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This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006.
Note
that Reliability Grades for model year 2003 are based on one year of data.
Consequently, the Reliability Grades for individual models of that year are more
subject to statistical fluctuation. These early data have been provided as several
visitors have expressed interest in more current Grades; however, a better
guide to the reliability of a new model are likely the five-year averages.
To review the Percentranks and Percentrank averages upon
which the grades are based and/or the color coding for the cells, click here
to go to Table I-PontiacRP: Pontiac Reliability Percentranks by Model and Model
Year, with Line, Manufacturer, Big Three, Toyota, Honda, Reliable Two, and Ten Year and Five Year
Averages.
The Item Numbers in the above table are the same as the Item
Numbers in the main table, Table
I-MVRGH: Reliability Grades - High Standards for Motor Vehicle Models, Lines,
Manufacturers, the Reliable Two, the Top Four, and the Big Three and for Model
Years 1988 to 2003.
Advisory:
Pontiac is a division of
General Motors Corporation.
| Some
Additional
Charts and Tables Pertaining to Reliability and Durability |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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Table I: Number and Percentage
of Entries in CR's 2006
Much-Worse-Than-Average List, by Manufacturer |
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Auto Manufacturer |
Number of Entries |
Percent of Entries |
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General Motors Corporation |
17 |
50.0% |
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Ford Motor Company |
6* |
17.6% |
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DaimlerChrysler AG |
4** |
11.8% |
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Volkswagen AG |
4 |
11.8% |
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BMW AG |
2 |
5.9% |
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Kia Motors
Corporation |
1 |
2.9% |
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All Others |
0 |
0% |
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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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**
Two are from DaimlerChrysler's North American Chrysler group and
two are from the Mercedes-Benz division. |
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Source: "CR Bad Bets: Be
Especially Careful," Consumer Reports Cars: Used Car Buying Guide
2006,
p. 26 |
More Charts and Tables appear below the list of
news articles.
Some Pontiac-related news articles:
| February 2007: NHTSA Gives GM's Buick LaCrosse One Star (Out of Five) for Side Impact; Center for Auto Safety Calls for Investigation of GM's Pontiac GTO for Tire Blowouts |
| February 2007: NHTSA Investigates GM Engine Fires; Ford Not the Only One with Fire Problems |
| January 2007: Toyota Expands Dominance on Durability Measure |
| January 2007: CR's Top 3 Small SUVs Are Reliable Twos |
| January 2007: Big Three Dominate 2006 and Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls |
| January 2007: In the U.S. in 2006, Consumers Quicken Their Pace to Quality: Toyota Sales Soar and Honda Sales Rise as Big Three Sales Plunge |
| December 2006: Filling the Quota at the Consumer's Expense? How CR's 1998 GM Recommendations Fared |
| October 2006: U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Outpaces Big Three Price and Production Cuts; Big 3 Inventories Get Big, But How Big? Three for One, Anyone? |
| October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 Most Durable Vehicle Lines; General Motors - 4 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota or Honda 1998 Model Be More Trouble Free at 20 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM Model at 3? |
| 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 |
| September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary |
| August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 8 of 14 Best, GM - 19 of 47 Worst |
| August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 13 of 15 Best, GM - 17 of 47 Worst |
| August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Model Year 2002, Toyota Accounts for 11 of 16 Best, GM - 16 of 53 Worst |
| August 2006: Fitch Cuts Ford Debt Deeper into Junk, Retains Negative Outlook, Puts Estimated Post-Bankruptcy Recovery at 51-70%; Will GM-Ford Race to Bankruptcy End in Dead Heat? |
| August 2006: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model-Year-2003 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 8 of Top 9 and 9 of Top 14, General Motors Accounts for 18 of Bottom 46 |
| August 2006: Moody's Cuts Ford Debt Two Notches Deeper into Junk: Which of the Big Two Will Win the Race to Bankruptcy? |
| August 2006: In the U.S. in July 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to New Monthly Record and Past Ford's; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Again; Honda Sales Jump Past Previous July Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims Again |
| July 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's Ten Best Family Sedans with Above Average Predicted Reliability; Big Three Score Zip |
| 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 |
| June 2006: S&P Cuts Ford Debt Deeper into Junk: Which of the Big Two Will Win the Race to Bankruptcy? |
| June 2006: Moody's and S&P Cut GM Creditworthiness Deeper into Junk |
| June 2006: Fitch Cuts Ford Debt Deeper into Junk, but GM Retains Solid Lead in Race to Bankruptcy |
| June 2006: Coolant Gives GM Heat |
| 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 |
| June 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2006 Higher-Reliability, Higher-Owner-Satisfaction Quick Picks; Big Three Score Zip |
| May 2006: In Crash Tests of Minivans with Side Airbags, Hyundai Scores Best and GM Scores Worst |
| 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 |
