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Dan 21 years ago

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web site has long term reliability rank as shown below. How credible is this rank?

Chevrolet Malibu
Lexus RX 330
Lexus LX 470
Toyota 4Runner
Chevrolet Tahoe
Lexus GS Sedan
Honda S2000
GMC Sierra 2500HD/3500
Buick Century
Lexus LS 430
Toyota Avalon
Honda Odyssey
Honda CR-V
Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger extended cab
Lincoln Town Car
Mercury Grand Marquis
Ford F-150 Light Duty
Buick Regal
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Corolla
Ford E-Series
Honda Accord Coupe
Honda Accord Sedan
Ford F-150 Light Duty ext. cab
Ford F-150 Supercrew
Ford Crown Victoria
Chrysler Concorde
Nissan Altima
Acura RSX
Lexus ES 330
Mazda Miata
Porsche 911
Chevrolet Express
GMC Yukon
GMC Yukon XL
Chevrolet Suburban
Toyota Prius
Oldsmobile Silhouette
Buick Lesabre
Toyota Sienna
Chevrolet Corvette
Toyota Sequoia
Toyota RAV4
Cadillac DeVille
GMC Sonoma extended cab
GMC Sonoma
Buick Park Avenue
Dodge Caravan
Pontiac Montana
Toyota Tundra
Dodge Grand Caravan
Ford Excursion
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry Solara
Chevrolet Impala
Mercury Sable
Chevrolet Silverado 1500/2500
Chevrolet Silverado 1500/2500 ext. cab
Acura RL
GMC Sierra 1500/2500
GMC Sierra 1500/2500 ext. cab
Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
Chevrolet S-10 Pickup extended cab
Acura TL
Mazda MPV
Dodge Intrepid
Chevrolet Tracker 2-door
Chevrolet Tracker 4-door
Porsche Boxster
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
Audi TT
Hyundai Sonata
Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang convertible
Pontiac Grand Am Coupe
Pontiac Grand Am Sedan
Dodge Stratus Coupe
Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Dodge Ram Pickup 2500/3500
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Subaru Forester
Toyota Celica
Ford Escape
Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Ram Pickup 1500
Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4-door
Honda Civic Coupe
Honda Civic Sedan
Cadillac Seville
Pontiac Bonneville
Pontiac Sunfire 2-dr
Pontiac Sunfire 4-dr
Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500
BMW 5 Series Sedan
BMW 7 Series
Jaguar XJ
BMW X5
Dodge Durango

