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This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2007.
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.
Note
that Reliability Percentranks for model year 2004 are based on one year of data.
Consequently, the Reliability Percentranks for individual models of that year are more
subject to statistical fluctuation. These early data have been provided as several
visitors have expressed interest in Percentranks of a more current model year;
however, a better guide to the reliability of more current, and the most
current, model years are likely the five-year averages.
To
view charts of the Reliability Percentrank averages for the Acura
line and an
extrapolation of these averages to
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and
2012, and individual charts
of the Reliability Percentranks for some of the
models of the Acura line and one
extrapolation of these Reliability Percentranks to
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009,
click here.
To view charts and tables
regarding the 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates,
click here.
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Charts of 2008 Reliability Predictions |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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Links to Articles on Consumer Reports' 2008 Reliability
Ratings for Model Years 1998 through 2007 |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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Links to Articles on Consumer Reports' 2008 Reliability
Ratings for Model Years 1998 through 2007 |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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2007 Charts of Honda's Reliability Grades for Model Years
1999-2004 |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
 
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Some Additional
Charts and Tables Pertaining to Reliability, Durability and Other Quality
Measures |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
 
Additional Charts and Tables appear below the list of
news articles.
Some Acura-related news articles:
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March 2008: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, Sets Record Share for Recent Years |
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January 2008: By CR's 10-Year Reliability-Verdict History, Hyundai Clobbers GM Once Again: Is General Motors in Overdrive to Become the World's Worst Automobile Manufacturer? |
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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 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 |
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October 2007: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability Scores for Model Year 2008, Toyota and Honda Marques Gather 5 of 6 Best, GM Marques Gather 3 of 7 Worst, 5 of 9 Worst and 7 of 13 Worst: Is GM on a Quest to Be Junk's Absolute Monarch? |
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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: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 13 of 13 Best, GM - 18 of 43 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 19 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 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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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 |
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May 2007: Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record |
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April 2007: The Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip |
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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 |
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April 2007:
By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report |
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March 2007:
Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap |
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March 2007:
GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad |
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February 2007:
Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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September 2006:
Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary |
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June 2006:
Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2006 Higher-Reliability, Higher-Owner-Satisfaction Quick Picks; Big Three Score Zip |
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June 2006:
Review of the 2006 Acura TSX Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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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 |
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May 2006:
Review of the 2006 Acura TL Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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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 |
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April 2006:
Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Acura RL Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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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 |
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March 2006:
Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM's Descent Near Bottom? |
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February 2006:
Toyota and Honda Cars Account for All of CR's 2006 Family Sedan All-Around Quick Picks |
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February 2006:
Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets List, with Small Changes from 2005 |
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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 |
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January 2006:
In 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Continues at Quickened Pace, But GM and Ford Avoid Disastrous Market Share Plunges with Big Discounts and Huge Financial Losses: Is a Big Three Product Worth a Dime? |
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December 2005:
In November 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Undeterred by Big 3 Discounts: Reliable 2 Set New November Sales Records, GM and Ford Sales Plunge |
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November 2005:
In the U.S. in October 2005, The Reliable Two Set New October Sales Records, Subaru Sales Advance, and GM and Ford Sales Plunge Again |
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October 2005:
In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge |
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September 2005:
In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge |
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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 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 of Bottom 38 |
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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 |
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August 2005:
For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Garners 7 of Top 10 Reliability Percentranks, General Motors Gathers 23 of Lowest 36 |
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August 2005:
Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst |
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June 2005:
In the U.S. in May 2005, Sales Shift Toward Quality Continues |
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May 2005:
Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst |
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May 2005:
In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall |
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April 2005:
Consumer Shift Toward Quality Gives Honda Market Capitalization Greater Than GM's and Ford's Combined |
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April 2005:
In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop |
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March 2005:
Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
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March 2005:
Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
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March 2005:
Review of the 2005 Acura TL: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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March 2005:
Review of the 2005 Acura TSX: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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March 2005:
Toyota and Honda Again Dominate Consumer Reports Good Bets List |
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March 2005:
Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
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March 2005:
Review of the 2005 Acura MDX Sport Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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March 2005:
Review of the 2005 Acura RSX 2-Door Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
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February 2005:
Ignition Flaw Prompts Honda Recall; Hot Seats and Faulty Pumps Prompt BMW Recalls; Reuters Reports Hot Seat and Alleged Third Degree Burns Give Chrysler Legal Problems |
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January 2005:
In the U.S. in December 2004, Sales by the Quality Four Soar; General Motors and Ford Sales Drop |
The visitor may find the following tables and charts useful as well.
