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The 2013 Auto Reliability Grade Point Averages (GPAs) and Grades for Motor Vehicles Sold in North America:
The Complete Table and Charts Depicting the Overall Reliability GPAs of the Top 15 and Worst 15 Cars and Trucks in 2013 and the Automobile Manufacturer Shares of the 30 Best and the 30 Worst Cars and Trucks in 2013
by James Bleeker

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The 2013 Table

This page provides 2013 auto reliability ratings and auto reliability rankings in a table listing most of the convertibles, coupes, sedans, hatchbacks, wagons, minivans, sport-utility vehicles (SUVs and XUVs), and pickup trucks sold in the U.S. It expresses the auto reliability ratings and auto reliability rankings, and makes available auto reliability comparisons and auto reliability contrasts, using the Auto Reliability Grade Point Average, or Auto Reliability GPA. This auto reliability index is used as it is an easy-to-understand, but detailed, auto reliability measure, and is familiar to many having attended secondary school and nearly all who have received some post-secondary education. The page also employs Auto Reliability Grades as a reliability index. This measure of auto reliability differences, although less detailed, is valuable as it is familiar to all persons having attended primary school. The Auto Reliability GPA is an automobile reliability statistic that is obtained from Consumer Reports' auto reliability survey data summarized in the reliability tables of (1) Consumer Reports: New Car Buying Guide: 2013, (2) Consumer Reports: Used Car Buying Guide: 2013, and (3) the April 2013 issue of the Consumer Reports magazine.

The Reliable Two, Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company, appear first in the table, because of their rather singular stature; the remaining automobile manufacturers are listed alphabetically. Ford Motor Company's offloaded lines - Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo - are listed as manufacturers.

Letter grades for automobile reliability are determined thusly: A if the Auto Reliability GPA is 3.50 to 4.00, B if the Auto Reliability GPA is 2.50 to 3.49, C if the Auto Reliability GPA is 1.50 to 2.49, D if the Auto Reliability GPA is 0.50 to 1.49, and F if the Auto Reliability GPA < 0.50.

Reliability GPAs for 4 age ranges are given so that the visitor may examine more thoroughly the age range that is of greater interest to him or her. As well, an Overall Reliability GPA, the average of the 4 age-range Reliability GPAs, and a Minimum Reliability GPA, the minimum of the 4 age-range Reliability GPAs, is provided.


