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Car Reliability Survey Results: "Times in the Shop"

Year ending March 31, 2009

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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending March 31, 2009
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Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Acura	MDX	72 Fewest Most Similar to 2007 - no improvement in the second model year.		47 6.0 9600
2007	Acura	MDX	75 Fewest Most The second-generation MDX continues to require more repairs than the original.		60 8.5 21900
2006	Acura	MDX*	join to view		11 8.5 27000
2005	Acura	MDX*	join to view		10 7.5 55600
2004	Acura	MDX*	join to view		20 8.1 74500
2003	Acura	MDX*	join to view		11 8.4 76500
2002	Acura	MDX*	join to view		11 5.5 93300
2001	Acura	MDX	91 Fewest Most		26 7.1 107800
2007	Acura	RDX*	join to view		11 8.2 20600
2008	Acura	TL*	join to view		20 6.0 11300
2007	Acura	TL	37 Fewest Most		28 7.0 17500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Acura	TL	65 Fewest Most Sample size right at the minimum. Judging from results for other model years, the actual repair rate is lower.		25 7.4 30900
2005	Acura	TL	32 Fewest Most		30 8.7 38400
2004	Acura	TL	39 Fewest Most		27 9.0 55000
2003	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view		17 5.8 90800
2002	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view		13 4.8 106100
2009	Acura	TSX*	join to view		15 4.4 7200
2007	Acura	TSX*	join to view		10 8.1 22000
2006	Acura	TSX	17 Fewest Most		30 7.3 27200
2005	Acura	TSX*	join to view		13 7.9 42400
2004	Acura	TSX	34 Fewest Most		25 7.0 58700
2008	Audi	A3*	join to view		19 9.2 9800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Audi	A3	44 Fewest Most		33 8.2 22700
2006	Audi	A3	121 Fewest Most The repair frequency has continued to increase, and is higher than earlier and for later model years. The clip for the sunroof shade remains a common problem.		44 7.9 34300
2009	Audi	A4 / A5 / S5	36 Fewest Most These cars have required few repairs in their first few months of ownership. Quite good for an all-new car.		33 3.0 3400
2008	Audi	A4 / S4	54 Fewest Most		34 7.1 8700
2007	Audi	A4 / S4	43 Fewest Most		52 6.5 21900
2006	Audi	A4 / S4	67 Fewest Most Includes 2005.5s. First year of the B7. Appears more reliable than the B6.		76 6.6 37300
2005	Audi	A4 / S4*	join to view		17 7.1 56200
2004	Audi	A4 / S4	87 Fewest Most		35 4.7 50500
2003	Audi	A4 / S4	163 Fewest Most		25 4.7 84600
2002	Audi	A4	149 Fewest Most		35 7.3 82900
2000	Audi	A4 / S4*	join to view		15 8.2 103400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Audi	A6 / S6 / RS6*	join to view		14 4.8 33300
2003	Audi	A6 / S6 / RS6*	join to view		11 5.5 73700
2002	Audi	A6 / S6 / RS6*	join to view		16 7.3 76400
2001	Audi	A6 / S6 / RS6*	join to view		20 6.0 89900
2000	Audi	A6 / S6 / RS6*	join to view		12 6.3 101800
2008	Audi	Q7*	join to view		13 5.8 8900
2007	Audi	Q7	100 Fewest Most		25 8.7 20700
2008	BMW	1-Series	74 Fewest Most Repair frequency lower than earlier, but still higher than for the related 3-Series. One common problem area: the third brake light tends to become detached from the trunk lid.		41 6.3 5700
2008	BMW	3-Series / M3	59 Fewest Most		64 6.7 7700
2007	BMW	3-Series	42 Fewest Most		87 8.8 16800
2006	BMW	3-Series 4dr	72 Fewest Most		64 6.5 33400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	BMW	3-Series / M3	102 Fewest Most		27 8.3 40400
2004	BMW	3-Series / M3	66 Fewest Most Much lower repair frequency than the 2003 or 2005. Either this result or that for the 2005 is probably inaccurate.		34 6.9 44400
2003	BMW	3-Series / M3	151 Fewest Most		31 7.7 65400
2002	BMW	3-Series / M3*	join to view		23 7.8 73100
2001	BMW	3-Series / M3	124 Fewest Most		35 7.7 79300
2000	BMW	3-Series*	join to view		14 8.4 110600
2008	BMW	5-Series	49 Fewest Most		37 8.6 13500
2007	BMW	5-Series*	join to view		16 3.2 26800
2006	BMW	5-Series*	join to view		17 2.9 30100
2004	BMW	5-Series*	join to view		15 3.8 62100
2009	Buick	Enclave	32 Fewest Most Low repair frequency. But the 2008 also started out low, then increased to average.		58 3.2 3700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Buick	Enclave	70 Fewest Most Average repair frequency, virtually identical to previous two updates. That said, some owners have experienced difficult-to-fix water leaks.		242 8.5 12300
