Reliability-Durability Using CR's Lists of Cars to Avoid

Introduction and Selection Criteria 
 
This section of Car Quality Info uses (1) the absence of models on Consumer Reports' annual lists of Used Cars to Avoid to select the best car brands and car manufacturers and (2) the presence of models on Consumer Reports' annual lists of Used Cars to Avoid to select the worst car brands and car manufacturers.
 
Note that the measures of reliability and durability offered in this section of Car Quality Info, although easier to compute and assemble, are coarser than the more refined Reliability-Durability GPAs.

Best and Worst Car Brands of Each Model Year

This section of the page lists the models years for which ratings of car brands are presently offered.

The Best Car Brands of Each Model Year: 

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

The Worst Car Brands of Each Model Year:  

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989    
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Best and Worst Car Makers of Each Model Year

This section of the page lists the models years for which ratings of car manufacturers are presently offered.

The Best Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year:  

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989   
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

The Worst Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year:  

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Best Car Brands

This section of the page lists the model years in which each brand is among the best.

Acura brand: 

1998   
2002  2004  2005  2006

Audi brand:

1986   

Chrysler brand:

1986   

Infiniti brand: 

2005  2006

Lexus brand: 

1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Honda brand: 

1985  1986   
1995 
2001  2003  2004  2005  2006 

Hyundai brand: 

2004  2005  2006

Mazda brand: 

1985  1986   
1995  1996  1998  1999 
2000 

Mercedes-Benz brand: 

1986    
2005 

Mitsubishi brand:

1985 

 Nissan brand: 

1985  1986   
1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003 

Scion brand: 

2005 

Subaru brand: 

2001  2002  2003  2004 

Toyota brand: 

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Volvo brand: 

1985  1986   

Best Car Companies

This section of the page lists the model years in which each automobile manufacturer is among the best.

Daimler-Benz AG/Mercedes-Benz: 

1986   

Fuji Heavy Industries LTD (Subaru division): 

2001  2002  2003  2004 

Honda Motor Company: 

1985  1986   
1995   
2001  2003  2004  2005  2006 

Hyundai Motor Corporation: 

2004  2005  2006

Mazda Motor Corporation: 

1985  1986   
1995  1996  1998  1999 
2000  2001 

Nissan Motor Company: 

1985  1986   
1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2003 

Toyota Motor Corporation: 

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989   
1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006

Volkswagen AG: 

1985  1986   

Volvo Personvagnar AB/Volvo: 

1985  1986   

Computational Note

Generally, a comma or dash between engine sizes, engine types, cylinder counts, or drivelines doubles entry count in CR's list of Cars to Avoid.

As counts and computations are many, errors may occur. However, as the values of this section are averages, an error, if any, should be small.

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