The 2013 Motor Vehicle Reliability Grade Point Averages (GPAs):
GPAs for Four 4-Year Age Ranges and an Overall Average Reliability GPA and Grade,
As well as Minimum GPA and Corresponding Grade
ID Auto Manufacturer Line / Brand Model Model GPA for 0-to-4 Year Old Vehicles Model GPA for 2-to-6 Year Old Vehicles Model GPA for 4-to-8 Year Old Vehicles Model GPA for 6-to-10 Year Old Vehicles Overall Reliability GPA Grade Based on Overall GPA Minimum Reliability GPA Grade Based on Minimum GPA Number of Model Years of Data
1 Toyota Motor Corporation Lexus CT 200h 4.00       4.00 A 4.00 A 2
2 Toyota Lexus ES 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 A 4.00 A 10
3 Toyota Lexus GS 3.50 3.25 3.00 3.33 3.27 B 3.00 B 9
4 Toyota Lexus GX 2.33 4.00 3.75 3.25 3.33 B 2.33 C 9
5 Toyota Lexus HS 250h 4.00 4.00     4.00 A 4.00 A 2
6 Toyota Lexus IS Sedan, rear-wheel drive 4.00 3.50 3.25 3.75 3.63 A 3.25 B 10
7 Toyota Lexus LS 2.75 3.25 3.50 4.00 3.38 B 2.75 B 10
8 Toyota Lexus RX 4.00 3.75 3.25 3.25 3.56 A 3.25 B 10
9 Toyota Lexus RX Hybrid 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 A 4.00 A 6
10 Toyota Lexus SC     3.00 3.25 3.13 B 3.00 B 4
12 Toyota Toyota 4Runner, V6 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.94 A 3.75 A 10
13 Toyota Toyota Avalon 3.00 3.50 3.75 4.00 3.56 A 3.00 B 10
14 Toyota Toyota Camry, 4-cylinder 3.75 3.25 3.50 4.00 3.63 A 3.25 B 10
15 Toyota Toyota Camry Hybrid 3.75 3.75 4.00   3.83 A 3.75 A 6
16 Toyota Toyota Camry, V6 3.25 3.25 3.00   3.17 B 3.00 B 6
17 Toyota Toyota Camry Solara   3.50 3.75 4.00 3.75 A 3.50 A 6
18 Toyota Toyota Celica       2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 1
19 Toyota Toyota Corolla 3.50 3.50 3.75 4.00 3.69 A 3.50 A 10
20 Toyota Toyota Echo     3.00 3.50 3.25 B 3.00 B 2
21 Toyota Toyota FJ Cruiser 4.00 4.00 4.00   4.00 A 4.00 A 3
22 Toyota Toyota Highlander, V6 4.00 4.00 3.75 3.75 3.88 A 3.75 A 10
23 Toyota Toyota Highlander Hybrid 3.25 3.75 4.00 4.00 3.75 A 3.25 B 7
24 Toyota Toyota Matrix 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.25 3.44 B 3.25 B 8
25 Toyota Toyota Prius 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 A 4.00 A 10
26 Toyota Toyota Prius C 4.00       4.00 A 4.00 A 1
27 Toyota Toyota Prius V 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 1
28 Toyota Toyota RAV4, 4-cylinder 4.00 3.50 3.25 3.50 3.56 A 3.25 B 10
29 Toyota Toyota RAV4, V6 3.75 3.00 2.50   3.08 B 2.50 B 6
30 Toyota Toyota Sequoia 3.33 3.00 2.75 3.00 3.02 B 2.75 B 9
31 Toyota Toyota Sienna, front-wheel drive 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 B 3.00 B 10
32 Toyota Toyota Sienna, all-wheel drive 2.00 2.00 2.00   2.00 C 2.00 C 6
33 Toyota Toyota Tacoma, V6, 2-wheel drive 3.00 3.50 4.00   3.50 B 3.00 B 6
34 Toyota Toyota Tacoma, V6, 4-wheel drive 2.50 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.06 B 2.50 B 10
35 Toyota Toyota Tundra, V8, 2-wheel drive 3.67 3.00 3.00   3.22 B 3.00 B 5
36 Toyota Toyota Tundra, V8, 4-wheel drive 3.25 2.75 3.25 4.00 3.31 B 2.75 B 10
37 Toyota Toyota Venza, V6 3.25 3.50     3.38 B 3.25 B 4
38 Toyota Toyota Yaris Hatchback 4.00 4.00 4.00   4.00 A 4.00 A 4
40 Toyota Scion tC   3.00 2.75 2.50 2.75 B 2.50 B 4
41 Toyota Scion xA     3.50 3.50 3.50 A 3.50 A 2
42 Toyota Scion xB 3.75 3.33 3.33 3.67 3.52 A 3.33 B 8
43 Toyota Scion xD 3.00 3.00 3.00   3.00 B 3.00 B 3
46 Honda Motor Company Acura MDX 2.75 2.75 3.00 3.00 2.88 B 2.75 B 10
47 Honda Acura RDX, 4-cylinder, turbo 3.50 3.25 3.50   3.42 B 3.25 B 6
48 Honda Acura RDX, V6 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 1
49 Honda Acura RL   4.00 3.50 3.33 3.61 A 3.33 B 5
50 Honda Acura RSX     3.50 3.50 3.50 A 3.50 A 4
51 Honda Acura TL 3.25 3.50 3.00 3.00 3.19 B 3.00 B 10
52 Honda Acura TSX 2.75 3.00 3.50 3.33 3.15 B 2.75 B 9
54 Honda Honda Accord, 4-cylinder 3.00 2.75 3.50 3.75 3.25 B 2.75 B 10
55 Honda Honda Accord, V6 2.50 2.50 3.00   2.67 B 2.50 B 6
56 Honda Honda Civic Sedan 3.25 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.06 B 3.00 B 10
57 Honda Honda Civic Hybrid 2.00 2.75 3.75 3.25 2.94 B 2.00 C 9
58 Honda Honda Civic Si 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.38 C 2.00 C 5
59 Honda Honda Crosstour 3.33 4.00     3.67 A 3.33 B 3
60 Honda Honda CR-V 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.50 3.88 A 3.50 A 10
61 Honda Honda CR-Z 4.00       4.00 A 4.00 A 1
62 Honda Honda Element 3.67 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.73 A 3.67 A 9
63 Honda Honda Fit 4.00 4.00 4.00   4.00 A 4.00 A 6
64 Honda Honda Insight 3.00 3.00     3.00 B 3.00 B 2
65 Honda Honda Odyssey 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.06 C 2.00 C 10
66 Honda Honda Pilot 3.25 3.50 4.00 3.75 3.63 A 3.25 B 10