2008	Cadillac	CTS	68 Fewest Most Has improved from much worse than average last year to average recently.		57 9.6 10200
2005	Cadillac	CTS	107 Fewest Most No longer reporting on V separately because of small sample sizes. Common problems with the V include motor mounts and the rear differential, but the overall repair rate is no higher than for the regular CTS.		25 6.7 32800
2004	Cadillac	CTS*	join to view		17 7.0 54200
2003	Cadillac	CTS*	join to view		17 8.5 62100
2007	Cadillac	Escalade	61 Fewest Most		34 7.0 27100
2005	Cadillac	Escalade*	join to view		18 6.8 43800
2004	Cadillac	Escalade*	join to view		17 5.9 53700
2003	Cadillac	Escalade	109 Fewest Most		27 7.3 82700
2002	Cadillac	Escalade*	join to view		13 7.4 93300
2007	Cadillac	SRX*	join to view		16 3.7 25100
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Cadillac	STS / STS-V*	join to view		13 5.3 39300
2008	Chevrolet	Cobalt*	join to view		18 3.4 11500
2007	Chevrolet	Cobalt	56 Fewest Most		33 7.8 18600
2006	Chevrolet	Cobalt	82 Fewest Most		27 9.2 44900
2005	Chevrolet	Cobalt*	join to view		11 7.6 58700
2006	Chevrolet	Equinox*	join to view		15 7.1 35300
2005	Chevrolet	Equinox*	join to view		15 8.8 52200
2008	Chevrolet	HHR	41 Fewest Most In it's third year the HHR has a lower repair rate than previous model years.		28 6.2 11800
2007	Chevrolet	HHR	80 Fewest Most		26 8.0 22100
2006	Chevrolet	HHR	101 Fewest Most		31 8.4 43100
2006	Chevrolet	Impala / Monte Carlo*	join to view		14 7.4 36600
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Chevrolet	Malibu*	join to view		18 2.6 4000
2008	Chevrolet	Malibu	30 Fewest Most Lower repair rate than other recent GM designs in their first model year.		26 7.6 9500
2005	Chevrolet	Malibu*	join to view		10 8.4 50400
2001	Chevrolet	Prizm*	join to view		16 6.6 99600
1999	Chevrolet	Prizm*	join to view		13 5.8 131000
2008	Chevrolet	Silverado (not HD)	35 Fewest Most		25 4.1 8700
2007	Chevrolet	Silverado (not HD)	23 Fewest Most Based on this result and that for the 2008, seems to require fewer repairs than the previous generation pickup.		31 8.5 19700
2006	Chevrolet	Silverado (not HD)*	join to view		10 8.0 24900
2004	Chevrolet	Silverado (not HD)*	join to view		14 7.4 64900
2007	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	61 Fewest Most		34 7.0 27100
2005	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche*	join to view		18 6.8 43800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche*	join to view		17 5.9 53700
2003	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	109 Fewest Most		27 7.3 82700
2002	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche*	join to view		13 7.4 93300
2006	Chevrolet	TrailBlazer*	join to view		18 5.3 34300
2004	Chevrolet	TrailBlazer*	join to view		14 7.6 48900
2002	Chevrolet	TrailBlazer*	join to view		12 9.4 91400
2009	Chevrolet	Traverse	32 Fewest Most Low repair frequency. But the 2008 also started out low, then increased to average.		58 3.2 3700
2007	Chrysler	300	80 Fewest Most		26 8.1 20200
2006	Chrysler	300	60 Fewest Most		67 9.6 29700
2005	Chrysler	300	84 Fewest Most		42 8.2 54300
2007	Chrysler	Pacifica*	join to view		14 7.6 24100
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Chrysler	Pacifica*	join to view		12 10.1 57000
2004	Chrysler	Pacifica*	join to view		12 6.8 82300
2004	Chrysler	PT Cruiser*	join to view		14 4.5 53000
2003	Chrysler	PT Cruiser*	join to view		18 5.2 54300
2002	Chrysler	PT Cruiser*	join to view		18 6.0 78300
2001	Chrysler	PT Cruiser*	join to view		17 5.2 99100
2008	Chrysler	Town & Country	89 Fewest Most Though still worse than average, repair frequency much lower than earlier--additional problems aren't popping up after the first set are repaired.		57 7.1 9000
2007	Chrysler	Town & Country*	join to view		16 7.0 17300
2006	Chrysler	Town & Country	72 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		34 7.4 33200
2005	Chrysler	Town & Country	108 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		55 7.7 52700
2003	Chrysler	Town & Country	122 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		25 6.7 84300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2002	Chrysler	Town & Country*	join to view		20 7.7 82300
2001	Chrysler	Town & Country	211 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		29 6.5 96200
