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Fine Wallets for Men and Women Robe di Firenze wallets Bosca wallets Jos. A. Bank wallets To view more fine wallets, icons, and search phrases, click here.	Auto on Info  May 2007 In 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Most Reliable List with 10 of 11 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 7 of 10 Worst By James B. Bleeker Toyota Motor Corporation manufactured 6 of the most reliable motor vehicle models, per the 2007 Reliability Index. Three are from Toyota's Lexus line - the LS sedan (RIV=.80), the ES sedan (RIV=.73) and the RX (RIV=.71) - and three are from its Toyota line - the RAV4 small sport utility vehicle (RIV=.82), the 6-cylinder Tacoma small pickup truck (RIV=.80), and the Land Cruiser large sport utility vehicle (RIV=.68). The Reliability Index is a measure of the overall reliability of motor vehicle models when the vehicles are between 6 and 8 years of age. Honda Motor Company accounted for the 4 of the 11 best. One is from Honda's Acura line - the TL sedan (RIV=.68) - and three are from its Honda line - the Civic small car (RIV=.82), the Accord mid-size car (RIV=.79), and the CR-V small sport utility vehicle (RIV=.77). Nissan Motor Company accounted for the remaining 1 of the 11 best. It is from Nissan's Infiniti line - the QX4 mid-size sport-utility vehicle (RIV=.68). The Top Ten of 2007 were eleven in number by reason of a tie. The 2007 average Reliability Index value of the Top Ten fell between last year's average of .84 and the preceding year's average of .67. The 2007 average for the Top Ten is .75. The decline from 2006 may be principally a result of the change of categories in Consumer Reports' reliability tables, from which the Reliability Index is derived. See Methodology. Below are links to reviews of the 2007 or 2006 editions of most of these venerable models. Toyota's 2007 or 2006 Editions of the 2007 RI Top Ten 2007 Toyota RAV4 2006 Toyota Tacoma 2007 Lexus LS 460 2007 Lexus ES 350 2007 Lexus RX 350 2007 Lexus RX 400h 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser         Honda's 2007 or 2006 Editions of the 2007 RI Top Ten 2007 Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedans 2007 Honda Civic Si Sedan 2007 Honda Civic GX 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid 2007 Honda Accord Sedan 2007 Honda Accord Hybrid 2007 Honda CR-V 2006 Acura TL     At the other end of the quality spectrum, General Motors Corporation accounted for 7 of the 10 least reliable motor vehicle models, per the Reliability Index. These rather, or very, ignominious models are the Chevrolet Venture Van (RIV= -.68), the Pontiac Montana Van (RIV= -.68), the Chevrolet Blazer sport-utility vehicle (RIV= -.64), the Pontiac Grand Am (now G6) (RIV= -.59), the Oldsmobile Alero (RIV= -.54), the Chevrolet Astro Van (RIV= -.50), and the GMC Safari Van (RIV= -.50). The remaining 4 of the 10 worst are Ford's Volvo S80 flagship sedan (RIV= -.71), the Ford Windstar (now Freestar) minivan (RIV= -.68), and Ford's Land Rover Discovery premium sport-utility vehicle (RIV= -.61). General Motors' share of the Bottom Ten has held rather steady over the past 3 years - 70% for 2007, 70% for 2006, and 73% for 2005. For 2005, the Bottom Ten were eleven in number; this gave rise to the 73%. The 2007 average Reliability Index value for the Bottom Ten took quite a drop from last year's average, from -.55 to -.61. The result is that the gap between the averages for the ten best and the ten worst held rather steady from last year and remained much above that of two years ago - 1.36 for 2007 vs. 1.39 for 2006 and 1.11 for 2005. The maximum value that the gap may attain is 2.00. If Big Three reliability continues its descent and Reliable Two (Toyota and Honda) reliability continues its ascent, something close to the maximum may be attainable. The following chart graphically displays the best and the worst for 2007.   Source for the 2007 Reliability Index averages: Table I   Related Mini-Surveys A Toyota Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance A Honda Owner Survey with Enquiries into Reliability Importance A Toyota Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Toyota Durability A Lexus Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Lexus Durability An Infiniti Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Infiniti Durability The True Value of a Big Three Big Three Bin Readiness General Motors Travails and Prospects Is the Ownership of a General Motors Vehicle a Useful Index of 21st-Century Cognitive Uselessness? Related Articles April 2006: In 2006, Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 10 of 10 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 6 of 10 Worst: Reliability Gap Grows May 2007: Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record April 2007: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2007 Top Picks and Alternates; Nissan's Infiniti Division Accounts for CR's Upscale and Luxury Top Picks; Big Three Score Zip April 2007: Owners Sue GM over Speedily Dilapidating Speedometers April 2007: Are Big Three Pickups Abominations? April 2007: By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report March 2007: Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap March 2007: Chevrolet Upholds a Tradition: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2007 Vehicles-to-Avoid List March 2007: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad March 2007: GM Maintains Leadership in Much-Worse-Than-Average: A Guide to Making Sales Challenging February 2007: Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination? 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