67 Honda Honda Ridgeline 3.25 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.81 A 3.25 B 7
68 Honda Honda S2000   3.00 3.67 4.00 3.56 A 3.00 B 5
71 BMW AG BMW 135i 2.00 0.00 0.00   0.67 D 0.00 F 2
72 BMW BMW 325i,328i Sedan 3.00 2.25 1.50 1.00 1.94 C 1.00 D 10
73 BMW BMW 330i,335i Sedan 2.00 1.33 1.00   1.44 D 1.00 D 4
74 BMW BMW 5 Series, 6-cylinder 2.67 2.00 1.00 1.25 1.73 C 1.00 D 9
75 BMW BMW 535i 1.00 0.00 0.00   0.33 F 0.00 F 5
76 BMW BMW 7 Series 0.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 0.38 F 0.00 F 3
77 BMW BMW X3, non-turbo 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 7
78 BMW BMW X3, 6-cylinder, turbo 0.50       0.50 D 0.50 D 2
79 BMW BMW X5, 6-cylinder 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.46 F 0.00 F 6
80 BMW BMW Z4   2.00 2.25 2.75 2.33 C 2.00 C 6
82 BMW Mini Cooper Clubman 3.00 3.00     3.00 B 3.00 B 2
83 BMW Mini Cooper Countryman 0.50       0.50 D 0.50 D 2
84 BMW Mini Cooper Mini Cooper 1.75 1.50 0.75 0.25 1.06 D 0.25 F 10
87 Chrysler Group Jeep Commander   2.00 1.67 1.00 1.56 C 1.00 D 3
88 Chrysler Jeep Compass 1.00 0.00 0.00   0.33 F 0.00 F 2
89 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee, V6 1.75 2.00 1.50 0.75 1.50 C 0.75 D 10
90 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee, V8 1.33 2.00 2.00   1.78 C 1.33 D 5
91 Chrysler Jeep Liberty 1.25 0.75 0.75 1.50 1.06 D 0.75 D 10
92 Chrysler Jeep Patriot 3.00 1.50 0.50   1.67 C 0.50 D 6
93 Chrysler Jeep Wrangler, 2-door 2.25 1.50 1.00   1.58 C 1.00 D 6
94 Chrysler Jeep Wrangler, 4-door 1.00 0.25 0.00   0.42 F 0.00 F 6
96 Chrysler Chrysler 300, V6 2.33 2.33 2.25 2.00 2.23 C 2.00 C 7
97 Chrysler Chrysler 300, V8 0.00 2.00 2.00   1.33 D 0.00 F 3
98 Chrysler Chrysler Crossfire     4.00 4.00 4.00 A 4.00 A 1
99 Chrysler Chrysler Pacifica   0.50 1.00 1.33 0.94 D 0.50 D 5
100 Chrysler Chrysler PT Cruiser, non-turbo 1.00 0.67 0.75 0.50 0.73 D 0.50 D 7
101 Chrysler Chrysler Sebring/200 Sedan 1.00 2.00 1.33 1.00 1.33 D 1.00 D 6
102 Chrysler Chrysler Town & Country 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.06 F 0.00 F 10
104 Chrysler Dodge Avenger   1.00 1.00   1.00 D 1.00 D 1
105 Chrysler Dodge Calliber 2.00 1.33 1.00   1.44 D 1.00 D 3
106 Chrysler Dodge Challenger 1.25 2.00     1.63 C 1.25 D 4
107 Chrysler Dodge Charger 0.67 1.67 1.67 2.00 1.50 C 0.67 D 6
108 Chrysler Dodge Dakota   1.50 1.25 1.50 1.42 D 1.25 D 6
109 Chrysler Dodge Durango, V6 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 2
110 Chrysler Dodge Durango, V8 2.00   2.00 2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 6
111 Chrysler Dodge Grand Caravan 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.06 F 0.00 F 10
112 Chrysler Dodge Journey 0.00 0.00     0.00 F 0.00 F 4
113 Chrysler Dodge Magnum     1.50 1.50 1.50 C 1.50 C 2
114 Chrysler Dodge Nitro   2.00 2.00   2.00 C 2.00 C 1
115 Chrysler Dodge Ram 1500, V8 2.25 2.00 1.75 2.00 2.00 C 1.75 C 10
116 Chrysler Dodge Ram 2500, turbodiesel 0.33 0.25 0.75 1.75 0.77 D 0.25 F 9
117 Chrysler Dodge Stratus     1.00 1.00 1.00 D 1.00 D 3
120 Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz C-Class, 4-cylinder 3.00   2.00 2.00 2.33 C 2.00 C 2
121 Daimler Mercedes-Benz C-Class, V6 2.75 3.00 2.75 2.25 2.69 B 2.25 C 10
122 Daimler Mercedes-Benz CLK   2.00 1.75 1.67 1.81 C 1.67 C 5
123 Daimler Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan, V6 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.25 2.44 C 2.25 C 10
124 Daimler Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 0.00 0.00 0.00   0.00 F 0.00 F 5
125 Daimler Mercedes-Benz GLK 2.33       2.33 C 2.33 C 3
126 Daimler Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2.00 2.25 1.33 1.00 1.65 C 1.00 D 8
127 Daimler Mercedes-Benz S-Class   2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 4
128 Daimler Mercedes-Benz SL       1.00 1.00 D 1.00 D 1
129 Daimler Mercedes-Benz SLK   1.00 1.67 2.00 1.56 C 1.00 D 3
131 Daimler Smart ForTwo Smart ForTwo 3.00 2.00 1.00   2.00 C 1.00 D 2
134 Fiat SpA Fiat 500 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 1
137 Ford Motor Company Ford Crown Victoria 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.19 C 2.00 C 8
138 Ford Ford Edge, V6 1.25 2.25 2.00   1.83 C 1.25 D 6
139 Ford Ford Escape, 4-cylinder 1.75 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.19 C 1.75 C 8
140 Ford Ford Escape, V6 1.50 1.25 2.00 2.25 1.75 C 1.25 D 10
141 Ford Ford Escape Hybrid 3.00 2.50 2.00   2.50 B 2.00 C 5
142 Ford Ford Expedition 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.00 1.88 C 1.75 C 10
143 Ford Ford Explorer, V6, 4-wheel drive 0.75 1.75 1.25 0.50 1.06 D 0.50 D 10
144 Ford Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4.00 2.67 2.33 2.33 2.83 B 2.33 C 6
145 Ford Ford F-150 EcoBoost 1.50       1.50 C 1.50 C 2
