Top 10 Most Reliable Car Companies

Consumer Reports released its Annual Auto Reliability Survey last month, which predicts the dependability of every new vehicle on sale today.

There were plenty of eyebrow-raising tidbits like the fact that the Chrysler Pacifica minivan is projected to have average reliability, an unheard-of rating for the brand, especially with a first-year product. Additionally, Kia’s Niro hybrid crossover is supposedly the most dependable vehicle available today, a major win for this South Korean automaker.

Consumer Reports’ Annual Auto Reliability Survey is based on responses from their subscribers who have purchased or leased more than 640,000 new vehicles since the year 2000. This gives the influential watchdog organization a huge amount of data to base its predictions on, which apply to more than 300 different vehicle nameplates.

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[EricFortuneJr.]

You can't base long term reliability on a survey taken by recent car buyers who barely know their vehicles.

[lesliet]

KIA, INFINITY, AUIDI, BMW, AND BUICK IS MORE RELIABLE THAN HONDA!?
(Side note, HOW IS THE 86 MORE RELIABLE THEN EVERY OTHER TOYOTA?)

[Stingray_]

BMW and Audi are more reliable than Honda? Okay

[FiredEmpire]

Toyota and Honda. The only trustworthy names in the industry since the 1960s.

[penvon]

Least reliable was the Honda Ridgeline yet these same group of FOOLS gave it “pickup” of the year. Sigh

[patrickmansour]

I own a 2002 honda crv and it have 439.000 miles on it. I owned it from 17 years
Edited for typo

[evanvarden]

10. Hyundai - South Korea
9. Honda - Japan
8. Buick - United States
7. Infiniti - Japan
6. Subaru - Japan
5. BMW - Germany
4. Audi - Germany
3. Kia - South Korea
2. Lexus - Japan
1. Toyota - Japan

[Fadic]

Don’t go based on consumer reports... some idiot not knowing how pair their Bluetooth to their phone to their car will bring down the reliability.

If they completely separated how many of these reliable cars needed warranty work to be done on their power train then we’d have a completely different list.
Don’t they also only cover the first 90 days?

[musicever]

HONDA and Toyota are the most reliable cars in the universe and that’s it

[cmcmanu]

My 2017 Hyundai Elantra has been problem free until last Saturday when a subtle noise started, and when I made an appointment to go to the dealer to have them see if they could find out what it was, the noise went away and now its back...

[ryan]

Kia, bmw, and Audi should not be on this list I dont think your research is correct at all

[alchemier]

I have owned and driving 3 Toyota cars. They are the most reliable vehicles I ever owned. They never left me stranded. As long as you keep up with your on time maintenance. An no negligence

[Pro-habits]

If you treat your car right it will treat you right

[CarlosHerreraPeralta]

This video makes me love Toyota and Lexus even more that I do now.

[apollo]

I think the report is very reliable, at least as far as it concerns Toyota. Did 294, 000 kms on my first 2006 Camry. Later purchased a 2011 Camry. Now completed 256, 000 kms. All I have had to replace were shock absorbers (twice on each car), absorber mountings (once), engine mountings (once), brake disc (3 sets @ 80, 000 kms each), brake disc (twice), new wiper blade (once in both cars after completing 200, 000 kms) and an AC compressor (on my former 2006 Camry) at about 235, 000 kms. Never has the car stalled even once. The best endorsement of their reliability came when I returned to Toyota to trade in my 2006 Camry for the 2011 Camry. The sales rep only asked to view the booth and engine compartment and exterior to make sure that my car was not involved in any major accident to qualify for the trade in. I enquired whether he wanted to test drive the car to which his remark was, "We don't need to do that. Toyota engines and gearboxes hardly ever give problems". That was enough, I immediately booked the 2011 Camry! I am not a Toyota sales person but an owner of 2 Camrys for 11 and half years now. It doesn't drive to excite yes, but be in no doubt that it is every bit as reliable as claimed in this video.

[mountainhobo]

To everyone crying foul over Honda's poor showing — Honda introduced a lot of new technology in the last year or so, including new turbo power plants, and so on. You always slip in reliability after that. Give Honda a couple of years to iron out the kinks, and they will be back in the top 4.

[MrAsh-cwcq]

I'm Sorry, but this is a bullshit list from consumers report... The only one I agree with is Toyota /Lexus

[Nycholas]

Not surprised Honda is so low. When Honda makes a new car it’s full of issues. Kia hasn’t really made any huge drivetrain changes. Sticking to mostly 6 speed autos which is why it’s higher up. Makes sense

[carsfan]

How dare you think the Impreza is unreliable, the least reliable model is the Outback.

[PPaul]

Japanese Cars and Korean Cars is so much better and best design ever!!!!