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Just as interesting as the charge that US auto companies are all corrupt - how are European cars unreliable? German cars especially are amongst, if not the most

• mkirklions 8y ago
  The make/model matters more than company. An f150 is wayyy better than anything else ford makes. Its really uncomparable. As another note, the Chevy Sonic was designed in Germany and is probably the worst car GM made in recent memory. But yes, German cars are known to be a pain to own due to problems and the difficulty to fix them.
• rconti 8y ago
  European cars are considered unreliable in the US because they're generally high-end models with newer tech (and more of it), and that kind of stuff tends to break and be expensive to fix. From a mechanical standpoint, they're not particularly unreliable, but again, parts can be pricier (particularly in the US). The way I view it is that Japanese cars are built with extreme precision in high volume to exactly the right tolerances. They tend to be very consistent and reliable and parts are cheap due to volume. However, if things DO fail, it's generally because they're just slightly underbuilt and built to a pricepoint. German cars tend to be overbuilt from a mechanical standpoint (heavier/sturdier parts) but that doesn't mean they're more reliable as a finished product.