146 Ford Ford F-150, V8, 4-wheel drive 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.06 C 2.00 C 10
147 Ford Ford F-250, turbodiesel 0.67 0.33 0.00 0.75 0.44 F 0.00 F 9
148 Ford Ford Fiesta 1.00       1.00 D 1.00 D 2
149 Ford Ford Five Hundred   2.00 2.33 2.50 2.28 C 2.00 C 3
150 Ford Ford Flex 1.50 1.00     1.25 D 1.00 D 4
151 Ford Ford Focus 2.50 3.00 2.75 2.25 2.63 B 2.25 C 10
152 Ford Ford Freestar     2.00 1.33 1.67 C 1.33 D 3
153 Ford Ford Freestyle, Taurus X   1.50 1.75 2.00 1.75 C 1.50 C 4
154 Ford Ford Fusion, 4-cylinder 2.75 3.00 2.67 2.00 2.60 B 2.00 C 7
155 Ford Ford Fusion, V6, front-wheel drive 2.50 3.50 3.67 3.00 3.17 B 2.50 B 7
156 Ford Ford Fusion Hybrid 3.67 3.00     3.33 B 3.00 B 3
157 Ford Ford Mustang, V6 2.00 2.33 2.00 2.50 2.21 C 2.00 C 9
158 Ford Ford Mustang, V8 2.00 3.67 3.25 3.33 3.06 B 2.00 C 8
159 Ford Ford Ranger 2.67 2.25 2.25 2.75 2.48 C 2.25 C 9
160 Ford Ford Taurus 2.25 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.06 C 2.00 C 10
162 Ford Lincoln LS     2.00 1.33 1.67 C 1.33 D 3
163 Ford Lincoln MKS 2.00 1.50     1.75 C 1.50 C 3
164 Ford Lincoln MKT 0.00 0.00     0.00 F 0.00 F 1
165 Ford Lincoln MKX 1.25 2.50 2.50   2.08 C 1.25 D 6
166 Ford Lincoln MKZ, Zephyr, fwd 2.75 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.94 B 2.75 B 7
167 Ford Lincoln Navigator 2.00 2.33 2.33 2.00 2.17 C 2.00 C 5
168 Ford Lincoln Town Car 1.50 2.00 2.75 2.75 2.25 C 1.50 C 8
170 Ford Mercury Grand Marquis 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.19 C 2.00 C 8
171 Ford Mercury Mariner V6 1.33 1.25 2.00 2.50 1.77 C 1.25 D 7
172 Ford Mercury Milan, 4-cylinder 2.67 3.00 2.67 2.00 2.58 B 2.00 C 6
173 Ford Mercury Milan, V6, fwd 2.67 3.50 4.00   3.39 B 2.67 B 5
174 Ford Mercury Monterey     1.50 1.33 1.42 D 1.33 D 3
175 Ford Mercury Mountaineer, V8 2.00 1.67 1.50 1.25 1.60 C 1.25 D 7
176 Ford Mercury Sable Sedan 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 5
179 General Motors Corporation Buick Enclave 1.25 0.33 0.00   0.53 D 0.00 F 5
180 General Motors Buick LaCrosse, 4-cylinder 1.00       1.00 D 1.00 D 1
181 General Motors Buick LaCrosse, V6 0.75 1.00 1.75 2.00 1.38 D 0.75 D 8
182 General Motors Buick LeSabre     2.00 2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 3
183 General Motors Buick Lucerne 1.33 1.50 2.00   1.61 C 1.33 D 5
184 General Motors Buick Regal 1.50     2.00 1.75 C 1.50 C 4
185 General Motors Buick Rendezvous   2.00 1.67 1.50 1.72 C 1.50 C 5
186 General Motors Buick Verano 0.00       0.00 F 0.00 F 1
188 General Motors Cadillac CTS, V6, rwd 3.00 2.25 1.50 1.00 1.94 C 1.00 D 10
189 General Motors Cadillac DeVille     2.00 1.00 1.50 C 1.00 D 3
190 General Motors Cadillac DTS 2.67 2.50 2.50   2.56 B 2.50 B 5
191 General Motors Cadillac Escalade 2.00 0.50 1.00 2.00 1.38 D 0.50 D 6
192 General Motors Cadillac SRX 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.00 0.88 D 0.50 D 9
193 General Motors Cadillac STS   0.50 1.25 2.00 1.25 D 0.50 D 4
195 General Motors Chevrolet Avalanche 2.33 1.25 0.50 1.00 1.27 D 0.50 D 9
196 General Motors Chevrolet Aveo 0.00 0.00 0.00   0.00 F 0.00 F 2
197 General Motors Chevrolet Camaro 1.33 2.00     1.67 C 1.33 D 3
198 General Motors Chevrolet Cobalt 2.00 1.50 1.25 1.50 1.56 C 1.25 D 6
199 General Motors Chevrolet Colorado 0.50 1.25 2.00 2.00 1.44 D 0.50 D 9
200 General Motors Chevrolet Corvette 0.75 1.25 1.75 2.75 1.63 C 0.75 D 10
201 General Motors Chevrolet Cruze 1.00       1.00 D 1.00 D 2
202 General Motors Chevrolet Equinox, V6 2.50 2.00 1.25 0.50 1.56 C 0.50 D 8
203 General Motors Chevrolet HHR 1.67 1.00 1.00   1.22 D 1.00 D 6
204 General Motors Chevrolet Impala 1.75 0.75 0.00 0.50 0.75 D 0.00 F 10
205 General Motors Chevrolet Malibu Sedan, 4-cylinder 2.50 1.25 1.00 1.50 1.56 C 1.00 D 8
206 General Motors Chevrolet Malibu Sedan, V6 2.00 1.25 0.50   1.25 D 0.50 D 5
207 General Motors Chevrolet Monte Carlo       1.50 1.50 C 1.50 C 2
208 General Motors Chevrolet Silverado 1500, V8, 2wd 1.75 1.75 2.00   1.83 C 1.75 C 6
209 General Motors Chevrolet Silverado 1500, V8, 4wd 2.00 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.63 C 1.25 D 10
210 General Motors Chevrolet Silverado 2500, turbodiesel 1.33 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.83 C 1.33 D 9
211 General Motors Chevrolet Sonic 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 1
212 General Motors Chevrolet Suburban 1.50 0.75 0.50 1.25 1.00 D 0.50 D 10
213 General Motors Chevrolet Tahoe 2.25 1.25 1.50 2.00 1.75 C 1.25 D 10
214 General Motors Chevrolet Trailblazer, 6-cylinder 2.00 1.33 1.00 1.50 1.46 D 1.00 D 7
215 General Motors Chevrolet Traverse 1.75 1.00     1.38 D 1.00 D 4
216 General Motors Chevrolet Venture     1.00 1.67 1.33 D 1.00 D 3
217 General Motors Chevrolet Volt 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 2
