Bookmarking Auto on Info pagesSupporting Auto on InfoHome or Site Layout or Site Map or Site Index or Quick Jumps or Search Engine Directory or The MartAuto InformationReliability InformationReliability PercentranksCharts of Toyota Reliability Percentrank Averages for Model Years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and Extrapolation of Toyota Reliability Percentrank Averages to Model Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Charts of Toyota 4Runner Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and Extrapolation of Toyota 4Runner Reliability Percentranks to Model Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Chart of Toyota Avalon Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, Chart of Toyota Camry Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and Extrapolation of Toyota Camry Reliability Percentranks to Model Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Charts of Toyota Celica Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and Extrapolation of Toyota Celica Reliability Percentranks to Model Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Charts of Toyota Corolla Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and Extrapolation of Toyota Corolla Reliability Percentranks to Model Years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Chart of Toyota Land Cruiser Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, Chart of Toyota Pickup Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, Chart of Toyota RAV4 Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, Chart of Toyota Sienna Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, Chart of Toyota T100 Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, and Chart of Toyota Tacoma Reliability Percentranks for Model Years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002

Reliability-Percentrank and Reliability-Grade Tables and Charts
To view tables of Reliability Percentranks and Reliability Grades by vehicle type, click the applicable type.
Small Cars Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes Family Cars and Large Cars Upscale and Luxury Cars SUVs Minivans Pickups Manufacturer Averages All Autos
To view tables of Reliability Percentranks and Reliability Grades by vehicle line, click the applicable 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            
Beginning with the 2007 updates, the Reliability Grades and Reliability Percentranks of motor vehicle lines and types will appear on the same page. This should quicken comparisons.
To view charts of Reliability Percentrank averages and Percentranks and extrapolations, click the applicable line.
Acura Audi BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Eagle
Ford GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Isuzu Jaguar Jeep Kia1
Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercury Mini Cooper1 Mitsubishi1 Nissan
Oldsmobile Plymouth Pontiac Porsche1 Saab Saturn Scion1 Subaru Suzuki1
Toyota Volkswagen Volvo            

1Current data are insufficient to warrant charts.

To view tables of the Best and Worst motor vehicle models, click the applicable year.
Best and Worst of 1988 Best and Worst of 1989 Best and Worst of 1990 Best and Worst of 1991 Best and Worst of 1992 Best and Worst of 1993 Best and Worst of 1994 Best and Worst of 1995 Best and Worst of 1996
Best and Worst of 1997 Best and Worst of 1998 Best and Worst of 1999 Best and Worst of 2000 Best and Worst of 2001 Best and Worst of 2002 Best and Worst of 2003 Best and Worst of 2004 Summary
Chart Summary of 2006 Updates Chart and Table Summary of 2007 Updates Chart and Table Summary of 2008 Updates            
Charts of Gaps
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Automobile Durability Tables and Charts
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Page 10 - The 2007 Study of Model Year 1999 Page 11 - The 2007 Toyota Age Equivalents for Model Year 1999 Page 12 - The 2007 Honda Age Equivalents for Model Year 1999 Page 13 - 2007 Pickup Durability Updates for Model Years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Roster of 300,000-Mile Vehicles with Statistical Summary Mini-Survey No. 52: A Toyota Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Toyota Durability      
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This page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2005.

A model's Reliability Percentrank is a ranking of that model's Reliability Score relative to all other Reliability Scores for the given model year and age range. The percentrank was computed using the Percentrank function of Microsoft's Excel 2002 and, as the first part of the compound word percentrank suggests, is a value between 0.00 and 1.00. If a model's Reliability Percentrank is near 0.00, it has a very low Reliability Score, and if a Percentrank is near 1.00, it has a high Reliability Score. For a more detailed explanation of Reliability Percentranks and Reliability Scores, click here to be taken to the Methodology page.

The Reliability Percentranks and Percentrank Averages for 1988 to 1997 are based on the performance of approximately 6 to 8 year old vehicles; those for 1998, on the performance of approximately 5 to 7 year old vehicles;  those for 1999, on the performance of approximately 4 to 6 year old vehicles;  those for 2000, on the performance of approximately 3 to 5 year old vehicles;  those for 2001, on the performance of approximately 2 to 4 year old vehicles;  those for 2002, on the performance of approximately 2 to 3 year old vehicles. 

