[MSP]

Most reliable new cars named by Consumer Reports - Nov. 9, 2006

Consumer Reports' Most Reliable | 1 | CNNMoney


Unless you are buying a large SUV it would appear that General Motors and Chrysler suck donkey dicks. And Mercedes / Volkswagen don’t look like much either. Kudos to Ford/Mercury though, they actually had some models in the "reliable" list. For the most part Honda and Toyota rules the roost….

[Juballharshaw]

Not surprising really. Though the fact that the hybrids were deemed more reliable than their traditional siblings wasn't what I would have expected. (Newer tech + More parts = Less reliable usually.)

Also, to nitpick:

No vehicles from DaimlerChrysler's (Charts) Chrysler Group made the "Most Reliable" list.

Only one European car, the Mini Cooper, made the "Most Reliable" list. Of the "Least Reliable" cars, 19 of the 45 are European models.

[MSP]

Yeah, I was being nice. Chrysler only appeared on the shit list. GM mosty did, with the exception of some large SUVs.

[mistawiskas]

The pontiac vibe made a best list, too bad about the solstice though.

[sims]

Originally Posted by mistawiskas

The pontiac vibe made a best list, too bad about the solstice though.

the vibe made it because its a toyota matrix :P

[nidex]

Most reliable (Best score first)

Honda Fit (pictured)*
Toyota Yaris*
Honda Civic Hybrid*
Toyota Corolla



I'd probably walk before I drove any of those cars. The Fit I don't mind, but I think the Yaris is probably the ugliest/cheapest POS I've seen around in a while, regular Civics are okay, Corolla's are for towlies.

[MSP]

Originally Posted by nidex

Most reliable (Best score first)

Honda Fit (pictured)*
Toyota Yaris*
Honda Civic Hybrid*
Toyota Corolla



I'd probably walk before I drove any of those cars. The Fit I don't mind, but I think the Yaris is probably the ugliest/cheapest POS I've seen around in a while, regular Civics are okay, Corolla's are for towlies.

That was just the compact category, you had to hit "Next". Here's the category that should matter to you:

Most Reliable Sport/Sporty car
Most reliable (Best score first) Lexus SC
Toyota Camry Solara (4-cyl.)
Subaru Impreza WRX
Honda S2000
Mitsubishi Eclipse*
2006 Mini Cooper hatchback

Least reliable (Worst score first) Pontiac Solstice*
Mercedes-Benz SL
Mercedes-Benz CLK
Mercedes-Benz SLK (V6)
Chevrolet Corvette
Porshce 911 Carrera
Ford Mustang (V6)

[mattdev]

Yay, I drive the #3 small SUV.

[Cr@cKpiPe tE@sEr noOb!]

I have a 97 Camry with over 150k miles on it and it's still going strong. So is my dad's '91 integra. Great engineering.

I wish I had an Element though. They look so nice. My assistant manager has one and also a VW Beetle. She says the Element givers her better gas mileage.

[Jishory]

gearhead garage?

[MSP]

Originally Posted by Jishory

gearhead garage?

Yeah, as soon as I posted this I said "Doh!". I figured it would have gotten moved by now.

[offroadin]

Consumer Reports' Most Reliable | 10 | CNNMoney

WTF Subaru Baha a pickup. I'm not really relying on their information when they pit a Baja against a deisel F-250

[MSP]

Well, technically it is a pickup albeit not in the same class as the F-250. But their picks are made based on reliability data from tens of thousands of vehicles and are pretty impossible to refute. The only fault I see is that they didn't divide the trucks into sub-categories. There's nothing wrong with liking vehicles on the unreliable list, you just can't say you based your decision on reliability.

[Jishory]

its like a subaru el camino or ranchero

[MSP]

I would LOVE to have an El Camino. Talk about a cool concept. But yeah, not what most people would consider a truck. A truck must have an external bed though, so it's tough to exclude it.

[Electric_Head]

YAY! Subaru Impreza is on the reliable list. I guess their is a reason it is so damn hard to find a used one for sale.

EDIT: Wait a minute. Look at the large SUV's list, I thought the Yukon, Tahoe, and H2 were all the same vehicle just different body panels and badges...no?

[Jishory]

yup, same frame and engine, h2 has a different rear axle with a locker though, but wont affect reliability

[hans5849]

I was looking for impreza, and WTF i can't find them anywhere in sedan form.

[El_Presidente_Pufferfish]

excellent. i've got 4th most reliable in its 'class'

[MSP]

Originally Posted by Jishory

yup, same frame and engine, h2 has a different rear axle with a locker though, but wont affect reliability

Obviously something is affecting the numbers. But reliability covers more than just the powertrain anyway. Maybe some of those fancy bells and whistles they put on the H2 are prone to problems.