219 General Motors GMC Acadia 1.50 0.25 0.00   0.58 D 0.00 F 6
220 General Motors GMC Canyon 0.50 1.25 2.00 2.00 1.44 D 0.50 D 9
221 General Motors GMC Envoy, 6-cylinder 2.00 1.33 1.00 1.50 1.46 D 1.00 D 7
222 General Motors GMC Sierra 1500, V6 2.00 1.75 1.50   1.75 C 1.50 C 5
223 General Motors GMC Sierra 1500, V8, 4wd 2.00 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.63 C 1.25 D 10
224 General Motors GMC Terrain, 4-cylinder 1.67 1.00     1.33 D 1.00 D 3
225 General Motors GMC Yukon 2.25 1.25 1.50 2.00 1.75 C 1.25 D 10
226 General Motors GMC Yukon XL 1.50 0.75 0.50 1.25 1.00 D 0.50 D 10
228 General Motors Pontiac G6 sedan 3.00 1.33 1.00 1.50 1.71 C 1.00 D 5
229 General Motors Pontiac Grand Prix   0.50 1.00 1.50 1.00 D 0.50 D 6
230 General Motors Pontiac Solstice   1.50 1.50   1.50 C 1.50 C 2
231 General Motors Pontiac Torrent 2.00 2.00 1.67   1.89 C 1.67 C 4
232 General Motors Pontiac Vibe (a Toyota-engineered product) 3.50 3.75 3.75 3.50 3.63 A 3.50 A 8
235 General Motors Saab 9-3   2.50 2.25 1.75 2.17 C 1.75 C 6
236 General Motors Saab 9-5     2.00 1.67 1.83 C 1.67 C 3
238 General Motors Saturn Aura 2.00 1.67 1.50   1.72 C 1.50 C 3
239 General Motors Saturn Ion   2.00 2.00 2.25 2.08 C 2.00 C 5
240 General Motors Saturn L-Series, L300       2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 1
241 General Motors Saturn Outlook 0.00 0.00 0.00   0.00 F 0.00 F 3
242 General Motors Saturn Sky   1.50 1.50   1.50 C 1.50 C 2
243 General Motors Saturn Vue, 4-cylinder 2.00 1.50 1.67 1.75 1.73 C 1.50 C 6
247 Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai Accent 2.33 2.75 2.67 2.00 2.44 C 2.00 C 6
248 Hyundai Hyundai Azera 2.50 2.33 2.33 2.50 2.42 C 2.33 C 5
249 Hyundai Hyundai Elantra Sedan 3.00 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.63 B 2.00 C 10
250 Hyundai Hyundai Equus 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 1
251 Hyundai Hyundai Genesis coupe 1.00       1.00 D 1.00 D 2
252 Hyundai Hyundai Genesis Sedan 1.75 2.00     1.88 C 1.75 C 4
253 Hyundai Hyundai Santa Fe, 4 cylinder 2.33     2.00 2.17 C 2.00 C 4
254 Hyundai Hyundai Santa Fe, V6 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 1.75 C 1.50 C 10
255 Hyundai Hyundai Sonata, 4-cylinder 2.25 2.50 2.67 2.50 2.48 C 2.25 C 8
256 Hyundai Hyundai Sonata Hybrid 1.50       1.50 C 1.50 C 2
257 Hyundai Hyundai Tucson 2.50 2.75 2.25 2.00 2.38 C 2.00 C 8
258 Hyundai Hyundai Veloster 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 1
259 Hyundai Hyundai Veracruz 2.00 1.67 1.50   1.72 C 1.50 C 4
260 Hyundai Hyundai XG     3.00 2.50 2.75 B 2.50 B 2
263 Jaguar - Ford and Tata Jaguar X-Type       2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 1
264 Jaguar Jaguar XF 0.00 0.00     0.00 F 0.00 F 2
265 Jaguar Jaguar XJ 0.00     1.00 0.50 D 0.00 F 2
268 Kia Motors Corporation Kia Forte 2.67 3.00     2.83 B 2.67 B 3
269 Kia Kia Optima 2.25 2.00 2.00   2.08 C 2.00 C 6
270 Kia Kia Rio 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 1
271 Kia Kia Rondo 2.00 1.67 1.50   1.72 C 1.50 C 3
272 Kia Kia Sedona 2.00 1.33 0.50 0.00 0.96 D 0.00 F 9
273 Kia Kia Sorento, 4-cylinder 1.50       1.50 C 1.50 C 2
274 Kia Kia Sorento, V6 1.00 1.50 0.75 0.00 0.81 D 0.00 F 7
275 Kia Kia Soul 2.33       2.33 C 2.33 C 3
276 Kia Kia Sportage 3.00 2.33 2.67   2.67 B 2.33 C 6
279 Land Rover - Ford and Tata Land Rover LR4     1.00 1.00 1.00 D 1.00 D 1
282 Mazda Motor Corporation Mazda B-Series 3.00 2.33 2.25 2.75 2.58 B 2.25 C 7
283 Mazda Mazda CX-5 4.00       4.00 A 4.00 A 1
284 Mazda Mazda CX-7 3.00 1.00 0.00   1.33 D 0.00 F 4
285 Mazda Mazda CX-9 3.25 2.50 2.00   2.58 B 2.00 C 6
286 Mazda Mazda MX-5 Miata 3.00 3.25 3.33 3.33 3.23 B 3.00 B 8
287 Mazda Mazda Mazda2 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 1
288 Mazda Mazda Mazda3 3.75 3.00 2.50 2.33 2.90 B 2.33 C 9
289 Mazda Mazda Mazda3, Skyactiv 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 1
290 Mazda Mazda MazdaSpeed3   0.00 0.00   0.00 F 0.00 F 1
291 Mazda Mazda Mazda5 2.33 1.25 1.00 1.00 1.40 D 1.00 D 6
292 Mazda Mazda Mazda6 2.67 2.50 2.25 2.00 2.35 C 2.00 C 9
293 Mazda Mazda RX-8       0.00 0.00 F 0.00 F 1
294 Mazda Mazda Tribute, V6 1.33 1.33 2.33 2.25 1.81 C 1.33 D 8
297 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Mitsubishi Eclipse   3.00 3.00 2.00 2.67 B 2.00 C 2
298 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Endeavor       1.00 1.00 D 1.00 D 1
299 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Galant       2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 1
300 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Outlander 3.33 3.25 3.50   3.36 B 3.25 B 5
301 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 4.00       4.00 A 4.00 A 1
304 Nissan Motor Company Infiniti EX 3.00 2.00 2.00   2.33 C 2.00 C 3