Benchmarks: Site manager's conjecture is that if a person cares little about what he or she drives, he or she still likely would not want to drive anything worse, or easily noticeably worse, than a typical Big Three vehicle. This is why Big Three Reliability Percentrank Averages are used to benchmark the bottom. At the other end, site manager's conjecture is that if a person has an eye for quality, he or she likely would not want to own a vehicle that is much, if any, less than a typical Reliable Two (Toyota-Honda) vehicle. This is why Reliable Two Reliability Percentrank Averages are used to benchmark the top.

Extrapolations: The extrapolations of Toyota Reliability Percentrank averages, Toyota Camry Reliability Percentranks, Toyota Celica Reliability Percentranks, and Toyota Corolla Reliability Percentranks are provided to give the visitor an idea as to the relative reliability of the Toyota line, the Toyota Camry, Toyota Celica, and the Toyota Corolla for model years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The extrapolations are linear regressions of degree one and are based on vehicular ages that range from 2-3 years to 6-8 years, as noted above. If the visitor plans to purchase a new Toyota vehicle and own it for less than 3 years, the projections may have less applicability.

Advisories:

1.   This site gives a Reliability Percentrank of .6 or below a Reliability Grade of F, per the high standards, and a Reliability Percentrank of .76 or below a Reliability Grade of F, per the exacting standards. To view the table giving the Reliability Grades - High Standards for the Toyota line, click here.

2.   Nothing on this web page should be viewed as suggesting that site manager considers a model-year with a Reliability Percentrank below .9, or a model with a 5-year or 10-year Reliability Percentrank average below .9, to be acceptable for purchase or lease.

3.   Some models appearing in the Reliability Percentranks table for the Toyota Line may not have a separate chart above. To view the table giving the Reliability Percentranks for the Toyota line, click here.

4.   The 2006 Toyota Avalon received a CR predicted short-term reliability in the middle category, something of a disaster for a Toyota product.

Charts of 2008 Reliability Predictions
(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional information.)

Links to Articles on 2008 Reliability Ratings, Other Quality Measures, and A Top Pick
(Each image is linked to a news article providing additional information.)
Article on an Auto on Info 2008 Top Pick
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Prius: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
Article on the Greenest Automobiles of 2008 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
June 2008: Toyota and Honda Dominate the "Greenest Vehicles of 2008" and Account for All of the Greenest That Are Among the Best of 2008
Article on CR's Good-Bets List
January 2008: Toyota Increases Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List a Tad, Honda Drops a Bit, Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap Again
Article on the Best 2008 Automobiles by CR's 5-Year and 10-Year Reliability-Verdict Histories
November 2007: The Best and Worst 2008 Automobiles by CR's Reliability-Verdict History: Toyota Models Dominate Best and Account for All Perfect Reliability-Verdict Histories of 6 or More Years; GM Models Dominate Worst
Article on the Automobiles with the Best Engine Reliability by Consumer Reports' Engine-Reliability-Verdict History for Vehicles 6-to-10 Years Old
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Engine Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Engines and GM Dominates Worst Engines
Article on the Automobiles with the Best Transmission Reliability by Consumer Reports' Transmission-Reliability-Verdict History for Vehicles 6-to-10 Years Old
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Transmission Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Transmissions, GM and Chrysler Dominate Worst Transmissions
Article on CR's Worst-of-the-Worst List
March 2008: Into the Depths: General Motors Obtains Record Share of Consumer Reports' 'Worst of the Worst'
Articles on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List
March 2008: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, Sets Record Share for Recent Years
March 2008: Chevrolet Upholds and Expands a Tradition in Infamy: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2008 Used Cars to Avoid
Article on the Automobiles with the Worst Engine Reliability by Consumer Reports' Engine-Reliability-Verdict History for Vehicles 6-to-10 Years Old
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Engine Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Engines and GM Dominates Worst Engines
Article on the Automobiles with the Worst Transmission Reliability by Consumer Reports' Transmission-Reliability-Verdict History for Vehicles 6-to-10 Years Old
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Transmission Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Transmissions, GM and Chrysler Dominate Worst Transmissions
Some Additional Charts Pertaining to Reliability and Durability
(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional information.)

More Charts and Tables appear below the list of news articles.

