The secret to Japanese car reliability - REVEALED!

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Reliability is one of the most important factors when buying a new car, right? Whether you want something that packs a punch or is highly practical, you’ll always want to consider reliability before you hand over the cash on your new set of wheels.

So with that in mind, it got us thinking - why is it that some of the most reliable cars in the world come from Japan? After all, a recent survey by WarrantyWise found that 5 of the top 10 most reliable cars you can buy are Japanese!

Well, we’ve done some investigating, and we’re sharing the results in this video! To find out why the likes of Toyota and Honda make some of the most reliable cars in the world, you'll need to stick with Mat for this all-new video!

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[carwow]

Complete this sentence: The greatest Japanese car ever made is...

[CrispyHulk]

Something simple that Matt said really stood out. He said, “reliability has been a key selling point for Japanese brands”. It got me thinking… Why isn’t reliability a key selling point for western brands? Have brands like GM normalised poor quality so that we expect nothing better? Maybe the Japanese simply have high expectations for their purchases and companies like Toyota and Honda respect their customers enough to produce high quality products.

[MrPADDYOT]

My father is a mechanic. Years ago when I was buying my first car I asked him what I should get, his reply was "Something Japanese". "Yeah, OK dad but which one?"...."Any of them" was the snappy reply.

[sinirliadam]

Another reason is the simplicity of their design. The boot hinges on a 2003 Vectra had almost a dozen moving parts. The hinges on the Avensis look simpler than the door hinges of my room.

[harkirankalra]

Toyotas are made to tow Land Rover / Jaguars to the service centre

[clivesinclair]

The Japanese take pride in their work and don’t like failure.

[stevehhall]

As a Honda Tech mechanic back in the 80s/ 90s these cars were an utter joy to work with, I say ' with' because we never had to actually do anything other than service them. They never failed..

[tawon]

Cause you can’t afford to break down when Godzilla is hot on your trail!

[meejinhuang]

There are many factors to why Japanese cars are so reliable:

1. Japanese consumers demand quality and reliability from Japanese companies
2. Highly educated workforce, including factory workers
3. High quality control on even their cheapest cars
4. Competition between Japanese brands
5. They put quality/reliability before short term profit

Other car makers need to follow suit. German brands used to have similar quality as the Japanese, but have fallen far behind because they put profit before reliability. Most German brands are now known to have poor reliability.

[andrelakay]

Hi Matt. I've been driving Toyotas for about 36 years, still love the brand. My 2nd choice would be a Honda.

[polygamous]

Matt you forgot to mention Japanese cars made in the UK are also among the most reliable too, so this points to their excellent engineering much more so than the workers who build them, why is a Honda made in England more reliable than another car made in England? its Not the workers its the design quality, n work practise what British manufacturers should a realized long ago

[davidmilenkovic]

I really like theese educational and historical videos you make from time to time, showing how it is all made and developed and what it looks like behind the curtains. My personal favorite is the "time travel" video in the Mercedes museum.

[encoreartz]

Mazda with rotary noises: we are daredevils of unreliability

[zorpio]

Me and my friend both own ep3 civic type Rs, had them for nearly 10 years now, they have been put through there paces and have never broke down, unbelievable cars from Honda, I also believe Japanese culture has honour in making reliable cars where as other countries don’t as much and are very sneaky because they know they will make more money if the car breaks and you have to keep buying parts!

[arno]

"20 year old car with the same horsepower as a Bugatti Veryon"
Should mention the Veyron is now 16 years old as

[abdullahsaeed]

Matt: Most reliable cars in the UK : Suzuki, Isuzu, Toyota, Lexus and Honda.
Nissan: Am I a joke to you?
Infiniti: Well said daddy

[GRfourfun]

They are incredible cars, they are so well built. Just got a 2010 blue Lexus ISF, owned a 08 ISF for 5 years and it was faultless but always wanted a blue one with the lsd. It’s nearly 11 years old and it drives/smells like a brand new car, bombproof reliability with 5.0 V8 performance.

[kevinhawthorne]

Thank You for all of your videos that you did. I am enjoying all of them

[johndavidson]

Yeah, I do agree that Japanese cars or even many of the car's made in Japan are quite reliable.

[richardhintonracing]

Have to say this is now the most professional and best produced new car content on youtube .