[david16]

Some real world opinion: my wife's cousin has owned his own auto repair shop for 20 some years. I recently asked him what he considers the best auto maker based upon how little he sees them in his shop with issues. Without hesitation he said Lexus/Toyota with Honda next.

I asked what are the worst to own in his opinion. Again, without hesitation he said Mercedes Benz and BMW. He said those cars are fine for 5 years but after that they can be nothing but problems.

I've never trusted CR but only used it as an additional source of opinion, not fact, in any type of research I'm doing.

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[david16]

^ As much as it pains me to say this when the Japanese moved production outside of Japan (e.g., to Mexico, Canada, and USA) the quality went down. That, to me, is part of the reason for the drop in overall quality and reliability over the last 10 years.

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