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The Most Reliable and Durable Car Brands of Model Year 1985 by CR's 1991 List of Used Cars to Avoid
This page lists the top seven car brands of model year 1985 by absence from Consumer Reports' 1991 list of Used Cars to Avoid, when the cars were 5 to 6 years old. 1985's Top 7 Car Brands The criteria used on this page for selecting 1985's best automobile brands are:
These 8 brand leaders of the automobile industry are listed below in descending order of entries in CR's 1991 Reliability Tables (covering the age range of 5-to-6 years old), together with entry count.
The Toyota line is first by this measure of quality for model years: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
To compare this list of the most relabile and durable car brands of 1985 with that using the overall Reliability-Durability GPA of the brands, click 1985. To compare this list of the most relabile and durable car brands with the list of 2005 by the same measure, click 2005.
Countries of Origin of the 7 Best Car Brands of 1985 by Absence from CR's 1991 List of Used Cars to Avoid
Japan accounts for 4 of the 7 best brands in 1985; Germany accounts for 2; Sweden accounts for 1.
Computations To determine the number of each brand's 1985 models in the age range of 5-to-6 years old on Consumer Reports' list of Used Cars to Avoid, a count is made of each brand's 1985 models on this list in the April 1991 issue of Consumer Reports (pages 290 and 291).
To determine the number of each brand's 1985 models in the age range of 5-to-6 years old in Consumer Reports' list of Reliability Tables, a count is made of each brand's 1985 models in the Reliability Tables of the April 1991 issue of Consumer Reports (pages 259-278).
Additional Resources
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 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 For additional car quality information, visit www.AutoOnInfo.net and CarsOnInfo.net. In particular, for additional durability information, see:
www.CarQualityInfo.net: The car-quality website for the brighter-than-average North American consumer.
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