Huh - Subaru coming in tops was a surprise!
Toyota has really dropped the ball with reliability. The fact that the Tacoma has below average reliability is amazing because it has historically been very reliable.
Apparently they’re trying a lot of new engines and other components that haven’t had the kinks worked out yet.
They didn’t use the non-hybrid Camry or the 4Runner for their data. I think those two models would’ve bumped it up a spot at least.
That has been typical when Toyota has changed it up in the past, but they’ll recover.
Yep. They tend to use components for a long time, constantly iterating and fixing issues.
I mean once they find something bulletproof they’ll use it forever. My 2020 has some wiring that have been used since the 80s.
I’ll just keep rocking my 2008 Tundra (5.7 V8) that I bought new in December of 2007 until the wheels fall off. Been paid off since 2011.
It is a shame to see Toyota not at the top, my truck has been amazing.
Good choice. Those things are tanks. You’ll be rocking it for the rest of your life.
As first time owner of one this year, this is good news for me.
I was also a first time Subaru owner this year… Of a '93 Loyale. I don’t think this news affects me.
How is there such a big gap between Buick, Chevy, and Cadillac?
GM is a very "silo"ized company. Each one of their brand divisions operates (or used to, at least) with a large degree of engineering and production independence. Even as late as the 1990s, every one of GM’s major US divisions (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac) all had different non-interchangable engines, transmission options, drivelines/axles, even had dedicated manufacturing and assembly plants. Really quite a mess. As such, despite GM’s drive to have a more “unified” corporate lineup, there can still be wild variances between their different brands in terms of build quality and mechanical reliability.
AFAIK, today every model has an equivalent model for at least one of the other brands. Except for the Corvette, I can’t think of any others.
So I looked into this a bit more. Buick only has 4 models currently and 2 dont have a Cadillac equivalent. 2 models do have a Cadillac equivalent but 1 of those two models is assembled at a different factory. Leaving only 1 model that shares a platform and assembly location (XT6/Enclave).
