Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Car Search - Best of Best

The Best of the best and Worst of the worst are based on our larger lists of Reliable used cars and Used cars to avoid (both available to subscribers). These comprehensive lists give you a rundown of all the models that were found, from our data, to be above or below average in reliability. Owners reported on any serious problems they had had with their cars, minivans, SUVs, and pickup trucks in the previous year.

Best of the best

These are models that have performed well in CR road tests over the years, and have proved to have several or more years of better-than-average reliability. Listed alphabetically.

Acura - Integra, MDX, RL, RSX, TL, TSX
BMW M3
Buick LaCrosse
Honda - Accord, Civic, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Element, Odyssey, Pilot, S2000
Infiniti - FX, G20, G35, I30, I35, QX4,
Lexus - ES, GS (RWD), GX, IS, LS, RX, SC
Lincoln - Continental, Town Car
Mazda - Millenia, MX-5 Miata, Protegé, Mazda3
Mitsubishi - Endeavor, Outlander
Nissan - Altima, Maxima, Murano
Pontiac Vibe
Porsche 911 (except '03)
Scion - tC, xB
Subaru - Baja, Forester, Impreza, Legacy, Outback
Toyota - 4Runner, Avalon, Camry (except '07 V6), Camry Solara, Celica, Corolla, Echo, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Matrix, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tundra (except '07 V8 4WD)
Volvo S60

Worst of the worst

These models have multiple years of much worse than Used Car Verdicts in the 1998 to 2007 models. Listed alphabetically.

Buick - Rendezvous (AWD), Buick Terraza
Chevrolet - Astro, Blazer, Colorado (4WD), S-10 Pickup (4WD), Uplander, Venture
Chrysler Town & Country (AWD)
Dodge Grand Caravan (AWD)
GMC - Canyon (4WD), Jimmy, S-15 Sonoma (4WD), Safari
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Kia Sedona
Land Rover Discovery, LR3
Lincoln Aviator
Mercedes-Benz SL
Nissan - Armada (4WD), Titan (4WD)
Oldsmobile - Bravada, Silhouette
Pontiac - Aztek, G6, Montana, Trans Sport, Montana SV6
Saturn Relay
Volkswagen - Cabriolet, Jetta Sedan (turbo), Jetta Sedan (V6), Touareg

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