Most Reliable Cars from Consumer Reports

[richie2nice]

I love this video. Of all the cars iv'e ever driven (bmw, ford, chevy, dodge, honda, toyota, nissan, kia and etc) toyota is the only car that has not left me on the side of the road. I wiolol buy a toyota with my eyes closed.

[TheDataZoo]

It all depends on how its maintained not what car it is -.-

[AfterLifeGuru]

Mitsubishi must be the exception, those cars break down instantly.

[chenvschen]

BS, not to point

[ssj4david]

I think a reliable car can come out of any car brand these days. (except for the brits). My friend's 2000 Ford Focus has over 550,000km on it, and it is only on its 2nd clutch. There's a 98 Dodge Grand Caravan in my family with just under 290,000km, and it has outlasted our neighours' Camry and Accord of the exact same model years. Both cars are still going strong. It's all about whether if you get a lemon in the first place (they can come from ANYWHERE), and how well you take care of the car.

[TheDataZoo]

@ssj4david It all depends on how its maintained not what car it is -.-

[snoozefest41]

Ive got a 28 year old prelude on 400 000km and only thing it needs is shockabsorbers...i simply wont die

[joust671]

I love my Hyundai !

[TheNismo400r]

i had a 99 nissan maxima & a 97 almera & there very reliable cars, typical jap reliability,,,go jap & u cant go wrong..just maintain them & service them nd they will go 4ever 4 u happy out!

[tootsiejoon]

@TheNismo400r Yes, I have owned nissans for 23 years, I am driving my 3rd Maxima and just can't find a better and more realiable car.

[FromThe3PointLine]

buy american



[meattube4u33]

toyota's now have the most problems

[MaddDogg81]

I love Hondas. I had 2 1988 Preludes, wone with 4WS and have a turbo RSX-S now

[thatoneshadykid]

People are so narrow minded. Notice how no one ever says "*Random car marque* sucks! Studies show their transmissions fail at six times the normal rate of its class of vehicles by other companies!" It's always "*Random car marque* sucks! My car broke down three times!" Whoopee, dumbass. You got the bad apple of the bunch.

[NFLdude505]

japanese cars arent reliabile. my friends honda broke down on him like 3 times.

[JustAnotherJake7]

@NFLdude505 lol, how old is it? 'cause my 92 Camry broke down three times.. and so did my friend's 2010 Impala... which one is more reliable?

[92CamryLE]

@buggeazy I would reply to your comment but I can't on an iPod.

My mother's Highlander is at 8 years now and hasn't had a single problem. I'm more than positive that it will last ten years without any problems.

My brothers Grand Cherokee went thirteen years on all original parts.

My fathers old 92 Camry needed it first repair at 205,000 miles when it was 17 years old.

What do you drive cause it's common for us to get over ten years

[tepeke88]

Finally a person admitting japanese reliability...cannot be beaten! :) toyota honda nissan and mazda al reign supreme!

[buggeazy102]

dont matter what car you buy after 10 years it will have problems point blank no matter how well you care for it cause parts will begin to wear...

[JustAnotherJake7]

@buggeazy102 Not really, my Camry lasted for 17 years without repair. Mom's Highlander is at 8 years w/o repair. My brother's Jeep lasted about 13 years without needing anything new... So, almost all cars should be able to go a simple ten years without breaking down... unless it's a Chevy. I love those cars to death, but damn they are too unreliable.

[noway2009]

I say the Acura Legend is reliable

[ILessThan3ToJizz420]

Any car can last for 10-20 or more years by taking simple care of it.

-Change your oil

-Change your transmission fluid

-Don't drive like youre on a NASCAR track

That being said, fuck Japanese cars. They're small, cheap feeling, and hard to work on yourself when they do break down.

Ill keep my '89 Ford F150 and '91 Chevy Camaro, thank you.

[FordBroncoBart]

@ILessThan3ToJizz420

Hell yeah the hell with little japanese cars. 

[StreetArtillery]

got a 1969 chevrolet camaro ss in the garage. but i don´t drive it. i drive a 1991 honda crx si. very reliable

[magnum172]

I'm a car fanatic, i drove and owned many, read many books about. I will say the most reliable are: Toyota hilux, Honda accord, Toyota corrola. Most comfortable: Mercedes, Citroën, Jaguar. Most safe: Renaud, Volvo, Lexus. Most quiet: Bmw 728i, Bmw 523i, Bmw 730i, Mercedes C350, Renault Megane.

[8184Antonio]

In my opinion a car reliability depends on overall brand product reliability, how well you take care of your car and where you live environment can affect your car. Personally I like German and Japanese cars . My family owns a Honda S2000 Lexus IS300 Infiniti G37 a. A BMW 335i and Audi A5 and and an Acura MDX these are cars of my mom uncle aunt cousins etc and they've been very reliable My uncle told me I could have his s2000 when cuz he's gettin a new carI get my drivers permit BTW I'm 17 .

