Car Makers - Best Manufacturers of MY 1986

Car Makers with the Most Reliable and Durable Cars of Model Year 1986 

This page lists the Top 3 car makers (as well as the Top 7 car makers) of model year 1986 by reliability-and-durability grade point average (Reliability-Durability GPA or more concisely, R-D GPA).

1986's Top 3 Car Makers 

1986's 3 best car manufacturers are listed below in descending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (best first), together with their R-D GPAs.

  • Honda Motor Company, with a R-D GPA of 3.63
  • Suzuki Motor Corporation, with a R-D GPA of 3.44
  • Toyota Motor Corporation, with a R-D GPA of 3.39
Honda cars dominate 1986's Top-10 list as well.
 
Country Headquarters of the 3 Best Car Manufacturers of 1986
 
Japan accounts for all three of 1986's best car companies by Reliability-Durability GPA.
 
The Next 4 Best Car Makers of 1986

The next 4 best car companies are listed below in descending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (best first).

  • Mazda Motor Corporation, with a Reliability-Durability GPA of 3.11
  • Daimler-Benz AG, with a Reliability-Durability GPA of 2.94
  • Nissan Motor Company, with a Reliability-Durability GPA of 2.90
  • BMW AG, with a Reliability-Durability GPA of 2.82
Chart of the 7 Best Car Makers of 1986

The following bar graph depicts how much above average the Top 7 car manufacturers of 1986 are. The 7 best are listed in descending order (best first).

This is a bar graph of the Reliability-Durability GPAs of the 7 best car manufacturers of model year 1986. The Reliability-Durability GPA of a car model is a composite measure based on the category and overall reliability ratings of Consumer Reports for age ranges 4-to-5 years and 5-to-6 years. Car Maker R-D GPA is an average of its model R-D GPAs. Chart by James Benjamin Bleeker.
 
Country Headquarters of the 7 Best Car Makers of 1986
 
Japan accounts for 5 of the 7 best car manufacturers in 1986; Germany accounts for the remaining 2.

The following chart gives each nation's percent share of the 7 car companies with the most reliable and durable vehicles of 1986.

This is a pie chart of each country's share of the Top 7 automobile manufacturers of model year 1986 by Reliability-Durability Grade Point Average (GPA). Japan has 71.4% and Germany has 28.6%. The Reliability-Durability GPA of a car model is a composite score based on the category and overall reliability ratings of Consumer Reports for age ranges 4-to-5 years and 5-to-6 years. Car Maker R-D GPA is an average of its model R-D GPAs. Chart by James Benjamin Bleeker.

Computations

To compute the reliability-durability grade point average of the MY 1986 cars, Consumer Reports' reliability ratings for the age ranges 4-to-5 years and 5-to-6 years are used.

CR's ratings are converted to numerical values following the standard academic pattern: a grade point of 4.0 (an A) is accorded a rating of Much Better Than Average, a 3.0 (a B) is accorded a rating of Better Than Average, a 2.0 (a C) is accorded a rating of Average, a 1.0 (a D) is accorded a rating of Below Average, and a 0 (an F) is accorded a rating of Much Below Average.

Then, for each age range, the grade point of CR's overall reliability rating is weighted 2/3 and the average of the grade points of the category ratings is weighted 1/3.

Then, the average for the two age ranges is taken.

Finally, a car maker's Reliability-Durability GPA is computed by taking the average of the Reliability-Durability GPAs of its models.

Best and Worst Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year

The Best Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985  1986 ...  2004  2005

The Worst Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985  1986 ...  2004  2005

Additional Resources

The Best Cars of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  ...  2004  2005

The Worst Cars of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  ...  2004  2005 

The Best Car Brands of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985  1986 ...  2004  2005

The Worst Car Brands of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985  1986 ...  2004  2005 

Best Car Brands by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid:  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 

Worst Car Brands by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid:  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Best Car Makers by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid: 1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Worst Car Makers by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid:  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

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http://CarsOnInfo.net/ToyotaAgeEquivalents.aspx 
http://CarsOnInfo.net/ToyotaMileageEquivalents.aspx 
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