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10-17-2007, 07:27 PM
Best Compacts include the Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris. (http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_7197171)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Fit_Sport.jpgAP - Oct. 17, 2007
With the flap generated over Toyota’s fall from the top in CR’s Annual survey, many overlooked that Honda vehicles moved to #1. The Honda Fit tied for the top spot in the Compact category. -- Ed.
DETROIT -- Asian brands continue to trounce their domestic rivals in Consumer Reports' annual survey of vehicle reliability, but Toyota's scores are falling while Ford is making its most reliable vehicles in years, the nonprofit group said Tuesday.
Honda Motor Co. and its luxury Acura nameplate topped this year's list, which predicts the reliability of 2008 model year vehicles based on past performance. Hummer and Land Rover were the least reliable.
The top-rated domestic brand was Buick, which was 10th.
The ratings, which are based on surveys of about 1 million online and print subscribers to Consumer Reports magazine, are closely watched by automakers because of their influence on car buyers. This year's survey was conducted in the spring and covered 1.3 million vehicles from the 1998 to 2007 model years.
Making it into the top 10 were Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, Scion and Toyota brands, and Toyota had 17 vehicles on Consumer Reports' list of the 39 most reliable models, far more than any other automaker.
But Consumer Reports said the storied brand "is showing cracks in its armor" and no longer will receive automatic recommendations from the magazine when it releases new or redesigned vehicles.
Consumer Reports used to recommend Toyota without any reliability data, based on past performance.
Consumer Reports said buyers had problems with the automatic transmission in the V6 version of the Toyota Camry sedan, the four-wheel-drive system in the V8 version of the Toyota Tundra pickup and the accessories and audio system in the all-wheel-drive Lexus GS sedan … http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_7197171
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Fit_Sport.jpgAP - Oct. 17, 2007
With the flap generated over Toyota’s fall from the top in CR’s Annual survey, many overlooked that Honda vehicles moved to #1. The Honda Fit tied for the top spot in the Compact category. -- Ed.
DETROIT -- Asian brands continue to trounce their domestic rivals in Consumer Reports' annual survey of vehicle reliability, but Toyota's scores are falling while Ford is making its most reliable vehicles in years, the nonprofit group said Tuesday.
Honda Motor Co. and its luxury Acura nameplate topped this year's list, which predicts the reliability of 2008 model year vehicles based on past performance. Hummer and Land Rover were the least reliable.
The top-rated domestic brand was Buick, which was 10th.
The ratings, which are based on surveys of about 1 million online and print subscribers to Consumer Reports magazine, are closely watched by automakers because of their influence on car buyers. This year's survey was conducted in the spring and covered 1.3 million vehicles from the 1998 to 2007 model years.
Making it into the top 10 were Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus, Scion and Toyota brands, and Toyota had 17 vehicles on Consumer Reports' list of the 39 most reliable models, far more than any other automaker.
But Consumer Reports said the storied brand "is showing cracks in its armor" and no longer will receive automatic recommendations from the magazine when it releases new or redesigned vehicles.
Consumer Reports used to recommend Toyota without any reliability data, based on past performance.
Consumer Reports said buyers had problems with the automatic transmission in the V6 version of the Toyota Camry sedan, the four-wheel-drive system in the V8 version of the Toyota Tundra pickup and the accessories and audio system in the all-wheel-drive Lexus GS sedan … http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_7197171