Some Toyota-related news articles:

June 2008: Toyota and Honda Dominate the "Greenest Vehicles of 2008" and Account for All of the Greenest That Are Among the Best of 2008
May 2008: Global Sales Statistics: Toyota Prius Sales Pass 1 Million Mark
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Corolla Sedan: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Avalon Sedan: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Prius: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Yaris: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Camry Sedan: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota RAV4: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
May 2008: Review of the 2008 Toyota 4Runner: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Engine Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Engines and GM Dominates Worst Engines
January 2008: Toyota Increases Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List a Tad, Honda Drops a Bit, Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap Again
November 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: Toyota Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1999 Model of Toyota Motor Corporation Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1999 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age
November 2007: The Best and Worst 2008 Automobiles by CR's Reliability-Verdict History: Toyota Models Dominate Best and Account for All Perfect Reliability-Verdict Histories of 6 or More Years; GM Models Dominate Worst
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?
May 2007: New York City Moves to Make Its Air More Breathable and the City More Sustainable: Greening NYC
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
May 2007: Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record
April 2007: The Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota 4Runner SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: The Reliable Two Dominate Greenest Dozen; Big Three Score Zip
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Yaris: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Corolla: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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: Review of the 2007 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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: Review of the 2007 Toyota Prius Hybrid Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Camry Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap
March 2007: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad
February 2007: The Reliable Two and Subaru Sweep 2007 CR Family Car Quick Picks with a Reliability History of Two or More Years: Small-SUV-versus-Family-Sedan Comparison Table
February 2007: Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination?
January 2007: Toyota Expands Dominance on Durability Measure
January 2007: CR's Top 3 Small SUVs Are Reliable Twos
January 2007: In the U.S. in December 2006, Consumers Maintain March to Quality: Toyota Sales Soar and Honda Sales Rise as GM and Ford Sales Plunge
December 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, the Chrysler Group, Volvo, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, and Toyota
December 2006: Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan Account for Nearly All on List of 2007 Models with CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years
November 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1998 Model of Toyota Motor Corporation Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1998 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age
November 2006: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best and GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler Dominate Worst, per Detroit News Table
November 2006: NHTSA Safety Investigations: More Seat Fires for Chrysler and More Engine Compartment Fires for Ford, Plus Summary and Others
October 2006: Site Manager's 1984 Corolla Passes 500,000 Mark
October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 of 5 Most Durable Sport-Utility Vehicles; General Motors - 7 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical 1998 Toyota SUV Be More Trouble Free at 21 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM SUV at 3?
October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota Tops in Pickup Reliability and Durability: Just How Bad, or Disastrous, Are GM Pickups?
October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 Most Durable Vehicle Lines; General Motors - 4 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota or Honda 1998 Model Be More Trouble Free at 20 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM Model at 3?
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
September 2006: In the U.S. in August 2006, Toyota Sales Soar Again, Honda's Dip, as do Chrysler's, Ford's Plunge, and GM's Fall a Bit of a Bit and Its Market Share Drops a Notch
September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 7 of 10 Best, GM - 17 of 36 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 9 of 13 Best, GM - 17 of 42 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 8 of 14 Best, GM - 19 of 47 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 13 of 15 Best, GM - 17 of 47 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Model Year 2002, Toyota Accounts for 11 of 16 Best, GM - 16 of 53 Worst
August 2006: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model-Year-2003 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 8 of Top 9 and 9 of Top 14, General Motors Accounts for 18 of Bottom 46
August 2006: Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer Durability Award for Each
August 2006: By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Account for 7 of July's Hottest 10
August 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota
August 2006: In the U.S. in July 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to New Monthly Record and Past Ford's; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Again; Honda Sales Jump Past Previous July Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims Again
July 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's Ten Best Family Sedans with Above Average Predicted Reliability; Big Three Score Zip
July 2006: In the U.S. in June 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to Set a New June Record; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar; Honda Sales Squeak Past Previous June Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims
June 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen (1), General Motors (1), Volvo (1), and Toyota (1)
June 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2006 Higher-Reliability, Higher-Owner-Satisfaction Quick Picks; Big Three Score Zip
