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The 9 Least Reliable and Durable Car Brands of Model Year 1985 This page lists the 9 worst car brands (as well as the 15 worst car brands) of model year 1985 by reliability-and-durability grade point average (R-D GPA). 1985's Bottom 9 Car Brands: The Nine Worst The 9 worst car brands of 1985 are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with their corresponding R-D GPA and Grade.
Countries of Origin of the 9 Worst Car Brands of 1985
U.S. car brands dominate the 9 worst car brands, accounting for 7 of the 9 worst brands in 1985; French and UK car brands each account for 1.
Note that in 1985 none of the Japanese auto companies has a car brand among the Bottom 9.
The following chart gives each nation's percent share of the 9 least reliable and durable brands of 1985.  The Next 6 Car Brands of 1985
The next 6 car brands are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first).
Note that the Japan's automobile manufacturers have not one brand among the Bottom 15 of 1985.
Chart of the 15 Worst Car Brands of 1985
The following bar graph depicts how much below average the Bottom 15 car brands of 1985 are. The 15 worst are listed in qascending order (worst first).  Countries of Origin of the 15 Worst Car Brands of 1985
Each country's percent share of the 15 worst automobile brands of model year 1985 by R-D GPA is:
Computations
To compute the reliability-durability grade point average of the MY 1985 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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