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AutoOnInfo.net
December 2007
The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: Plunging Toward the Depths of Junk?: Has Toyota Intentionally Degraded the Durability of Its Pickups to Only 4 Times That of GM Pickups?
By James B. Bleeker
We begin with model year 1998. The
following two charts depict Toyota Motor Corporation's Reliability Score
averages for its 1998 pickup trucks at age ranges 2-to-4 years, 3-to-5
years, 4-to-6 years, 5-to-7 years, 6-to-8 years, and 7-to-9 years,
together with an extrapolation of these averages well into the future,
and General Motors Corporation's Reliability Score average for its 1998
pickup trucks at age range 2-to-4 years (first chart) and at age range
3-to-5 years (second chart).
The first chart suggests that a typical
1998 Toyota pickup will be as troublesome to own at about
108
years of age as was a typical 1998 GM pickup at about 3 years of age,
and the second chart suggests that a typical 1998 Toyota pickup will be
as troublesome to own at about 131
years of age as was a typical 1998 GM pickup at about 4 years of age.
(Note that since an extrapolation very, very far into the future is
needed to estimate when a typical 1998 Toyota pickup will be as
troublesome to own as a typical 1998 GM pickup, the accuracy of the
estimate is subject to question.)
The next two charts depict Toyota Motor
Corporation's Reliability Score averages for its 1999 pickup trucks at
age ranges 2-to-4 years, 3-to-5 years, 4-to-6 years, 5-to-7 years, and
6-to-8 years, together with an extrapolation of these averages well into
the future, and General Motors Corporation's Reliability Score average
for its 1999 pickup trucks at age range 2-to-4 years (first chart) and
at age range 3-to-5 years (second chart).
The first chart suggests that a typical
1999 Toyota pickup will be as troublesome to own at about
76 years
of age as was a typical 1999 GM pickup at about 3 years of age, and the
second chart suggests that a typical 1999 Toyota pickup will be as
troublesome to own at about 84
years of age as was a typical 1999 GM pickup at about 4 years of age.
The next two charts depict Toyota Motor
Corporation's Reliability Score averages for its 2000 pickup trucks at
age ranges 2-to-4 years, 3-to-5 years, 4-to-6 years, and 5-to-7 years,
together with an extrapolation of these averages well into the future,
and General Motors Corporation's Reliability Score average for its 2000
pickup trucks at age range 2-to-4 years (first chart) and at age range
3-to-5 years (second chart).
The first chart suggests that a typical
2000 Toyota pickup will be as troublesome to own at about
25 years
of age as was a typical 2000 GM pickup at about 3 years of age, and the
second chart suggests that a typical 2000 Toyota pickup will be as
troublesome to own at about 31
years of age as was a typical 2000 GM pickup at about 4 years of age.
The final two charts depict Toyota
Motor Corporation's Reliability Score averages for its 2001 pickup
trucks at age ranges 2-to-4 years, 3-to-5 years, 4-to-6 years, and
5-to-7 years, together with an extrapolation of these averages well into
the future, and General Motors Corporation's Reliability Score average
for its 2001 pickup trucks at age range 2-to-4 years (first chart) and
at age range 3-to-5 years (second chart).
The first chart suggests that a typical
2001 Toyota pickup will be as troublesome to own at about
12 years
of age as was a typical 2001 GM pickup at about 3 years of age, and the
second chart suggests that a typical 1999 Toyota pickup will be as
troublesome to own at about 16
years of age as was a typical 2001 GM pickup at about 4 years of age.
Combined, the above four pairs of
charts suggest the following important points:
1. For model years 1998, 1999, and
2000, it may have been more appropriate for General Motors
Corporation to have paid money to its pickup consumers to take the
vehicles off dealer lots than for its consumers to have paid
anything for GM's pickups.
2. While GM appears to have done
little-to-nothing to impart value to its pickup trucks, Toyota
appears to have done a lot to give value to GM's pickups by greatly
degrading the quality of its North-American-sold pickup trucks.
Toyota may have concluded that if GM can sell pickups to Americans,
it need only offer pickups that are 4 times (or maybe only 2 or 3
times) more durable than those of GM to expand its customer base and
still ensure a customer replacement rate that is some less than that
for GM pickups, but still respectable.
Source: AutoOnInfo.net data
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September 2007:
Toyota and Honda Account for All of
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August 2007:
The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 2-to-3 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 14 of 16 Best, GM - 18 of 57 Worst |
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August 2007:
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August 2007:
The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 18 of 19 Best, GM - 24 of 61 Worst |
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July 2007:
The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 17 of 17 Best, GM - 24 of 56 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 13 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age? |
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July 2007:
The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 12 of 13 Best, GM - 19 of 48 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 21 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age? |
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July 2007:
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July 2007:
The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 7-to-9 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 11 of 12 Best, GM - 22 of 41 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 30 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age? |
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September 2006: Reliability Updates: Toyota and Honda Still Tops, But Lose Luster; General Motors Still Worst of Major Auto Manufacturers; Hyundai Clobbers GM Yet Again |
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September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary |
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August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 8 of 14 Best, GM - 19 of 47 Worst |
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August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 13 of 15 Best, GM - 17 of 47 Worst |
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