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara Convertible and Coupe: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Sequoia Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Corolla Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Toyota and Honda Account for 75% of CR's Top Picks, Alternatives, and Runners-up; Subaru and Nissan Account for Balance; Big Three Score Zip
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Prius Hybrid Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the Base, Sport, and Limited Editions of the 2006 Toyota RAV4 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Toyota 4Runner Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: In the U.S. in March 2006, Consumers Continue Their March to Quality: Reliable Two Sales Set New March Records; GM Sales Plunge; Ford Sales Drop
March 2006: Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM's Descent Near Bottom?
February 2006: Toyota and Honda Cars Account for All of CR's 2006 Family Sedan All-Around Quick Picks
February 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets List, with Small Changes from 2005
February 2006: In the U.S. in January 2006, Reliable Two Sales Soar to Set New January Sales Records; GM and Ford Dodge Plunge with Huge, Premature Fleet Sales, but GM's Market Share Still Drops a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Overtakes Honda CR-V with Dramatic Sales Surge
January 2006: Toyota Overwhelmingly Dominates Another Measure of Durability
January 2006: By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Are Top 5 of Hottest 10
December 2005: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2006, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best, GM and Ford Dominate Worst
November 2005: Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan's Infiniti Overwhelm CR's 2006 Most Reliable List
November 2005: Legendary Corolla Is Only Gasoline-Powered Vehicle to Make Top Ten Fuel Efficiency List
November 2005: Toyota Recalls a Batch of Priuses in the U.S., Japan, and Here and There, a Batch of Scion tCs in the U.S., and a Bunch of Various Models in Southeast Asia and Australia
October 2005: In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge
September 2005: Fifteen-Year Data History Points to Continued Overwhelming Dominance of the Best of Each Year by TMC
August 2005: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model Year 2002 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 9, General Motors - 13 of Bottom 45
August 2005: For Vehicles 2-to-4 Years Old, Toyota Garners 11 of Top 16, General Motors - 16 of Bottom 40
August 2005: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Garners 9 of Top 14, Honda - 5 of Top 14, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 44
August 2005: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Garners 9 of Top 14, Honda - 5 of Top 14, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 44
August 2005: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 of Bottom 38
August 2005: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Honda Garners 5 of Top 9, Toyota - 4 of Top 9, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 38
August 2005: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Garners 7 of Top 10 Reliability Percentranks, General Motors Gathers 23 of Lowest 36
August 2005: Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst
August 2005: By WSJ's Lot Stay Time, Toyota Has 8 of Hottest 12
August 2005: Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer Durability Award for Each
July 2005: Toyota and BMW Among World's 20 Most Innovative Companies; Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Honda Brand Names Among World's 20 Most Valuable
July 2005: Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction
July 2005: In the U.S. in June 2005, Sales by Quality Four Continue Growth and GM Shows World That It Can Move Off Dealer Lots Anything That Rolls
July 2005: Subaru, Honda, and Toyota Account for Consumer Reports' Top Three Small SUVs
June 2005: Site Manager Replaces Corolla Transmission: 1984 Torque Converter Expires at 478,943 Miles
June 2005: Prius Has Stalling Glitch, NHTSA Commences Investigation
June 2005: In the U.S. in May 2005, Sales Shift Toward Quality Continues
May 2005: Toyota Recalls a Slew
May 2005: In NHTSA Car Crash Tests, Lowest Score Goes to Chevrolet Cobalt, Lowest Two Scores to Buick LaCrosse, Perfect Scores to Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru, and Two Volvos
May 2005: Toyota-Big Three Quality Gap Huge, and Growing
May 2005: Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst
May 2005: In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall
May 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications: Updated
April 2005: Toyota Camry and Honda Accord Dominate Results of IIHS' Frontal Offset Crash and Side Impact Tests
April 2005: Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey Minivans Score Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receive "Best Pick Frontal" Designation; GM's Chevrolet Astro, GMC Safari, Pontiac TransSport / Montana, and Chevrolet Venture Score Worst
April 2005: Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck Scores Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receives "Best Pick Frontal" Designation
April 2005: The 2-Wheel Drive Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck Receives Perfect Scores on NHTSA's 2005 Crash Tests
April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop
March 2005: Toyota Corolla with Side Airbags Earns Best Small Car Side-Impact Test Scores, Dodge Neon Earns Worst Side-Impact Test Scores
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota 4Runner: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Again Dominate Consumer Reports Good Bets List
March 2005: Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Camry: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Celica: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Corolla: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Echo: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Highlander: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Prius: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota RAV4: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet
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The visitor may find the following tables and charts useful as well.

Cumulative Number of Auto on Info Auto Manufacturer Awards for Motor Vehicle Quality   Cumulative Number of First Place Positions in Auto on Info's Auto Manufacturer Awards for Motor Vehicle Quality
Auto Manufacturer Awards Auto Manufacturer First Place Positions
Toyota 42 Toyota 39
Honda 34 Honda 5
Mercedes-Benz 2 Mercedes-Benz 0
Nissan 1 Nissan 0
BMW 1 BMW