View Poll Results: most reliable automaker
GM
0
0%
Ford
2
3.57%
Honda
17
30.36%
Mitubishi
0
0%
Hyundai
1
1.79%
Kia
0
0%
Toyota
33
58.93%
Nissan
0
0%
Suzuki
0
0%
BMW
1
1.79%
Mercedes
1
1.79%
Audi
0
0%
VW
0
0%
other
1
1.79%
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most reliable automaker....now with actual automakers listed!!
10-21-10, 08:19 AM
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which is the most reliable automaker?....now with actual automakers listed!!
write in your favorite if its not listed.
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10-21-10, 10:26 AM
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According to Consumer Reports, which, for several reasons, I consider the best source in the buisness for auto reliability, Honda/Acura has the best and most consistant reliability of any automaker in the American market. Toyota, Scion, Lexus, Infiniti (except for the QX-56), and Subaru are close. So are some Buicks, Hyundais, and newer Fords.
And, from what I've seen in my reviews, though we can argue all day about recent Honda/Acura styling (which, I agree, is sometimes awful), Hondas and Acuras also seem to come from the factory assembled more carefully, and with more precision, than those of any other automaker. Honda puts a great deal of attention into this at their assembly plants.
And, from what I've seen in my reviews, though we can argue all day about recent Honda/Acura styling (which, I agree, is sometimes awful), Hondas and Acuras also seem to come from the factory assembled more carefully, and with more precision, than those of any other automaker. Honda puts a great deal of attention into this at their assembly plants.
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10-21-10, 10:42 AM
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Well I can't consider some of these brands since they don't even make engines or drive-trains like everyone else. No V-8s, no RWD, no real trucks well that means your reliability should be better since you have a much smaller and more shared product line. So Honda should be reliable since they sell what 2/3 engines, 2 or 3 platforms and that is about it.
I'm impressed with the Germans improvement while they still lag behind.
Ford also has done very well to me.
Hyundai/Kia's new vehicle are just that, new so I can't accurately judge quality based on their old POS vehicles they used to sell.
VW for example while unreliable offers everything from Polo's to Phaetons that are very complex.
Toyota still gets my vote since no one has proven to me they are head and shoulders better. Everyone has recalls. I've never had the unrealistic expectation of having 0 problems with my Lexus. Toyota has real hybrids, trucks, SUVs, cars, a very complex lineup including the 70k Land Cruiser.
Whats funny is these latest Toyota's built in the sales first, quality second era are still higher in quality than most.
So knowing they are going back to quality means a bunch of Hilux's being sold
I'm impressed with the Germans improvement while they still lag behind.
Ford also has done very well to me.
Hyundai/Kia's new vehicle are just that, new so I can't accurately judge quality based on their old POS vehicles they used to sell.
VW for example while unreliable offers everything from Polo's to Phaetons that are very complex.
Toyota still gets my vote since no one has proven to me they are head and shoulders better. Everyone has recalls. I've never had the unrealistic expectation of having 0 problems with my Lexus. Toyota has real hybrids, trucks, SUVs, cars, a very complex lineup including the 70k Land Cruiser.
Whats funny is these latest Toyota's built in the sales first, quality second era are still higher in quality than most.
So knowing they are going back to quality means a bunch of Hilux's being sold
10-21-10, 12:26 PM
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we've owned a good number of Toyota/Lexus vehicles over the years, and my parents even more so in the 70's and 80's. they were quite reliable then, and it hasn't tapered off in my experience with them. they're not the flashiest or the fastest of rides, but they do get you from point a to point b without fail. mercedes benz is definitely the more reliable of the german brands (lesser of two evils in comparison to bmw). ford has undeniably been the most reliable american brand. dad had his super van for nearly two decades, and it works nearly every single time (except for a few battery issues during the cold months).
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10-21-10, 01:27 PM
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Where does Mazda stand in reliability opinions? I didn't like them before because of their association with Ford, but their new offerings seem to be pretty attractive (Mazdaspeed 3 in particular).
10-21-10, 01:36 PM
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10-21-10, 02:37 PM
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LOL at the results so far. Seems pretty clear. No question that Toyota and Honda are the epitome of reliability.
In my experience, Toyota still has the edge.
Who voted for BMW, lol. The title of the thread isn't..."Most reliable source of income for which auto tech's?"
In my experience, Toyota still has the edge.
Who voted for BMW, lol. The title of the thread isn't..."Most reliable source of income for which auto tech's?"
10-21-10, 08:32 PM
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According to Consumer Reports, which, for several reasons, I consider the best source in the buisness for auto reliability, Honda/Acura has the best and most consistant reliability of any automaker in the American market. Toyota, Scion, Lexus, Infiniti (except for the QX-56), and Subaru are close. So are some Buicks, Hyundais, and newer Fords.
And, from what I've seen in my reviews, though we can argue all day about recent Honda/Acura styling (which, I agree, is sometimes awful), Hondas and Acuras also seem to come from the factory assembled more carefully, and with more precision, than those of any other automaker. Honda puts a great deal of attention into this at their assembly plants.
And, from what I've seen in my reviews, though we can argue all day about recent Honda/Acura styling (which, I agree, is sometimes awful), Hondas and Acuras also seem to come from the factory assembled more carefully, and with more precision, than those of any other automaker. Honda puts a great deal of attention into this at their assembly plants.
My vote still goes to Toyota. I think Honda makes some great products. Some are very reliable, and their build quality (fit and finish, ect.) appears to be very good. But they have long had automatic transmission reliablility issues with some of their models that CR never picked up on (ie. late '90's early '00's Honda Accord and Acura TL). Some of those cars had consecutive third and fourth transmission repacements. And from what I have read over the years, their transmissions never operated as smoothly as that of Toyota's either.
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10-21-10, 09:14 PM
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Even with recalls and terrible press people still are buying Toyotas based on the faith they will be reliable.Toyota without that Ace Card would fall off the map!
The LFA is the extreme of this. Quality and Construction few have matched. An exotic that will work everyday even though it has a 552hp V-10.
Nuff said
10-21-10, 09:18 PM
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However, the difference here is, a lot of facts support these results.
Does GM overall place high on long-term quality surveys? Does GM have the lowest warranty claims in the industry? Bring that up in a GM forum and you'll get a lot of silence.