| May 2006: Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Say GM Flunked a Recall |
| April 2006: In 2006, Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 10 of 10 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 6 of 10 Worst: Reliability Gap Grows |
| April 2006: If GM Is Really Worth a -$43 Billion, Should Its Executives Be Executed? |
| April 2006: In the U.S. in March 2006, Consumers Continue Their March to Quality: Reliable Two Sales Set New March Records; GM Sales Plunge; Ford Sales Drop |
| March 2006: Moody's Cuts GM Creditworthiness Another Notch Deeper into Junk |
| March 2006: Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM Bottom? |
| March 2006: GM Expands Lead in Race to Bankruptcy: Fitch Cuts GM's Credit a Notch Deeper into Junk, Puts Post-Filing Bond Recovery at 30% to 50% |
| March 2006: In the U.S. in February 2006, Reliable Two Sales Set New February Sales Records; GM's Market Share Drops Another Notch and Ford's Inches Up a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Sales Surge Again |
| February 2006: GM Strengthens Lead in Race to Bankruptcy: Moody's Cuts GM's Credit a Notch Deeper into Junk |
| February 2006: General Motors and DaimlerChrysler Again Dominate CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List |
| February 2006: Into the Pits and Down and Under Charges the General; General Motors Sets Record Share of CR's Much-Worse-Than-Average |
| 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 |
| January 2006: U.S. President Bush Says GM and Ford Must Make a Relevant Product, But Can They and Should They Try? |
| January 2006: Ford Cuts GM Lead in Race to Insolvency: Which Big Three Will Go Bust First? |
| January 2006: In 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Continues at Quickened Pace, But GM and Ford Avoid Disastrous Market Share Plunges with Big Discounts and Huge Financial Losses: Is a Big Three Product Worth a Dime? |
| January 2006: In December 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Races On: Toyota Sets New December Sales Record, GM and Ford Sales Plunge |
| December 2005: MPR's Senior Economics and Business Editor Predicts GM Bankruptcy in 2006 |
| December 2005: Ford's Debt Cut to Junk by Fitch, but GM Retains Big Lead in Race to Bankruptcy |
| December 2005: Relentless U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Prompts S&P to Cut GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| December 2005: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2006, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best, GM and Ford Dominate Worst |
| November 2005: Fitch Cuts GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| November 2005: Moody's Cuts GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| November 2005: NHTSA Investigates Ford and GM Sedans; Chrysler Recalls a Batch for 'Park' Problems; General Motors Recalls SUVs for Door Latch Corrosion |
| October 2005: Parts Division Jettisoned by GM Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; S&P Cuts GM's Debt Deeper into Junk |
| September 2005: Fitch Cuts GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| September 2005: 2005 Reliability Updates: Big Three Appear Hopelessly Stuck in Quality Quagmire; Selling Dirt Cheap May Be Best Route to Survival |
| September 2005: GM Recalls 804,000 Pickups and SUVs for Braking Problem Caused by Road Salt; Excluded are Cadillac Escalades and the Cold-Weather and Road-Salt-Rich States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa |
| September 2005: Moody's Cuts GM and Ford Debt to Junk |
| September 2005: In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge |
| September 2005: Auto on Info Site Manager's Conclusion: GM Likely to Dominate Worst-Cars-and-Trucks Tables for Years to Come |
| August 2005: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model Year 2002 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 9, General Motors - 13 of Bottom 45 |
| August 2005: For Vehicles 2-to-4 Years Old, Toyota Garners 11 of Top 16, General Motors - 16 of Bottom 40 |
| 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 |
| August 2005: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 of Bottom 38 |
| 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 |
| August 2005: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Garners 7 of Top 10 Reliability Percentranks, General Motors Gathers 23 of Lowest 36 |
| August 2005: Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst |
| July 2005: Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction |
| July 2005: Did GM's Marketing Department Make Out Big Three Consumers Unmitigated Nincompoops? |
| July 2005: Did GM's Marketing Department Make Out GM's CEO an Unmitigated Nincompoop? |
| July 2005: In the U.S. in June 2005, Sales by Quality Four Continue Growth and GM Shows World That It Can Move Off Dealer Lots Anything That Rolls |
| July 2005: Subaru, Honda, and Toyota Account for Consumer Reports' Top Three Small SUVs |
| June 2005: GM's 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am Receives Lowest Frontal Crash Test Score |
| May 2005: Detroit Free Press Says GM to Expand Discounts: Clues on Whether GM Products Still Have Marketable Value |
| May 2005: Does 'GM' Mean 'Junk'? |
| May 2005: Ford Narrows Reliability Gap with Toyota and Widens Lead over GM |
| May 2005: Toyota-Big Three Quality Gap Huge, and Growing |
| May 2005: Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst |
| May 2005: With U.S. Consumer Shift toward Quality Unabated, S&P Cuts GM and Ford's Debt to Junk |
| May 2005: In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall |
| April 2005: King of Recalls Recalls Again: General Motors Leaps Past Ford with Recall of 2 Million Vehicles, Including 1.5 Million 2003-2005 SUVs and Pickups |
| 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 |
| April 2005: Moody's Cuts GM Long-Term Debt Rating to One Notch Above Junk, Puts Ford Debt Under Review |
| April 2005: General Motors Models Dominate Flop Survey |