[8184Antonio]

No surprise here :) I heart Honda's

[jvrdlc]

thanks CR

[MisterWordman]

Consumer Reports is retarded.

[G8GTman]

I wonder how much the Japanese automakers pay CR for this crap. No way in hell I’d ever own, drive or ride in an Asian car I’ll freaking walk first.

[finnessey32]

@G8GTman wow are u so arrogant u will only drive an american car just for ur own stupidity patriotism? lol wow bro...grow up and face the facts that japanese are the most reliable cars out there...especially honda and toyota...=D

[390merc65]

@finnessey32 does it make you smart to drive an import and blindly believe that just cuzz it was made by honda or toyota that they are immune to any and all brake downs?.if those 2 were so good then why is it [only] toyota having to buy back a 6 year old yota truck cuzz of frame rot..or replace the entire frame>,,or utube blown head gaskets and what dominates utube with that are honda's..i dint see supreme japanese engineering for those vehicles ..

[torogami2]

if by reliable you mean most relliably crashes than toyota is definately on this list

[mehiael]

How about subaru's ratings?

[surethang27]

@mehiael Subaru is one of the most reliable brands

[mehiael]

Hm this analysis seems to be accurate.

[emforty2]

Toyota cars are now junk cause they're made by Toyota of America

buy a Japan made toyota and you won't have as much problems

[JackKangaroo1]

Honda and Toyota have been the darlings of the automotive reviewers for a long time but I think they're over-rated. I owned a Toyota Camry and it gave me a lot of problems---tranny trouble, front end problems, electrical problems, a leaky trunk, faulty sensors, bad relay in fuel injector, you name it. I've not owned a Honda but known people who did who weren't happy. But my Nissan Maxima is running great at 202k. Personally, I think Nissan makes a much better car than Toyota or Honda.

[12supra99]

@JackKangaroo1 I am gonna have to agree with you man. Toyota and Honda started going down hill around 2006 i think. In my family we have a Supra, a camry, an accord, an old mazda (That runs like a champ) and a Nissan Frontier. Everything but the Mazda and Honda have had not one problem and all of them areove 100,000 miles.

[theseller31]

@JackKangaroo1 ARE YOU CRAZY?

[ThunderousVoice]

@JackKangaroo1 I totally agree, I've always have this hunch too.

[NewYorkSucks76]

Toyota Camry and Honda Civic have to be in the top 3 in the last 2 decades

[808evgeny]

toyota 1st

[MNRick041]

I just bought my first foreign car, a Toyota because of the reputation Toyota has for reliability. Also, the Camry is a great car for the money which is probably why it has been a top seller year after year.

[Zinizzle]

@MNRick041 define "foreign" considering most of the "foreign" brands are made here in the US, and GM and Chrysler use a large majority of parts from Mexico.

[ehmangalam]

I Find Consumer Reports not generally reliable when it comes to its reliability ratings. Traditionally, CR has always rated Chrysler's as below to way below average in terms of reliability. This is so far from the truth. Let me explain....

I have owned several Chrysler vehicles which CR rated average to poor in terms of reliabilty and I have also worked as a Service Advisor for many Chrysler dealerships.

The bottom line,if you maintain your Chrysler's, they'll last forever!

[happyboyy8k]

@ehmangalam I agree but if you maintain Toyota and Honda, they'll last even more than a Chrysler

[MisterWordman]

@happyboyy8k Not true at all dude.

[AndyRoddick969]

i have a 95 Honda Civic EX and its got 345,XXX miles on it. boy, its a Beast!

[lunchboxsti275]

I have a 1998 dodge grand caravan with 247,000.. still runs fine..

[eduardosantacruz]

@lunchboxsti275

yeah because they have mitsubishi engines in them.

[misterbear1984]

@lunchboxsti275 very good man...my friends 98 dodge van blew a head gasket at 160k..then 2 months later the transmission shit out :/

[390merc65]

@misterbear1984 a 98 dodge van blew a head gasket???..dont be so quick to blame the american auto industry on that one..it would not surprise me to find out the motor in that van was a japanese built mitsubishi motor ..like  my brothers dodge van,,the only trouble he ever had with his van was the japanese motor in it

[WedidLandONtheMOON]

My 1991 Jeep Cherokee has 138k miles on it and there is no sign of it braking down.

[justin1138]

People put too much stock into Consumer Reports reliability ratings. The way they figure it is "problems per 100" and then the cars with less than 1% get "much better than average", cars that fall between like 1% and 2% get "better than average", between 2% and 3% gets "average", and 3% and 4% get "worse than average". Their exact criteria is buried in their fine print, so bottom line is that only a few % points separate the highest from the lowest performers. Consumer Reports is overrated.

[USA4July1776]

My college car, a Volkswagen Jetta from the year 2000 with 156k miles, is built like a tank... I keep putting gas and oil, and it keeps going strong (inch'Allah).

