Top To Bottom - Who Are The Winners And Who Are the Losers In Consumer Reports Reliability Study

If you are looking for a reliable car, don’t assume that certain brands are always shoe-ins. Each manufacturer has models that have a range of reliability in Consumer Reports’ annual car reliability survey.

When shopping for a car, it’s best to look at individual models and not make assumptions based on brand perceptions. In addition, just because a vehicle scored well in our reliability survey doesn’t mean it's recommended by CR or a good vehicle to buy.

Below is a list of the best and worst vehicles by brand based on predicted reliability. Models with an asterisk (“*”) are based on data for one model year only.

Yonder7 - 10/26/2011 2:05:24 PM

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BMW 550 the new model? Thats happen when you too much electronics in a car if you are not Japanese..lol (Same goes for the GL)

Agent009 - 10/26/2011 3:14:15 PM

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One big thing many people don't realize is that their survey goes out in April, so their data are already six months old. For the asterisked 2011s and especially the rare early 2012 they have very little data, in some cases respondents often only had the car for a few weeks. I doubt their data are solid for the Volt or the 2012 Focus.

Yonder7 - 10/26/2011 3:28:45 PM

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Good point.

USNA1999 - 10/26/2011 7:05:37 PM

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Do people still read this garbage (Consumer Reports)? They need to stick to testing home appliances.
OMG, the ignorance of our country.

truckman - 10/27/2011 3:52:05 AM

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I have little faith in CR.

iamdabest1 - 10/28/2011 12:24:51 AM

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this list is crap, my dad has a tsx for 3 years now without a single problem...i have family with odyssey's and sienas without probs as well ( those 2 are like the BEST minivans ever !!)