| April 2005: Part of GM's Repair Kit - A Very Bloodied Ax |
| April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop |
| April 2005: General Motors' Dominion - Down & Under |
| 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 |
| March 2005: General Motors 2005 Safety Recalls Take Another Bump Up |
| March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
| March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
| March 2005: GM's Bond Rating, Bond Outlook, Common Stock, and Market Cap Take a Tumble, Reports WSJ |
| March 2005: General Motors Slashes 2005 Earnings Estimate, S&P Cuts GM's Outlook to Negative |
| March 2005: General Motors Dominates List of Models with Highest Death Rates |
| March 2005: General Motors and Chrysler Dominate Consumer Reports Used-Cars-To-Avoid List |
| March 2005: General Motors Dominates Consumer Reports Much-Worse-Than-Average Reliability List, Again |
| March 2005: Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
| March 2005: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet |
| February 2005: With U.S. Consumer Shift Toward Quality, Moving New GM Models Off Lots Becomes Hard Sell: Raising Incentives and Lowering Credit Standards |
| 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 |
| February 2005: General Motors Dumps Another Name and Model - the Pontiac Bonneville |
| February 2005: In the U.S. in January 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Consumers Continue to Reward Toyota and Nissan Quality with Greater U. S. Auto Market Share and Again Take GM and Ford to the Shed |
| January 2005: In the U.S. in December 2004, Sales by the Quality Four Soar; General Motors and Ford Sales Drop |
| December 2004: General Motors U.S. Safety Recalls, Already Gargantuan, Grow a Chunk: 717,000 Minivans Add to GM 2004 Total |
| November 2004: December Big Three Fire Sale Viewed as Likely |
| November 2004: Toyota Dominates Top Five List; GM and Saab Subsidiary Garner Two of Bottom Five |
| November 2004: Is General Motors' Life Expectancy About That of a 2005 GM Product? |
| November 2004: GM Safety Recalls Take a Leap |
| November 2004: Is General Motors Reliability History the Story of the Ugly, the Uglier, and the Ugliest? |
| November 2004: Was GM's G6 Giveaway the Biggest Fumble in Automotive History? |
| October 2004: Is GM King of Junk? |
| May 2004: General Motors Quality Drops Again |
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 |
34 |
Toyota |
34 |
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Honda |
26 |
Honda |
1 |
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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 |
|
Volvo |
1 |
Volvo |
0 |
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General Motors |
0 |
General Motors |
0 |
|
Ford |
0 |
Ford |
0 |
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Chrysler |
0 |
Chrysler |
0 |
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This table is current as of 31
August 2006. |
This table is current as of 31
August 2006. |
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Shares of Consumer Reports' 2005 Quick Picks, by Auto
Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
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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 |
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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' 2006 Good Bets for Model Years
1998-2005 with Selected 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Averages,
by Auto Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
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Manufacturer |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .80 |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .85 |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .90 |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .95 |
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Vehicle Line |
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Toyota |
.48 |
.52 |
.57 |
.83 |
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Lexus |
.13 |
.16 |
.22 |
.33 |
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Toyota |
.35 |
.35 |
.35 |
.50 |
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Honda |
.28 |
.29 |
.26 |
.17 |
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Acura |
.10 |
.13 |
.09 |
0.00 |
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Honda |
.18 |
.16 |
.17 |
.17 |
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Subaru |
.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Nissan |
.12 |
.16 |
.13 |
0.00 |
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Infiniti |
.07 |
.10 |
.13 |
0.00 |
|
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Nissan |
.05 |
.06 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Mazda |
.02 |
.03 |
.04 |
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 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank average to exist, the early 2002 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 three or more
model years between 1998 and 2005 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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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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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 X |
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S&P, Fitch,
and Moody's Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt Ratings
as of September 19, 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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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 |
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B |
B2 |
Ford
Motor Company,
General Motors Corporation |
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B- |
B3 |
Ford Motor Company,
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 |
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