[devimage]

I advice you "" DONT BUY PEUGEOT "



[EngleSackJus]

*This is why I'm patiently waiting & saving more money for the Chevy' Camaro 2010 V-6. I want to see if it is as relaible as say...Honda Accord V-6, Toyota Corolla Xrs. In that case I want it. Yeah hondas, & Toyotas are good cars, but they are too boring for my taste. I want the new Camaro ONLY if it's reliable. The Gas money on that Beast is already probably Expensive. -_-

[Godismylife1]

toyota and honda are the most reliable?

[adamslurch71]

Ok watching this I ask where is the W123 Series Mercedes? I have a W123 240D and that thing never breaks down, over 550,000 miles and still running with mostly original parts, minus belts, hoses, and other rubber bits that degrade in the heat of a desert. All over the old Mercs outlast anything out there.

[ruiferreira89]

@adamslurch71 I just wish the new ones were that good. I've seen my dads W210 rusting in... 5 years. And the injection broke down this year, in it's 11th year.

People always say bad things about italian cars but my Alfa 164 broke down for the first time this week... after twenty two years!

[kargmeister1337]

every car is reliable, its just that most Americans don't know how to general maintenance that make them unreliable. Its not the car company's fault that your car overheated and broke down because you were too stupid to change a simple belt or pull over because your gage said your engine was hot but you didn't because you were texting or talking on the phone. Me and my old man check my vehicle all the time on my 1994 explorer. that things had its replacement parts, but it never broke down.

[slapaho087]

@kargmeister1337 yea i agree its only reliable if routinly maintain and dont push it hard all the time, i gotta 1993 Chevy blazer full size 2 door Z71, it has 210k miles on original motor and tranny, stuff has gone out on it like any other normal car, fuel mileage is about 15 mpg not that great but it can get me anywhere and be reliable which is what matters ta me the most

[blazinloud]

@slapaho087 no such thing as a blazer z71

[GMCman82]

@slapaho087 they had Z71 full size blazers in 1993? didnt think there were any z71's in 93. you can make it a z71 with the right shocks, eaton automatic rear locking diff. and skid plates though. what was the last year of the full size blazer?

[ZJlover1994]

@kargmeister1337

I have a grate maintenance record on my cars and I have had 2 lemons still thank you!

[bama23]

what about mustangs

[CJDaTman]

@bama23 hell no

[Metallicaman221]

@bama23

Ford in general is shit.

[lovinitson]

Bmws are reliable my 335 is a pleasure

[regisiam]

My dad always had a Mercedes; I never remember it giving up on us.

after my graduation I did buy a Lincoln which is comfortable ,sweet driving ,good looking but when it start making me stay in the rain ,go to the mechanic once in a while and spend money and frustrating repairs and noise ,I start hating American cars. I switched now to Audi and Man the Germans know how to make a solid car.

I bet Mercedes will smoke any American car in anything you choose

[munteanuioan]

best cars Mercedes,Volvo, and the rest :)))

[myHome109]

I have a different view of Buicks, my family loved Buicks. Going back to the 1930's they love Buicks.

My Buick was not so great, two new transmission before 20K, new heads and finally new short block before 20K and an engine fire at the dealership as the mechanic was attempting to deliver the car to me after servicing. Then the manager attempted to charge me for the repairs when it was under warranty!

[spartonboat1]

Year 2000 Buick Park Avenue, 217,000 miles. Uses little to no oil, original water pump. Starts instantly. Have done the shocks once. Five star safety ratings. Fuel economy great at 24.5mpg at 75-80mph, 31mpg at 60mph. Leather seats are shiny, but no tears or rips and still supportive.

Probably the best big pass. car GM ever made. Try to find one used. Lucerne's are used everywhere.

[juscurious]

Consumer Reports is absolute shit. There ratings are different than just about everyone else and in a very major way. All their top rated cars are from Japan. All of them. No Mercedes, no BMW, No AUDI. That simply can't be. I'm not saying that the Japanese don't make good cars but can all of thier top rated cars be from Japan. Don't believe it. CR is shrilling for the Japanese and I think that's crap. I particularily dislike this Ahole David Champion. CR is shit.

[aswtx75]

I have a 2002 Toyota Tacoma that has close to 90,000 miles on it and has run perfect. Zero problems (knock on wood).

As far as buying a vehicle model in it's last year. Well, that makes sense because they've worked out all the kinks. They only put out new models to stay competitive in the industry. Not necessarily because the old model was a bad car. The new models are going to have new features that are more likely to malfunction and it will take time to fix those problems. Makes sense.

[AdThaDon2k8]

yea last year prodcution cars for that particaular generation vechiles tend to be the most refined overal take for example the 1993 1993 lexus ls400 last year production cars for the first generation but one of the most relibale cars ever regardless of the class of car it is which is luxury for that matter

[alexsantiago357]

@aswtx75 i have a 96 accord with 236,000 and counting

[pokemondude789]

Now, I admit it is a LITTLE logic flawed.........but consumer reports people are NOT retarded.

[danny899]

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