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The 7 Most Reliable and Durable Car Brands of Model Year 1986 This page lists the top seven car brands (as well as the Top 10 and Top 15 car brands) of model year 1986 by reliability-and-durability grade point average (Reliability-Durability GPA or more concisely, R-D GPA). 1986's Top 7 Car Brands These 7 brand leaders of the automobile industry are listed below in descending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (best first), together with their R-D GPAs.
The Reliability-Durability GPAs of the Acura and Honda brands are rather the same, as are those of the Suzuki and Toyota brands and those of the Mercedes-Benz and Nissan brands.
Honda cars dominate 1986's Top-10 list as well.
Chart of the 7 Best Car Brands of 1986
The following bar graph depicts how much above average the Top 7 car brands of 1986 are. The 7 best are listed in descending order (best first).
Countries of Origin of the 7 Best Car Brands of 1986
Japanese-engineered car brands account for 6 of the 7 best brands in 1986; German-engineered car brands account for 1.
Note that in 1986 none of the Detroit manufacturers has a car brand among the Top 7.
The following chart gives each nation's percent share of the 7 most reliable and durable brands of 1986.
The Next 3 Car Brands of 1986
The next 3 car brands are listed below in descending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (best first).
Countries of Origin of the 10 Best Car Brands of 1986
Each country's percent share of the 10 best automobile brands of model year 1986 by R-D GPA is:
The Next 5 Car Brands of 1986
The next 5 car brands are listed below in descending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (best first).
Note that the United States' Michigan 4 had one brand among the Top 15 - Ford Motor Company's Lincoln brand.
Chart of the 15 Best Car Brands of 1986
The following bar graph depicts how much above average the Top 15 car brands of 1986 are. The 15 best are listed in descending order (best first).
Countries of Origin of the 15 Best Car Brands of 1986
Japanese-engineered car brands account for 8 of the 15 best brands in 1986; German-engineered car brands account for 5; Sweden and the U.S. each account for one.
The following chart gives each nation's percent share of the 15 most reliable and durable brands of 1986.
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 brand's Reliability-Durability GPA is computed by taking the average of the Reliability-Durability GPAs of its models. Best and Worst Car Brands of Each Model Year 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 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 Manufacturers of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005The Worst Car Manufacturers 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 For additional car quality information, visit www.AutoOnInfo.net and CarsOnInfo.net.In particular, for additional durability information, see:
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