Small SUVs The Honda Element The Honda CR-V The Subaru Forester Midsized SUVs The Toyota 4Runner The Toyota Highlander The Honda Pilot Honda's Acura MDX Large SUVs The Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota's Lexus LX The Toyota Sequoia Pickup Trucks The Subaru Baja The Toyota Tundra The Toyota Tacoma The V6 Nissan Frontier 1 Advisory: BMW's Mini Cooper is on the Worst of 2002 table and the Worst of 2003 table and the 2007 Mini Cooper Turbo Convertible has CR's second-worst predicted short-term reliability rating (Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.130). Consequently, CR's predicted short-term reliability rating for BMW's 2007 Mini Cooper Hatchback may be a statistical anomaly, possibly arising from a small data set, or just an error. 2 The Pontiac Vibe is a Toyota Matrix badged as such, but with some differing detail, such as different body panels. Source: "The Best & Worst," Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.11 If the table is expanded to include those 2007 models which received Consumer Reports' highest predicted short-term reliability based on one year of data and whose 2006 editions received CR's highest predicted short-term reliability, the table becomes:
The 2007 Models (1) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on Two or More Years of Data or (2) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on One Year of Data and CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating for the Preceding Model Year Category 2007 Model Small Car The Toyota Corolla The Honda Civic Hybrid Family Cars The Honda Accord Hybrid The Toyota Prius The 4-cylinder Honda Accord Upscale/Large Cars Honda's Acura TSX Honda's Acura TL Luxury Car Toyota's Lexus LS Nissan's Infiniti M Sports/Sporty Cars Toyota's Lexus SC The 4-cylinder Toyota Camry Solara The Subaru Impreza WRX The Honda S2000 BMW's Mini Cooper Hatchback1 Wagons/Minivans The Pontiac Vibe2 Toyota's Scion xB The Toyota Matrix The Toyota Sienna Small SUVs The Honda Element The Honda CR-V The Toyota RAV4 The Mitsubishi Outlander The Subaru Forester Midsized SUVs The Toyota Highlander Hybrid The Toyota 4Runner The Toyota Highlander The Honda Pilot Toyota's hybrid Lexus RX400h Honda's Acura MDX Large SUVs The Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota's Lexus LX The Toyota Sequoia Pickup Trucks The Subaru Baja The Toyota Tundra The Toyota Tacoma The V6 Nissan Frontier 1 Advisory: BMW's Mini Cooper is on the Worst of 2002 table and the Worst of 2003 table and the 2007 Mini Cooper Turbo Convertible has CR's second-worst predicted short-term reliability rating (Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.130). Consequently, CR's predicted short-term reliability rating for BMW's 2007 Mini Cooper Hatchback may be a statistical anomaly, possibly arising from a small data set, or just an error. 2 The Pontiac Vibe is a Toyota Matrix badged as such, but with some differing detail, such as different body panels. Source: "The Best & Worst," Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.11 The next table provides the manufacturer breakdown of the above table.
Each Manufacturer's Tally and Percentage of the 2007 Models (1) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on Two or More Years of Data or (2) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on One Year of Data and CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating for the Preceding Model Year Manufacturer Number % Toyota Motor Corporation 18 51% Honda Motor Company 10 29% Subaru division of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 3 9% Nissan Motor Company 2 6% Mitsubishi Motors Corporation 1 3% BMW AG 1 3% All others 0 0% Note: The Pontiac Vibe is a Toyota Matrix badged as such, but with some differing detail, such as different body panels. Consequently, the Matrix/Vibe model is counted only once and appears in Toyota's tally. Advisory: BMW's Mini Cooper is on the Worst of 2002 table and the Worst of 2003 table and the 2007 Mini Cooper Turbo Convertible has CR's second-worst predicted short-term reliability rating (Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.130). Consequently, CR's predicted short-term reliability rating for BMW's 2007 Mini Cooper Hatchback may be a statistical anomaly, possibly arising from a small data set, or just an error. Source: "The Best & Worst," Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.11 The following chart helps depict each of the above manufacturers' percentages.