305 Nissan Infiniti FX 2.00 2.75 3.50 3.25 2.88 B 2.00 C 9
306 Nissan Infiniti G Sedan 3.25 3.00 3.00 2.75 3.00 B 2.75 B 10
307 Nissan Infiniti M 2.25 2.75 3.67 4.00 3.17 B 2.25 C 7
308 Nissan Infiniti QX56 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 1
310 Nissan Nissan 350Z, 370Z 2.50 3.00 3.00 2.75 2.81 B 2.50 B 7
311 Nissan Nissan Altima, 4-cylinder 3.00 2.50 2.75 2.50 2.69 B 2.50 B 10
312 Nissan Nissan Altima, V6 2.25 2.75 3.00   2.67 B 2.25 C 6
313 Nissan Nissan Armada 0.00 0.00   2.00 0.67 D 0.00 F 3
314 Nissan Nissan Cube 2.00 2.00     2.00 C 2.00 C 2
315 Nissan Nissan Frontier 2.50 2.25 2.00 2.50 2.31 C 2.00 C 10
316 Nissan Nissan Juke 2.00       2.00 C 2.00 C 2
317 Nissan Nissan Leaf 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 2
318 Nissan Nissan Maxima 3.25 2.75 2.00 1.75 2.44 C 1.75 C 10
319 Nissan Nissan Murano 3.00 2.00 1.33 1.25 1.90 C 1.25 D 9
320 Nissan Nissan Pathfinder 2.50 2.00 1.25 1.50 1.81 C 1.25 D 8
321 Nissan Nissan Quest 2.00 0.00 0.50 1.00 0.88 D 0.00 F 4
322 Nissan Nissan Rogue 3.25 3.00 2.00   2.75 B 2.00 C 5
323 Nissan Nissan Sentra 2.50 2.50 2.25 2.25 2.38 C 2.25 C 10
324 Nissan Nissan Titan 1.00 2.00 2.00 1.67 1.67 C 1.00 D 7
325 Nissan Nissan Versa Sedan 0.00       0.00 F 0.00 F 1
326 Nissan Nissan Versa Hatchback 2.33 2.00 2.00   2.11 C 2.00 C 5
327 Nissan Nissan Xterra 2.33 2.25 1.75 1.50 1.96 C 1.50 C 9
330 Porsche AG Porsche 911 3.00 1.33 1.00 2.00 1.83 C 1.00 D 4
331 Porsche Porsche Boxster   4.00 3.25 2.67 3.31 B 2.67 B 5
332 Porsche Porsche Cayenne 1.00 2.00 2.00   1.67 C 1.00 D 4
333 Porsche Porsche Cayman   1.50 1.50   1.50 C 1.50 C 2
336 Subaru Division of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd Subaru Baja     1.00 1.33 1.17 D 1.00 D 3
337 Subaru Subaru Forester, non-turbo 3.00 3.00 2.25 2.00 2.56 B 2.00 C 10
338 Subaru Subaru Forester, turbo 3.33 3.00     3.17 B 3.00 B 3
339 Subaru Subaru Impreza Sedan 3.50 3.00 2.00   2.83 B 2.00 C 5
340 Subaru Subaru Impreza Wagon and Hatchback 3.25 3.00 3.00   3.08 B 3.00 B 9
341 Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX/STi 2.00 1.50 1.33 1.75 1.65 C 1.33 D 8
342 Subaru Subaru Legacy, 4-cylinder 3.50 3.00 2.00 1.75 2.56 B 1.75 C 10
343 Subaru Subaru Outback, 4-cylinder 3.50 3.00 2.25 1.50 2.56 B 1.50 C 10
344 Subaru Subaru Outback, 6-cylinder 3.00 2.75 2.00   2.58 B 2.00 C 6
345 Subaru Subaru B9 Tribeca, Tribeca 2.00 2.33 2.67 3.00 2.50 B 2.00 C 4
348 Suzuki Suzuki SX4 2.00 2.50 3.00   2.50 B 2.00 C 2
351 Volkswagen AG Audi A3 2.50   0.00 0.00 0.83 D 0.00 F 3
352 Volkswagen Audi A4, 4-cylinder 2.00 1.50 1.50 0.75 1.44 D 0.75 D 10
353 Volkswagen Audi A5/S5 2.75 2.50     2.63 B 2.50 B 4
354 Volkswagen Audi A6, V6 1.33 1.67 2.75 2.00 1.94 C 1.33 D 9
355 Volkswagen Audi A7 4.00       4.00 A 4.00 A 1
356 Volkswagen Audi Q5, 2.0 T 2.50       2.50 B 2.50 B 2
357 Volkswagen Audi Q5, 3.2 2.00 1.00     1.50 C 1.00 D 4
358 Volkswagen Audi TT   1.00 1.00   1.00 D 1.00 D 1
360 Volkswagen Volkswagen Beetle 1.67 1.50 0.75 0.50 1.10 D 0.50 D 9
361 Volkswagen Volkswagen CC 2.00 2.00     2.00 C 2.00 C 3
362 Volkswagen Volkswagen Eos 2.00 1.75 1.50   1.75 C 1.50 C 5
363 Volkswagen Volkswagen GTI 1.00 0.75 1.00   0.92 D 0.75 D 6
364 Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf, Rabbit 3.00 2.75 2.50   2.75 B 2.50 B 6
365 Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf TDI 1.67 1.00     1.33 D 1.00 D 3
366 Volkswagen Volkswagen Jetta Sedan, 5-cylinder 1.75 2.75 2.00 1.50 2.00 C 1.50 C 8
367 Volkswagen Volkswagen Jetta Sedan TDI 2.25 2.50 2.00 2.50 2.31 C 2.00 C 6
368 Volkswagen Volkswagen Jetta SportWagon TDI 2.00 2.00   2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 5
369 Volkswagen Volkswagen Passat, 5-cylinder 3.00       3.00 B 3.00 B 1
370 Volkswagen Volkswagen Passat, 4-cylinder, 5-cylinder 2.00 1.25 0.50 0.00 0.94 D 0.00 F 9
371 Volkswagen Volkswagen Tiguan 1.75 1.50     1.63 C 1.50 C 4
372 Volkswagen Volkswagen Touareg 0.50     0.00 0.25 F 0.00 F 3
375 Volvo - Ford and Geely Volvo C30 1.00 3.00 3.00   2.33 C 1.00 D 2
376 Volvo - Geely Volvo C70 0.00 2.00 2.00   1.33 D 0.00 F 3
377 Volvo - Geely Volvo S40   2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 C 2.00 C 4
378 Volvo - Geely Volvo S60 2.00 2.50 2.75 2.75 2.50 B 2.00 C 7
379 Volvo - Geely Volvo S80, 6-cylinder 3.00 3.33 3.50 2.00 2.96 B 2.00 C 4
380 Volvo - Geely Volvo XC60 1.67 1.00     1.33 D 1.00 D 3
381 Volvo - Geely Volvo XC70 2.50 2.75 2.25 2.25 2.44 C 2.25 C 10
382 Volvo - Geely Volvo XC90, 6-cylinder 1.00 1.67 2.00 0.00 1.17 D 0.00 F 4
Note: Where a model entry specifically includes "awd" or "4wd," the GPAs and Grades are for this specific driveline version of the model. Similarly for engine size and type, transmission, and body style.

