I've just been looking at reliability statistics published by Warranty Direct. Surprisingly the much-vaunted Golf has an index of 82, whereas the lowly Focus has an index of 29. (The lower the figure the better.)
Who would have thought it?
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L\'escargot by name, but not by nature.
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Golfs, or more specifically VW are not much vaunted on this site! Presumably the Japanese brands are tops...again?
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The Focus was overall top in a German TUV study.
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if you look on, new car net, who do the reliability index,golfs from 2000 have a rating of 19?coil packs(sortid ages ago but people still like to think there a problem?) put a big dent in the stats but since thy were sortid things are getting better.people on this site are anti vw,anti german really.
deffo pro jap.the french cars are usually low reliabilty wise but people dont seem to want to stick the knife into them the same way.its never mentioned were mitsubishi sit in these ratings.
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tinyurl.com/5xs9h
Monday, March 7, 2005
Survey: U.S. automakers improve reliability, but Asians still on top
By Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press
DETROIT -- U.S. automakers continued to improve their reliability last year, but Hyundai Motor Co. and other Asian companies still make the most trouble-free vehicles, according to a survey released Monday by Consumer Reports.
Customers reported an average of 17 problems per 100 vehicles for 2004 models from DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp., the magazine said. That was down from 18 problems per 100 in 2003.
Japanese and Korean automakers had a rate of 12 problems per 100 vehicles -- unchanged in the magazine's last three surveys. European automakers, some of whom have battled quality issues in recent years, had 21 problems per 100 vehicles. That's up from 20 a year ago.
The survey is part of Consumer Reports' annual auto issue, scheduled to hit newsstands Tuesday.
The 2004 Hyundai Sonata was the most reliable vehicle in 2004, with two problems per 100 vehicles. Consumer Reports said the Sonata is "further establishing Hyundai's remarkable turnaround from one of the least reliable brands to one of the best."
As an overall brand, Hyundai recorded a reliability rating of 11 problems per 100 vehicles, tying it with Toyota Motor Co.p.'s Lexus and Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti nameplates. Subaru was the most reliable brand in 2004, with an average of eight problems per 100 vehicles.
Reliability can vary widely within a company. The 2004 Ford Mustang was the most reliable car made by a U.S. manufacturer, with five problems per 100 vehicles, the magazine said. But Ford's Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicle tied with the Nissan Quest minivan as the least reliable, with 49 problems per 100 vehicles.
Consumer Reports measures reliability by surveying its subscribers. The magazine collected data on a record 810,000 privately owned or leased vehicles, 20 percent more than the 675,000 vehicles included in last year's survey.
The magazine asked subscribers to report serious problems such as faulty air conditioning, wind noise, electrical difficulties and transmission trouble.
Also Monday, Consumer Reports announced it was no longer recommending the Ford Focus as a top pick among small cars after the Focus got a poor rating in side-impact crash tests performed by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released new crash test results Sunday.
Ford responded that the Focus got better side-impact ratings from the federal government, which also performs crash tests. The company said the Focus also did well in the reliability survey.
"We recognize how important it is to make sustainable progress in quality, and we won't be satisfied until we are the best," Ford said in a statement.
Consumer Reports also said it would no longer recommend six other vehicles because of the insurance institute's side-impact crash tests. Those vehicles are the Honda Element, Mitsubishi Outlander and Suzuki Grand Vitara SUVs, the Nissan Altima sedan and two small cars, the Hyundai Elantra and Mazda 3.
Consumer Reports buys all the vehicles it tests and doesn't accept advertising.
On the Net:
Consumer Reports, www.consumerreports.org
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well I have to sadly report My much loved Laguna has had its first fault. 36,000 miles and 22 months from new. Damn French rubbish, all style over substance. Dont know How I got sucked in to getting it, clever advertising I suppose.
The passenger side windscreen wiper blade has split. Two inches of it at the end!
Its a Bosch wiper blade BTW.
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>>Damn French rubbish, all style over substance.<<
Hmmm. I have the style problem too - but of a different kind.
;-)
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