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Methodology |
Guide to Using the
Reliability Percentrank, Grade and Score Tables |
Table
I-MVRGE:
Motor Vehicle Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards |
Table
I-MV1993RGE:
1993 Motor Vehicle Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards for Various
Vehicular Age Ranges |
| This page defines Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards, and the compilations and operations involved
in deriving them. |
This page provides some
remarks on using the Reliability Percentrank, Grade, and Score
tables. |
This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of motor vehicle models, as well as line,
manufacturer and manufacturer group averages, for model years 1988 to
2003. The models are listed by vehicle line and manufacturer. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of 1993 motor vehicle models for vehicular
age ranges 2-4 years, 3-5 years, 4-6 years, 5-7 years, and 6-8 years. It
is intended to help refine projections of these grades as
models age. |
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Table II-MVRGE: Motor
Vehicle Line, Manufacturer, and Manufacturer Group Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards Averages |
Table
I-SCRGE: Small Car Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards |
Table
I-SPSCRGE: Sports Car Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards
Table
I-SPYRGE: Sporty Car Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards
Table
I-COUPECRGE: Coupe Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards
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Table
I-FAMCRGE: Family
Car Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards
Table
I-LARCRGE: Large
Car Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards
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| This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards averages of motor vehicle lines,
manufacturers and groups of manufacturers for model years 1988 to
2002. This information is contained in Table I-MVRP, but here the download
time is much smaller. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of small car models for model years 1988 to
2002. The models are listed in the order of their 1997-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
These tables give the
Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of models of the designated type for
model years 1988 to 2002. The models are listed in the order of their
1997-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
These tables give the
Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of models of the designated type for
model years 1988 to 2002. The models are listed in the order of their
1996-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
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Table
I-UPSCRGE: The Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards
of Cars Marketed as Upscale
Table
I-LUXCRGE: The Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards
of Cars Marketed as Luxury
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Table
I-SUVCRGE: Sport Utility Vehicle Reliability
Grades - Exacting Standards
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Table
I-MINCRGE: Minivan Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards |
Table
I-PICKRGE: Pickup
Truck Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards |
| These tables give the
Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of models of the designated type for
model years 1988 to 2002. The models are listed in the order of their
1997-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of sport utility vehicle (SUV)
models for model years 1988 to 2002. The models are listed in the order of
their 1997-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of sport utility vehicle (SUV)
models for model years 1988 to 2002. The models are listed in the order of
their 1997-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
This table gives
the Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards of sport utility vehicle (SUV)
models for model years 1988 to 2002. The models are listed in the order of
their 1997-2001 percentrank
averages, with the best first. If such averages are not available, the
models are listed, if listed, below. This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006. |
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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:
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- Audi
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- Dodge
- Eagle
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- 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 |
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Tables and Charts of Gaps:
Gaps to Toyota
- Charts of the Great Gaps
- Extrapolations of the Great Gaps |
| Reliability
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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
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Autos
- Manufacturer Averages |
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Tables
by Vehicle Type:
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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 -
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"General Motors Quality Drops Again" - May 2004 article
"Toyota's Reliability Continues to Advance: Gap with Big Three Grows" - November
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- Mini-Survey
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