100. Mercedes-Benz E-Class
101. Lincoln Navigator
102. Pontiac Grand Prix Coupe
103. Pontiac Grand Prix Sedan
104. Audi A4/S4
105. Lincoln LS
106. Toyota Tacoma
107. Mazda Tribute
108. Nissan Frontier
109. Nissan Frontier 4-door
110. Nissan Frontier extended cab
111. Lexus IS 300/IS 300 SportCross
112. Dodge Dakota 4-door
113. Dodge Dakota extended cab
114. Mercury Mountaineer
115. Ford Expedition
116. Chevrolet Venture
117. Acura MDX
118. Audi A6
119. Chrysler PT Cruiser
120. Jeep Wrangler
121. Saturn LW Wagon
122. Chevrolet Cavalier Coupe
123. Chevrolet Cavalier Sedan
124. Subaru Outback Sport
125. Chrysler 300M
126. Subaru Legacy
127. Subaru Outback
128. Ford Taurus
129. Chevrolet Blazer
130. Ford F-250/F-350
131. Nissan Sentra
132. Saturn LS Sedan
133. Nissan Maxima
134. BMW 3 Series Convertible
135. BMW 3 Series Coupe
136. BMW 3 Series Sport Wagon
137. BMW 3 Series Sedan
138. Nissan Quest
139. Mazda 6
140. Volkswagen Passat
141. Saab 9-5 Sedan/Wagon
142. Mercedes-Benz S-Class
143. Saab 9-3 Sedan
144. Saab 9-3 Cpe/Conv
145. Jeep Grand Cherokee
146. Chrysler Sebring Sedan
147. Dodge Stratus Sedan
148. Chrysler Sebring Convertible
149. Ford Explorer
150. Ford Explorer Sport
151. Suzuki Vitara/GrandVitara
152. Chrysler SebringCpe
153. Oldsmobile Bravada
154. Nissan Pathfinder
155. Mazda B-Series
156. Pontiac Aztek (4x2)
157. Pontiac Aztek (4x4)
158. Volkswagen Jetta
159. Volkswagen Beetle
160. Oldsmobile Alero 2-door
161. Oldsmobile Alero 4-door
162. Hyundai Santa Fe
163. Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class
164. Jaguar S-Type
165. Mercedes-Benz M-Class
166. Hyundai Accent Coupe
167. Hyundai Accent Sedan
168. Hyundai XG350
169. Mercedes-Benz C-Class
170. Hyundai Tiburon
171. Kia Sorento
172. Volvo S80
173. Mitsubishi Galant
174. Volvo V70
175. Volvo C70
176. Kia Optima
177. Suzuki XL-7
178. Hyundai Elantra
179. Volvo S60
180. Dodge Neon
181. Ford Focus 2-door
182. Ford Focus 4-door
183. Volvo S40
184. Volvo V40
185. Audi allroad quattro
186. Subaru Impreza
187. Nissan Xterra
188. Kia Rio
189. Chevrolet Astro
190. Volkswagen GTI
191. Mitsubishi Eclipse
192. Volkswagen Golf
193. Isuzu Rodeo Your top priority: LONG-TERM DEPENDABILITY The vehicles below have no long-term dependability data. ?. Cadillac Escalade EXT ?. Honda Element ?. Lexus SC 430 ?. Ford Thunderbird ?. Chevrolet Colorado ?. Lexus GX 470 ?. Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV ?. Cadillac XLR ?. Land Rover Range Rover ?. Nissan 350Z ?. Mercury Monterey ?. Chrysler Crossfire ?. Acura TSX ?. Volvo XC70 ?. Audi A8 ?. Chrysler Pacifica ?. Infiniti I35 ?. Buick Rendezvous ?. Ford Freestar ?. Honda Pilot ?. Pontiac Vibe ?. MINI Cooper ?. Nissan Murano ?. Infiniti FX-Series ?. Nissan Pathfinder Armada ?. Saturn VUE ?. Cadillac CTS ?. Nissan Titan ?. Volvo XC90 ?. Mitsubishi Outlander ?. Buick Rainier ?. Chevrolet Avalanche ?. Lincoln Aviator ?. Suzuki Verona ?. Scion xB ?. GMC Envoy ?. Saturn ION ?. Toyota Matrix ?. Chevrolet TrailBlazer ?. Mercury Marauder ?. Mazda 3 ?. Infiniti G35 ?. HUMMER H2 ?. Mercedes-Benz SL-Class ?. Jeep Liberty ?. Dodge SRT-4 ?. Jaguar X-Type ?. Mitsubishi Endeavor ?. Mazda RX-8 ?. Scion xA ?. Kia Spectra ?. Kia Sedona ?. Chevrolet Equinox ?. Chrysler 300Series ?. Subaru Baja ?. GMC Savana ?. Pontiac GTO ?. BMW Z4 ?. GMC Canyon ?. BMW 6 Series ?. Kia Amanti ?. Land Rover Freelander ?. Mitsubishi Lancer/LancerSportback ?. Isuzu Ascender ?. Chevrolet Aveo ?. Suzuki Aerio/AerioSX

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JH 21 years ago

In my experience... not at all!

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Dave Stone 21 years ago

Having the Malibu ranked at #1 seems a little optimistic in my opinion, the other top 10 seems to make some sense. I always thought these rankings were contradictory as they seem to ignore branding...isn't the LX 470 a rebadged Toy Land Cruiser with better trim and options??

Take a look at these comments on what are likely out of warranty Malibus, I certainly hope they've fixed the bugs by now:

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Dave Stone 21 years ago

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NM, the Land Crusier isn't listed in there at all so that comparison doesn't work.

It does have the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis listed as 17/27. Are they still building both these models in Canada?

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m Ransley 21 years ago

As creditable as it can be, some american cars are alot better now, but in 1 yr it can change alot.

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John Wojcicki 21 years ago

Not even close. A Chevy in first place? Give me a break!

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Art 21 years ago

I was watching the Malibu group for a while. Only significant complaint was strut noise, just like many years of Camry's.

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Viperkiller 21 years ago

It's easy to tell that they're smoking something at J.D. Powers. The Malibu can't get the best at long-term reliability. Look at this website:

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If Powers and Associates are going to smoke something, they need to pass it around to those they wish to believe their canards.

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John 21 years ago

Chevy still has the most percentage of cars on the road since production, based on owner registration (according to one of their ads).

But I think the JD Powers long term reliability means the number of problems found at 3 years. So I too am surprised by Malibu's ranking as #1. I am looking to buy a car towards the end of the year, and while the GM Epislon platform received very good ratings for a family sedan, I never thought of looking at the Malibu (based on the Epislon platform) because of GM's history. But that could change.

Another surprise is that the Camry hasn't even shown up in the top 40. What's going on? I heard about Camrys having problems since the cost reduction started in 1997, but I would think it ranked at least better than the Altimas, which were gaining sales lately while having production problems in the new US plant.

But JD Powers is an authority in these rankings, so who knows. At least the Lexus ranked higher than their Toyota counterparts. So they got those right.

John

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