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Cumulative Number of Auto on Info
Auto Manufacturer Awards for Motor
Vehicle Quality |
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Cumulative Number of First Place Positions in Auto on Info's
Auto
Manufacturer Awards for Motor Vehicle Quality |
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Auto Manufacturer |
Awards |
Auto Manufacturer |
First Place Positions |
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Toyota |
42 |
Toyota |
39 |
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Honda |
34 |
Honda |
5 |
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Mercedes-Benz |
2 |
Mercedes-Benz |
0 |
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Nissan |
1 |
Nissan |
0 |
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BMW |
1 |
BMW |
0 |
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Volvo |
1 |
Volvo |
0 |
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General Motors |
0 |
General Motors |
0 |
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Ford |
0 |
Ford |
0 |
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Chrysler |
0 |
Chrysler |
0 |
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This table is current as of 14
August 2007. |
This table is current as of 14
August 2007. |
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Shares of Consumer Reports' 2005 Quick Picks, by Auto
Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
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Manufacturer |
Share of
2005 Reliability Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Owner Satisfaction Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Fuel Economy Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Overall Quick Picks |
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Vehicle Line |
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Toyota |
.63 |
.47 |
.46 |
.33 |
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Lexus |
.11 |
.16 |
0.00 |
.14 |
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Toyota |
.53 |
.32 |
.46 |
.19 |
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Honda |
.21 |
.26 |
.38 |
.33 |
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Acura |
.11 |
.11 |
.08 |
.05 |
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Honda |
.11 |
.16 |
.31 |
.29 |
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Subaru |
.05 |
.11 |
0.00 |
.14 |
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Nissan |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
.14 |
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Infiniti |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
.05 |
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Nissan |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
.10 |
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Mazda |
.05 |
.05 |
.15 |
.051 |
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BMW |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Mitsubishi |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Ford, Chrysler,
General Motors, and all others |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Mazda's one entry,
the Mazda3 i, may have been pulled from Consumer Reports'
Overall Quick Pick List due to a
"Poor"
side-impact crash test rating by the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety. The Insurance Institute's rating did cause
Consumer Reports to pull the Mazda3 from its recommended
list. |
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All shares are rounded to two
significant digits. |
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CR 2005 Quick Picks are quick pick
models of model year 2005. |
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Note: A rebadge of a product
engineered by Toyota, but sold by another auto manufacturer, is
omitted from the latter's share. |
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Source for Consumer Reports' Good
Bets: "Quick Picks," Consumer Reports, April
2005, P. 31 |
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Shares of Consumer Reports'
2008 Good Bets for Model Years
1998-2007 with Selected 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Averages,
by Auto Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
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Manufacturer |
Share of CR 2008 Good Bets
with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .80 |
Share of CR 2008 Good Bets
with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .85 |
Share of CR 2008 Good Bets
with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .90 |
Share of CR 2008 Good Bets
with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .95 |
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Vehicle Line |
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Toyota |
.54 |
.58 |
.75 |
.88 |
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Lexus |
.15 |
.18 |
.25 |
.38 |
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Toyota |
.36 |
.36 |
.50 |
.50 |
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Scion |
.03 |
.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Honda |
.26 |
.27 |
.25 |
.12 |
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Acura |
.10 |
.09 |
.05 |
0.00 |
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Honda |
.15 |
.18 |
.20 |
.12 |
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Subaru |
.05 |
.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Nissan |
.10 |
.09 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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