Reliability Results
An annual survey was done by Consumer Reports shows that the Asian automakers (Japanese and Korean) are the top for reliability in vehicles. They took 8 out of the top 10 spots. That’s pretty impressive. An interesting fact is that several Ford models are consistently scoring higher than Honda and Toyota. The Consumer Reports stated that “Ford is now making some vehicles that have world-class reliability due to the fact that the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan have been at the top of their class for a couple of years now. That means that the Fusion and Milan are considered more reliable than the Accord and Camry, which are known for trust and reliability.
Good news for Ford…..not such good news for Chrysler. Chrysler had only one model that was recommended by Consumer Reports for their reliability and they came in last out of the 33 brands that are sold in the U.S. Not so good, Chrysler. For GM, 21 of 48 models scored average or better for reliability. Not so good for GM either.
The survey also found that higher-priced cars are not necessarily more reliable and that less-expensive small cars and midsize family sedans were the most reliable. Also, the Honda Insight hybrid was found in the survey to be the most reliable vehicle and the Volkswagen Touareg was the least reliable.
The number 1 brand for reliability….drum roll please…..Scion by Toyota. This is the second year in a row for them to get this honor as the top brand! Good for them, but somewhat surprising for me. I guess because the Scions don’t appeal to me, I would never consider even looking into them and checking out the details of these vehicles. Maybe I’m dumb and I should be!