That's not a problem.
You're clearly making that up. Prove me wrong, please.
Please explain exactly how that would affect the accuracy of the survey.
No they don't. They ask if any repairs were made to the car, and is fo what were they, how much they cost, etc. Why are you making up lies to support your opinion that CR data is inaccurate?
There is nothing in the reliability section of the survey asking "is there anything that bothers you about the car." It asks for specific factual information on repairs which had to be made to the vehicle. They keep their "owner satisfaction" questions separate.
Yes, they weight it so that more expensive repairs count for more than less expensive nes, which is as it should be.
That's obvious. It's also clear that you regard your feeling as proof, because none of your reasoning pans out.
I know for a fact that your statements about the surveys are total falsehoods. If you expect to be believed, you'd better post some *very* reliable sources, otherwise I'll assume you're making this up as well.
Wrong again. They have typically 200 to 400 responses "per model year and engine variant." If a typical model has been going for five years and has one engine variant, that's 1000 to 2000 responses. If it has two engine variants, that's 2000 to 4000 responses. And the 200 to 400 number isn't for each vehicle, it's typical. Some vehicles much more popular than average, they would by the laws of probability have a much greater number of responses on those. Coincidentally (or maybe not) the more reliable vehicles tend to be popular ones.