Chart of the 2013 Reliability GPAs of the Top 15 and Bottom 15 Cars and Trucks

Chart of the Auto Reliability GPAs of the 15 Best and 15 Worst Autos in 2013

Note that all of the top 15 cars and trucks have a Reliability Grade of A and that all of the 15 worst cars and trucks have a Reliability Grade of F.

Charts of Manufacturer Shares of 30 Best Cars and Trucks in 2013

With regard to manufacturer shares of the 30 best automobile, I give two charts for 2013. The first chart depicts company shares of the 30 best cars, trucks, and SUVs that offer at least 3 model years of data. This permits a comparison with last year's chart of manufacturer shares of the best.

Chart of auto manufactruer shares of the 30 best cars and trucks in 2013. Toyota Motor Corporation acounts for 66.7% of the best, and Honda Motor Company - the remaining 33.3%.

Unlike last year (when Ford, Nissan, Mazda, and Porsche each contributed small percentages), this year Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company accounted for all of the top 30 offering 3 or more model years of data.

The next chart relaxes the stricture of requiring 3 or more model years of data and depicts car maker shares of the 30 best vehicles offering only 2 or more model years of data.

Chart of auto maker shares of the 30 best cars and trucks offering 2 or more model years of data in 2013. Toyota Motor Corporation accounts for 70%, and Honda Motor Company accounts for the remaining 30%.

With this relaxed restriction, still only two manufacturers - Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company - account for all of the 30 best cars, trucks, and sport-utility vehicles, and Toyota increases its share of the top motor vehicles in America. And both charts point to a competition of two at the top end of the quality spectrum in 2013.

Chart of Manufacturer Shares of 30 Worst Cars and Trucks in 2013

The next chart depicts manufacturer shares of the 30 worst cars, trucks, SUVs, and minivans in 2013.

Chart of auto maker shares of the 30 worst cars and trucks in 2013.

Note that General Motors is experiencing increasing competition at the bottom end of the spectrum. Also note the absence of Toyota and Honda at this end of the spectrum.

In summary, the best automobiles are concentrated in two automobile manufacturers, but the worst automobiles are quite broadly distributed among motor vehicle manufacturers.

Caution      When the number of model years of data (appearing in the far right column) for a vehicle is limited to more recent years, the reliability GPAs, Average GPA, and Minimum GPA of that vehicle may be less reflective of the vehicle's reliability over a longer period of time.

