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| Reliability Percentranks: Menu Page - All Autos - Manufacturer Averages | |
| Tables by Vehicle Type: Small Cars - Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes - Family Cars and Large Cars - Upscale and Luxury Cars - SUVs - Minivans - Pickups | |
| Tables by Vehicle Line: Acura - Audi - BMW - Buick - Cadillac - Chevrolet - Chrysler - Dodge - Eagle - Ford - GMC - Honda - Hyundai - Infiniti - Isuzu - Jaguar - Jeep - Kia - Land Rover - Lexus - Lincoln - Mazda - Mercedes-Benz - Mercury - Mini Cooper - Mitsubishi - Nissan - Oldsmobile - Plymouth - Pontiac - Porsche - Saab - Saturn - Scion - Subaru - Suzuki - Toyota - Volkswagen - Volvo | |
| Charts and Extrapolations by Vehicle Line: Acura - Audi - BMW - Buick - Cadillac - Chevrolet - Chrysler - Dodge - Eagle - Ford - GMC - Honda - Hyundai - Infiniti - Isuzu - Jaguar - Jeep - Land Rover - Lexus - Lincoln - Mazda - Mercedes-Benz - Mercury - Nissan - Oldsmobile - Plymouth - Pontiac - Saab - Saturn - Subaru - Toyota - Volkswagen - Volvo | |
| Tables of Best and Worst: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - Summary - Chart Summary of 2006 Updates - Chart and Table Summary of the 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates | |
| Tables and Charts of Gaps: Gaps to Toyota - Charts of the Great Gaps - Extrapolations of the Great Gaps | |
| Reliability Grades - High Standards: Menu Page - All Autos - Manufacturer Averages | |
| Tables by Vehicle Type: Small Cars - Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes - Family Cars and Large Cars - Upscale and Luxury Cars - SUVs - Minivans - Pickups | |
| Tables by Vehicle Line: Acura - Audi - BMW - Buick - Cadillac - Chevrolet - Chrysler - Dodge - Eagle - Ford - GMC - Honda - Hyundai - Infiniti - Isuzu - Jaguar - Jeep - Kia - Land Rover - Lexus - Lincoln - Mazda - Mercedes-Benz - Mercury - Mini Cooper - Mitsubishi - Nissan - Oldsmobile - Plymouth - Pontiac - Porsche - Saab - Saturn - Scion - Subaru - Suzuki - Toyota - Volkswagen - Volvo | |
| 2007 Charts Contrasting the Reliability Grades of Various Manufacturers for Model Years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004: Toyota vs. Big 3 - Honda vs. Big 3 - Subaru vs. Big 3 - Nissan vs. Big 3 - Mazda vs. Big 3 | |
| Reliability Grades - Exacting Standards: Menu Page - All Autos - Manufacturer Averages | |
| Tables by Vehicle Type: Small Cars - Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes - Family Cars and Large Cars - Upscale and Luxury Cars - SUVs - Minivans - Pickups | |
| Reliability Index Values: Menu Page | |
| Tables: Table I - All Models - Table I: Part 1: The Top Four - Table I: Part 2: The Middle Group - Table I: Part 3: Volkswagen and GM - Table I: Part 4: Ford and Chrysler - Summary of Important Points of Table I - Table II: Line and Other Averages - The Bottom Line | |
| Charts: Chart of the Great Gulf - Chart of Ten Best and Ten Worst - Chart of SUV RIVs - Chart of Minivan RIVs - Chart of Family Sedan RIVs - Chart of Luxury Sedan RIVs - Chart of Pickup RIVs - Charts of Noteworthy Models - Contenders for the Kingship of Worst-Ness | |
| Reliability | |
| Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors - Menu Page - May 2004 article "General Motors Quality Drops Again" - May 2004 article "Toyota's Reliability Continues to Advance: Gap with Big Three Grows" - November 2003 article "Toyota Dominates 'Best Used Cars' List; Chrysler and General Motors Dominate 'Worst Used Cars' List" - Mini-Survey No. 58: A Toyota Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance - Mini-Survey No. 57: Honda Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance | |
| Durability | |
| Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors - Menu Page - Auto Durability Page 1 - Auto Durability Page 2 - Auto Durability Page 3 - Auto Durability Page 4 - Auto Durability Page 5 - Auto Durability Page 6 - Auto Durability Page 7 - Auto Durability Page 8 - Auto Durability Page 9 - May 2003 article "Toyota Garners Another AOI Auto Manufacturer Award for Durability - Mini-Survey No. 55: A Lexus Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Lexus Durability - Mini-Survey No. 54: An Infiniti Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Infiniti Durability - Mini-Survey No. 23: A BMW Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into BMW Durability - Mini-Survey No. 22: A Toyota Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Toyota Durability - Mini-Survey No. 19: Are 1984-86 Toyota Corollas Everywhere? - Mini-Survey No. 18: How Common or Rare Is a 400,000 Mile Toyota? - Mini-Survey No. 8: When Should a Typical Big Three (General Motors-Ford-Chrysler) Engineered Vehicle Be Tossed into the Recycling Bin? | |
| Reliability and Durability Updates - Chart and Table Summaries | |
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| Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors - Milestones in Automotive Quality - Estimated True Values of the Big 3's 2007 Vehicles - Auto Emissions - U.S. Recall History - Auto Manufacturer Financial Stature - May 2004 article "General Motors Quality Drops Again" - November 2003 article "Toyota and Subaru Marques Score a Perfect 100% on a Recommended List" - February 2003 article "In CAA's List of Top Ten Vehicle Models, General Motors Scores Zero; Ford and Chrysler Match GM; Toyota Models Number Seven" - February 2003 article "Toyota Dominates the 2003 Pyramid Awards" - Mini-Survey No. 39: An Owner Satisfaction Poll for Honda, Acura, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Nissan, Infiniti, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo Owners - Mini-Survey No. 31: The True Value of a Big Three - Mini-Survey No. 27: Big Three Owner Satisfaction Poll - Mini-Survey No. 20: Chrysler Engine Noise and Knock - Mini-Survey No. 3: Your Vehicle vs. Typical Big Three | |
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