The most dependable car brands 2010 US

[mebius9]

Revealed: The most dependable car brands

Come on VW...

[R36 Dreamer]

Revealed: The most dependable car brands

Come on VW...

Oh Dear, my next car didn't fare well.

Surprised to ses jag fare so well. New owner will hopefully rub off on land rover

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Weird, my friend owns an old XJ jag and he has heaps of problems

[kleung]

Come on VW...

Don't forget that USDM VWs are mainly sourced from Mehico..., not that that should be any excuse for poor quality.

[mebius9]

Don't forget that USDM VWs are mainly sourced from Mehico..., not that that should be any excuse for poor quality.

I always wondered how big a factor origin of assembly is for the reliabilities of the cars...
Isn't reliability dependent on the engineering quality rather then the assembly quality?

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I'm surprised VW ranked so high.

Good to see Ford making a comeback.

Weird, my friend owns an old XJ jag and he has heaps of problems

lol how old is old? They've definitely lifted in the reliability stakes from what I've read/heard over the past couple of years.

[kaanage]

Don't forget that USDM VWs are mainly sourced from Mehico..., not that that should be any excuse for poor quality.

A while ago, cousin of mine, in Canada, bought a new MkIII Golf and it was an absolute lemon. It kept going back for all manner of mechanical, electrical and interior faults and she got rid of it as soon as the lease was up and the warranty was about to expire.

On the way to be traded in, it went into limp mode and her mechanic friend came out to clear the error code so she could drive it to the dealer

[kleung]

I always wondered how big a factor origin of assembly is for the reliabilities of the cars...
Isn't reliability dependent on the engineering quality rather then the assembly quality?

You'd think so. But engineering isn't going to stop poor QA/QC by poorly trained or lazy local employees.

A good example is the CL9 Honda Accord Euro and the CM9 Accord (widebody). The interiors are (aside from slight dimension and cosmetic differences) identical. Yet there is a noticeable difference between the build quality of the Japanese-assembled CL9 and the Thai-assembled CM9. Same with the Honda Jazz - production moved from Japan to Thailand in 2004-2005(ish, from memory), and there was a noticeable change in quality there too. Not necessarily more or less reliable, just subtle differences in the way everything is screwed together. That's my take on things, anyway.

[mebius9]

You'd think so. But engineering isn't going to stop poor QA/QC by poorly trained or lazy local employees.

A good example is the CL9 Honda Accord Euro and the CM9 Accord (widebody). The interiors are (aside from slight dimension and cosmetic differences) identical. Yet there is a noticeable difference between the build quality of the Japanese-assembled CL9 and the Thai-assembled CM9. Same with the Honda Jazz - production moved from Japan to Thailand in 2004-2005(ish, from memory), and there was a noticeable change in quality there too. Not necessarily more or less reliable, just subtle differences in the way everything is screwed together. That's my take on things, anyway.

Sure, the interior fittings might be tighter with Jap version but like you said the car may not necessarily be more or less reliable...
It's not like they are fitting different water pump on the cars from different factories they are the same components.