The method of computation of the GPAs is probably familiar to nearly every college, technical school, and high school student. A Grade Point of 4.00 (that is, an A) is given to a Consumer Reports Used Car Verdict of "Much Better Than Average," a GP of 3.00 (that is, a B) is given to a CR "Better Than Average" rating, a GP of 2.00 (that is, a C) to an "Average" rating, a GP of 1.00 (that is, a D) to a "Worse Than Average" rating, and a GP of 0.00 (that is, an F) to a "Much Worse Than Average" rating. A Grade Point Average (GPA) is an average of the Grade Points and is computed using Microsoft's Average(a:b,[c:d],...) function. The Overall GPA given in the table and chart above is the average of the four 4-year GPAs.

This page was created in September of 2013.

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Additional Resources

Detailed information on auto reliability and car, truck, brand, and manufacturer quality, as well as changes in U.S. car and light vehicle market shares, are given in the car guides below. These are available as Kindle ebooks and may be purchased for a small fee on Amazon.com. Links to the Amazon pages offering the books are provided.

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The 100 Worst Cars in America in 2013

The 100 Worst Cars in America in 2013 offers a list of the worst cars and trucks available in the U.S. It uses AutoOnInfo.net’s Overall Reliability GPA covering model years 2003 to 2012 for ranking pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans, family cars, wagons, small cars, hatchbacks, sport/sporty cars, coupes, convertibles, upscale cars, and luxury cars in order to aid consumers in avoiding a vehicle that may require a larger number of repairs and a greater number of expensive repairs. To this end, it includes each car’s reliability GPA and grade and the number of model years upon which the GPA and grade are based, as well as brand and manufacturer GPAs for comparison and contrast and for better assessing long term performance and ownership expenses. Also, near the end of the book are a chapter listing the next 25 worst cars (31 by tie), with GPAs and number of model years, and chapters giving brand and manufacturer shares of the 125 (131 by tie) Worst Cars in America in 2013.
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The 50 Best Cars in America in 2013

The 50 Best Cars in America in 2013 offers a list of the best cars and trucks available in the U.S. It uses AutoOnInfo.net’s Overall Reliability GPA covering model years 2003 to 2012 for ranking pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), family cars, wagons, small cars, hatchbacks, sport/sporty cars, coupes, convertibles, upscale cars, and luxury cars in order to aid consumers in selecting a vehicle that both is reliable in the short term and provides a prospect of only modest repairs in the long term. To this end, it includes each car’s reliability GPA and grade and the number of model years upon which the GPA and grade are based, as well as brand and manufacturer GPAs for comparison and contrast and for better assessing long term performance and ownership expenses.
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Volume 3 of AutoOnInfo.net’s Car Quality Series offers quality ratings on car and truck models, brands, and manufacturers using Auto Reliability Grade Point Averages (GPAs) and Grades. With these measures of performance, this e-guide brings to the aid of auto consumers a convenient, anywhere, anytime source of automobile information on enduring reliability. As a further aid, this book provides graphs depicting both automobile brand and manufacturer spectral signatures and density functions.

Ratings and rankings of vehicle models, brands, and manufacturers are for North American model years 2002 to 2005 when the cars and trucks were between the ages of 6 and 10 years old. Used car buyers may use the Reliability GPAs and Grades as a valuable shopping tool for earlier and later model years as well. New car buyers looking for models and lines that have withstood the test of time may use the GPAs and grades as a guide for what runs well over a multi-year time span. Motor vehicles graded and ranked include small cars, family cars, upscale cars, luxury cars, sport cars, small SUVs, midsize SUVs, large SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks. For each of these body styles, the best and the worst are listed in separate chapters.
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This volume of AutoOnInfo.net’s car guide series offers consumers and researchers an historical summary of the reliability and durability of car and truck brands and examines how these brands have fared in their U.S. market shares. It uses 6-year-old model entries in Consumer Reports’ Used Car to Avoid – also termed Vehicles to Avoid and Worst Cars, Year by Year – and CR’s reliability charts to ascribe quality grades to automobile brands for model-year groups 1985 to 1989, 1990 to 1994, 1995 to 1999, 2000 to 2004, 2005 to 2006, and 1985 to 2006. In addition to ascribing quality grades to each brand, it provides a chart that plots the number of the brand’s 6-year-old model entries in CR’s vehicles to avoid. To examine the effect that a brand’s reliability and durability has had on sales, two or more charts depicting the brand’s U.S. market shares for calendar years 1985 to 2009 are given. These grades and charts and the author’s comments impart an historical perspective that sheds light on the present condition of surviving vehicle lines and their future prospects, individual and institutional shortcomings, and what effect these may have on the U.S.
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AutoOnInfo.net’s Car Guide offers quality ratings on car models, brands, and manufacturers using Auto Reliability Grade Point Averages (GPAs) and Grades. With this guide, GPAs and grades, familiar by common-place use in educational settings, are brought to the aid of car consumers seeking a convenient, any-where, any-time source of automobile information on enduring reliability. Car models rated are from North American model years 1999 to 2002 when the cars were between the ages of 6 and 10 years old. Used car buyers may use the Reliability GPAs and grades as a valuable shopping tool for earlier and later model years as well. New car buyers looking for models and lines that have withstood the test of time may use the GPAs and grades as a guide for what runs well over a multi-year time span. Motor vehicles graded and ranked include convertibles, coupes, sedans, wagons, hatchbacks, minivans, SUVs, and pickup trucks.

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