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The Least Reliable and Durable Car Brands of Model Year 2004 by CR's 2010 List of Used Cars to Avoid
This page lists the worst car brands of model year 2004 by two measures, both of which employ Consumer Reports' list of Used Cars to Avoid. Both measures use the 2004 models on the 2010 list of Cars to Avoid, when the 2004 cars were about 5 ½ years old. 2004's Worst Car Brands by Share of CR's 2010 list of 2004 Cars to Avoid The 10 worst car brands (13 byt tie) of 2004 by share of CR's 2010 list of 2004 Cars to Avoid are listed below, together with their corresponding shares.
2004 was a relatively good year for Chevrolet, as this brand placed only second worst for the model year, in the 5-to-6-year-old age range.
The Chevrolet brand leads the list of the worst in model years 1985, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006.
Noteworthy is that although the Toyota line has more 2004 models rated in Consumer Reports' 2010 reliability tables than does the Chevrolet line (reflecting U.S. consumers' growing disinclination to buy GM vehicles and General Motors' resulting market share reduction), the Chevrolet line accounts for 9.9% of 2004 Cars to Avoid in 2010 and the Toyota line accounts for none.
The brands that account for the remaining nearly 17% of 2004 cars on CR's 2010 list are Cadillac, Saturn (now defunct), Jaguar, Buick, Porsche, Mini, Jeep, BMW, Volvo, and Mazda.
The following bar graph depicts each brand's share of the 2004 Used Cars to Avoid in 2010 at an approximate age of 5 ½ years.
2004's Worst Car Brands by Number of Brand's 2004 Cars to Avoid Divided by All of Its 2004 Cars Rated in 2010 For this quality measure, we divide the brand's number of 2004 models on CR's 2010 list of Used Cars to Avoid by the number of its 2004 models rated in CR's 2010 Reliability Tables. This computation is done with the intent to garner a rough estimate as to how likely a brand's models will be among the Cars to Avoid at about 5 ½ years. The 10 (11 by tie) worst 2004 brands by this quality measure are, in descending order (worst first):
The brand quotients for model year 2004 are depicted in the following bar graph.  The Vibe, a rebadge of the Matrix, is not included in the above computations.
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:
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