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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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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
By James B. Bleeker
Toyota Motor Corporation manufactured 6 of the most reliable motor vehicle models, per the 2006 Reliability Index. Three are from Toyota's Lexus line - the GS300/GS430 (RIV=.90), the LS400 sedan (RIV=.88) and the ES300 (RIV=.79) - and three are from its Toyota line - the RAV4 small sport utility vehicle (RIV=.85), the Tacoma small pickup truck (RIV=.85), and the 4Runner mid-size sport utility vehicle (RIV=.83).
The Reliability Index is a measure of the overall reliability of motor vehicle models when the vehicles are between 6 and 8 years of age, the oldest 2-year age range surveyed by Consumer Reports, whose tables generate the Index.
Honda Motor Company accounted for the remaining 4 of the 10 best. One is from Honda's Acura line - the RL sedan (RIV=.77) - and three are from its Honda line - the CR-V small sport utility vehicle (RIV=.88), the Civic small car (RIV=.81), and the Accord mid-size car (RIV=.81).
The 2006 average Reliability Index value of the Top Ten took quite a jump up from last year's average, from .67 to .84.
Below are links to reviews of the 2006 editions of most of these venerable models.
Toyota's Latest editions of the 2006 RI Top Ten 2006 Lexus GS 300/GS 430, successor to the GS 300/GS 400 2006 Lexus LS 430, successor to the LS 400 2006 Lexus ES 330, successor to the ES 300 2006 Toyota RAV4 2006 Toyota Tacoma 2006 Toyota 4Runner
Honda's Latest editions of the 2006 RI Top Ten 2006 Acura RL, successor to the Integra 2006 Honda CR-V 2006 Honda Civic coupe and sedan 2006 Honda Civic Si 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid 2006 Honda Accord 2006 Honda Accord Hybrid At the other end of the quality spectrum, General Motors Corporation accounted for 6 of the 10 least reliable motor vehicle models, per the Reliability Index. These rather, or very, ignominious models are the GMC Jimmy sport-utility vehicle (RIV= -.63), the Chevrolet Blazer sport-utility vehicle (RIV= -.63), the Chevrolet Astro Van (RIV= -.60), the GMC Safari Van (RIV= -.60), the Pontiac Grand Am (now G6) (RIV= -.48), and the Chevrolet Malibu (RIV= -.42). The remaining 4 of the 10 worst are the Ford Windstar (now Freestar) minivan (RIV= -.62), the Volkswagen New Beetle (RIV= -.58), Chrysler's Dodge Intrepid sedan (RIV= -.48), and Chrysler's Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicle (RIV= -.42).
The 2006 average Reliability Index value for the Bottom Ten took quite a drop from last year's average, from -.44 to -.55. The result is that the gap between the ten best and the ten worst took quite a leap up, from last year's 1.11 to this year's 1.39. The maximum value that the gap may attain is 2.00. If Big Three reliability continues its descent and Reliable Two (Toyota and Honda) reliability continues its ascent, something close to the maximum may be attainable.
The following chart graphically displays the best and the worst.
Source for Reliability Index Values: Table I
Related Article March 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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