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EJ25RUN
02-26-2009, 06:10 PM
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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/resource-center/2009-annual-auto-issue/2009-april-auto-issue.htm

Autoblog....

In what may be the least surprising news you read all day, Consumer Reports has released its annual 2009 Auto Issue that contains Automaker Report Cards. These report cards compile all of CR's road test data and predicted reliability ratings for all vehicles in its database, and Japanese automakers have again earned top rankings just as they have for as long as we can recall.

Honda, Subaru and Toyota came out on top after all the scores were tallied, with every single Subaru model earning a Recommended rating from CR. Honda was the brand that fared the absolute best in predicted reliability, with just its Element small SUV barely failing to make the grade as a Recommended nameplate. Toyota also fared very well in reliability testing, as we've come to expect from the world's largest automaker. European automakers managed to get a shout out for offering unmatched performance, comfort and safety along with incremental increases in overall vehicle reliability.

American automakers got their own separate report cards, which you can see by clicking here. Of the Detroit-based manufacturers, Ford came out victorious with its Flex and F-150 earning top ratings and many of the rest of its models scoring well. General Motors managed to sneak eight vehicles on the Recommended list: the new Pontiac G8, Cadillac CTS and Chevy Malibu, along with the Corvette and each of the Lambda-based CUVs. Chrysler pulled up the rear again this year among all automakers without a single vehicle earning a positive score from CR

okra1981
02-28-2009, 02:19 PM
And I was told on another thread that Honda's quality was going down and that the new Accord was crap and being returned for quality issues, I knew that was a load. Ranked the number one new and used family sedan.
Nothing too new in this years Consumer Report though. I'm surprised to see any Toyota in the worst list, it is the FJ Cruiser though. A lot of Chrysler vehicles and almost everything in the Hummer line, nice.
Good post, I didn't realize that the Consumer Report was out yet.

atlxpat
02-28-2009, 08:04 PM
hooray for subaru!

XanRules
02-28-2009, 08:51 PM
/flex

Atlblkz06
03-01-2009, 02:53 AM
Not even the Viper? IMO the viper is more reliable than the vette.