Combined, the Top Four - Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Nissan - account for 91% of the 2007 models receiving Consumer Reports' highest predicted short-term reliability rating based on 2 or more years or receiving CR's highest predicted short-term reliability rating based on 1 year and CR's highest predicted short-term reliability rating for the preceding model year.
The following table summarizes Toyota's entries on the second of the above tables.
Toyota Motor Corporation's 2007 Models (1) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on Two or More Years of Data or (2) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating Based on One Year of Data and CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Rating for the Preceding Model Year Small Cars The Toyota Corolla Family Cars The Toyota Prius Luxury Cars Toyota's Lexus LS series Sports/Sporty Cars Toyota's Lexus SC430 The 4-cylinder Toyota Camry Solara Wagons/Minivans Toyota's Scion xB The Toyota Matrix The Toyota Sienna Small Sport-Utility Vehicles The Toyota RAV4 Midsized Sport-Utility Vehicles The Toyota Highlander Hybrid The Toyota 4Runner The Toyota Highlander Toyota's Lexus RX400h Large Sport-Utility Vehicles The Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota's Lexus LX The Toyota Sequoia Pickup Trucks The Toyota Tundra The Toyota Tacoma The next table depicts such of these models as have an Auto on Info 2006 review.
Links to On-Site Reviews of the 2006 Editions of Toyota's 2007 Models (1) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years of Data or (2) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on One Year of Data and Receiving CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability for the Preceding Model Year Toyota Corolla Toyota Prius Toyota Camry Solara Lexus LS 430 Scion xB Toyota Sienna Toyota RAV4 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Toyota 4Runner Toyota Highlander Lexus RX400h 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Sequoia Toyota Tundra Toyota Tacoma All of the above links are to onsite review pages for the 2006 models. The following table summarizes Honda's entries on the second of the above tables.
Honda Motor Company's 2007 Models (1) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years of Data or (2) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on One Year of Data and Receiving CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability for the Preceding Model Year Small Cars The Honda Civic Hybrid Family Cars The Honda Accord Hybrid The 4-cylinder Honda Accord Upscale or Large Cars Honda's Acura TSX Honda's Acura TL Sports/Sporty Cars The Honda S2000 Sport-Utility Vehicles The Honda Element The Honda CR-V The Honda Pilot Honda's Acura MDX The next table depicts such of these models as have an Auto on Info 2006 review.
Links to On-Site Reviews of the 2006 Editions of Honda's 2007 Models (1) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years of Data or (2) Receiving Consumer Reports' Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on One Year of Data and Receiving CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability for the Preceding Model Year Honda Civic Hybrid Honda Accord Hybrid Honda Accord Acura TSX Acura TL Honda S2000 Honda CR-V Honda Pilot All of the above links are to onsite review pages for the 2006 models. For those consumers planning to purchase a new vehicle and own it for more than 2 or 3 years, see Table I-MVRP, The Bottom Line on Reliability, Extrapolations of the Great Gaps, Durability Page 6, Durability Page 7, and Durability Page 8. For those consumers planning to purchase a new vehicle and own it for 10 to 30 years, see Table I-MVRP, The Bottom Line on Reliability, Extrapolations of the Great Gaps, and Durability Page 5.
Source for CR's 2007 reliability predictions: "The Best & Worst," Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.11
Source for CR's 2007 reliability prediction for BMW's Turbo Mini Cooper Convertible: "Vehicle Profiles: Mini Cooper," Consumer Reports New Car 2007 Preview, p.130
Source for CR's 2006 reliability predictions: Consumer Reports, April 2006, pp. 32 (entry No. 221), 27 (entry No. 87) and 55, 76 and 93, 65, 29 (entry No. 153) and 75, and 30 (entry No. 178)
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