Last week I received the April 2009 issue. There are a lot of interesting sections and data in this issue about best and worst cars. One interesting section on page 14 is called "Who makes the best cars? The answer was that overall the Japanese automakers get the highest marks.
Consumer's rated the carmakers in several different areas. The most critical was the Overall Score which was based on their average test score and average predicted-reliability rating. The top three companies were: Honda - 78, Subaru - 75, and Toyota - 74 in overall scores. For Honda some additional information. Average test score was also a 78. Reliability above average, Tested vehicles that were recommended: 95%.
As a comparison, here are the numbers from Chrysler, which was the bottom rated company. Overall Score: 48. Average test score: 52, Reliability, below average. Tested vehicles which were recommended: 0%.
Don't be mislead by my reporting that the Japanese companies were at the top, because not all of them were. Here are the Overall Score ratings for all companies:
Honda=78, Subaru=75, Toyota=74, Mazda=73, Mercedes-Benz=72, Nissan=72, Volkswagen=72, BMW=72, Hyundai=70, Volvo=65, Mitsubishi=64, Ford=63, Suzuki=60, General Motors=57, and Chrysler=48.
Tomorrow I'll report on some other findings in this issue.
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