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The Car Makers with the Most Reliable and Durable Cars of Model Year 1998 by CR's 2004 List of Used Cars to Avoid
This page lists the top 3 car manufacturers of model year 1998 by absence from Consumer Reports' 2004 list of Used Cars to Avoid. 1998's Top 3 Car Makers The criteria for selecting 1998's best automobile manufacturers are:
The 3 leading manufacturers of the automobile industry are listed below in descending order of entries of 1998 cars in CR's 2004 Reliability Tables (covering the age range of 5-to-6 years old), together with entry count.
By this measure of automotive quality, Toyota Motor Corporation is the best in 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Worth noting is the increase in the number of models by Toyota Motor Corporation rated in Consumer Reports' Reliability Tables - from 10 in 1998 to 29 in 2006. The increase reflects U.S. consumer gravitation, albeit a very slow movement, toward quality and a resulting increase in Toyota's U.S. market shares.
Honda Motor Company would have been among the best manufacturers of 1998, had it not marketed the Passport, a sport-utility vehicle by Isuzu Motors Ltd., an affiliate of General Motors Corporation.
Countries of Origin of the 3 Best Car Manufacturers of 1998 by Absence from CR's 2004 List of Used Cars to Avoid
Japan accounts for all of the 3 best car companies in 1998. By geographical region, East Asia accounts for all 3.
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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