Lexus Is Still Best Overall.

[exdotcomer]

They just keep winning every year!

[monarch]

Yeah, but those "long term" JD Power owner surveys are about just 3 year old vehicles - not hardly "long term"! Consumer Reports magazine owner surveys, on the other hand, provide reliability information on 6-8 year old cars. Toyota and the other Asian makes really pull ahead of the American cars in reliability after 6-8 years. In other words, although a Buick may match a Toyota in reliability during the first 3 years of ownership, by 6-8 years the Buick is troublesome just like all other American cars whereas alot of Asian makes like Toyota are doing great.

[IS300MOMMA]

Yeah, but those "long term" JD Power owner surveys are about just 3 year old vehicles - not hardly "long term"!  Consumer Reports magazine owner surveys, on the other hand, provide reliability information on 6-8 year old cars.  Toyota and the other Asian makes really pull ahead of the American cars in reliability after 6-8 years.  In other words, although a Buick may match a Toyota in reliability during the first 3 years of ownership, by 6-8 years the Buick is troublesome just like all other American cars whereas alot of Asian makes like Toyota are doing great.

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On the other hand, does the average person really keep a car for 8 years? Now a days - not likely.

[91L3xus]

On the other hand, does the average person really keep a car for 8 years?  Now a days - not likely.

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New every 4 for us. 2002 4Runner gone soon, and the 2001 Sequoia gone even sooner.

[SW03ES]

Actually people are keeping cars longer now than ever before. I think the national average is 8 or 9 years.