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Car reliability was assessed in this finding using member survey responses concerning personal car issues during the previous 12 months In other words, their r
by robocat 1y ago
Car reliability was assessed in this finding using member survey responses concerning personal car issues during the previous 12 months
In other words, their results are not cost based and are kinda bullshit.
The best data I've ever seen is from YourMechanic in 2016 https://archive.is/Tpizp https://archive.is/Tpizp :
we have a massive dataset of the make and model of the cars we have serviced and the type of maintenance done. We decided to use our data to understand which cars break down the most and have the highest maintenance costs
Have a squiz at the table of "Which Car Models Have the Lowest Maintenance Cost? Based On Total Maintenance Costs Over 10 Years". A Subaru model only just squeeks in at the last line (20th place).
Hard to actually compare manufacturers because you'd have to weight the per model costs. I've bought 4 second-hand Toyota's since reading that and my personal experience has been reliability and that Toyota part costs are reasonable and mechanics are affordable and they like to work on Toyotas. I've bought 96 high mileage 4WD still going great, 2006 van going great, 2011? station wagon which I've now sold, 96 high mileage station wagon (used for commute every day by cousin - going great).
Anybody know of any better source of information, based on real maintenance cost measurements?
- JohnFen 1y agoThey weren't measuring maintenance costs, they were measuring reliability. Two entirely different things. It's not bullshit just because they weren't measuring the thing you care about more.