US based Consumer Reports – an independent and nonprofit organization – released their annual survey for car reliability recently. According to this survey, Japanese cars are at top in nine categories among ten categories in the reliability rankings. This car reliability ranking report by Consumer Reports was based on the feedback from consumers who own or lease 1.4 million vehicles. The recent car reliability survey also says that 33 car models are Japanese out of the top scoring 48 models. Toyota had 18 models, Honda 8, Nissan 4, Subaru 3.
Cars from Toyota Motor Corporation won top positions in six different categories. Toyota bagged top position for convertibles and sporty coupes with their model Lexus SC, and their FJ Cruiser won the in medium size sport utility vehicles. Toyota’s TundraV6 came at the top in pickups and Sequoia in large sport utility vehicles. Toyota Prius hybrid was also at the top in family cars and Venza in wagons and minivans.
Honda Motor Company won top positions in two different categories and Nissan Motor Company did for one category. Honda won top position in small cars with their model Honda Insight Hybrid and their CR-V won in small sport utilities. The first ranking in luxury cars went to Nissan Infiniti M35.
As per the Consumer Reports rankings published by brands, seven Japanese brands are in the top ten positions. Toyota Scion raked the first followed by Toyota and Honda. The forth one is Nissan’s Infiniti, Acura by Honda is fifth, Mitsubishi of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation sixth, Lexus brand by Toyota seventh and Hyundai Motor Co’s Hyundai brand placed eighth. Porsche brand was ninth for its Porsche AG and Ford Motor Co’s Mercury brand ranked tenth in top ten brand names.
These reliability rankings once again prove that Japanese cars are not just stylish but are excellent in reliability and performance. Japanese car makers won seven top positions in 2008 and in 2009, they won top eight positions. In 2006 and 2007, they had won all 10 categories. This only shows that Japanese car makers are consitently improving their quality and reliability.
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