2000	Chrysler	Town & Country*	join to view		20 6.6 102500
2008	Dodge	Avenger*	join to view		19 6.2 13500
2007	Dodge	Caliber	58 Fewest Most Repair frequency identical to the related Jeep Patriot / Compass.		46 8.5 25200
2008	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan	89 Fewest Most Though still worse than average, repair frequency much lower than earlier--additional problems aren't popping up after the first set are repaired.		57 7.1 9000
2007	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan*	join to view		16 7.0 17300
2006	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan	72 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		34 7.4 33200
2005	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan	108 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		55 7.7 52700
2003	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan	122 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		25 6.7 84300
2002	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan*	join to view		20 7.7 82300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan	211 Fewest Most Water pump, power steering pump, and fuel pump all appear to be common problems.		29 6.5 96200
2000	Dodge	Caravan / Grand Caravan*	join to view		20 6.6 102500
2007	Dodge	Charger / Magnum	80 Fewest Most		26 8.1 20200
2006	Dodge	Charger / Magnum	60 Fewest Most		67 9.6 29700
2005	Dodge	Magnum	84 Fewest Most		42 8.2 54300
2009	Dodge	Journey	125 Fewest Most Repair frequency among the highest for a 2008 or 2009. Power steering noise a common problem. Usually fixed by overfilling fluid. Sometimes pump replaced.		40 5.8 7800
2008	Ford	Edge FWD*	join to view		21 5.8 12700
2008	Ford	Edge AWD	88 Fewest Most Likely to improve in future updates, based on results for the 2007.		27 6.6 8900
2007	Ford	Edge AWD	99 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.		40 7.0 18500
2007	Ford	Edge FWD	16 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.		26 8.5 19000
2009	Ford	Escape*	join to view		20 3.9 4300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Ford	Escape	62 Fewest Most		42 8.3 13400
2007	Ford	Escape*	join to view		11 7.3 33300
2006	Ford	Escape*	join to view		18 8.4 26500
2005	Ford	Escape	41 Fewest Most		29 6.0 57600
2003	Ford	Escape*	join to view		14 6.7 64300
2006	Ford	Explorer*	join to view		22 7.4 32000
2003	Ford	Explorer*	join to view		15 5.3 75800
2002	Ford	Explorer*	join to view		17 5.9 88900
2006	Ford	F-150 / F-250 (not HD)*	join to view		11 6.5 34300
2005	Ford	F-150 / F-250 (not HD)*	join to view		13 7.5 56800
2004	Ford	F-150 / F-250 (not HD)*	join to view		21 6.4 50300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Ford	F-150 / F-250 (not HD)*	join to view		15 4.3 98500
2007	Ford	Five Hundred / Freestyle	35 Fewest Most		32 9.6 24300
2006	Ford	Five Hundred / Freestyle	47 Fewest Most		42 9.0 37300
2005	Ford	Five Hundred / Freestyle	60 Fewest Most		65 8.7 45800
2009	Ford	Flex	45 Fewest Most Very, very close to a "green light," and very good for a model in its first year.		39 3.4 4500
2008	Ford	Focus*	join to view		21 7.3 10300
2007	Ford	Focus*	join to view		21 8.6 25900
2006	Ford	Focus*	join to view		15 8.1 34200
2005	Ford	Focus	58 Fewest Most		27 6.1 40500
2003	Ford	Focus*	join to view		18 6.6 62500
2002	Ford	Focus*	join to view		19 4.8 73200
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Ford	Focus*	join to view		15 6.3 126400
2000	Ford	Focus*	join to view		12 9.9 86500
2009	Ford	Fusion*	join to view		17 3.1 2600
2008	Ford	Fusion	32 Fewest Most		44 8.4 8300
2007	Ford	Fusion	34 Fewest Most		52 6.8 22900
2006	Ford	Fusion	31 Fewest Most		49 8.7 33500
2008	Ford	Mustang*	join to view		17 3.8 6900
2007	Ford	Mustang	22 Fewest Most Very low repair rate. But note that many of these cars aren't daily drivers.		31 8.7 11300
2006	Ford	Mustang	53 Fewest Most Higher than last time, but still nearly "better than average." Note that many of these cars aren't daily drivers.		29 7.0 24900
2005	Ford	Mustang*	join to view		23 7.5 37300
2008	Ford	Taurus	78 Fewest Most Front struts often need to be lubed to eliminate a creaking noise. TSB for this minor problem.		25 6.8 14200
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Ford	Taurus*	join to view		10 8.3 86600
2000	Ford	Taurus*	join to view		12 6.9 124700
2009	GMC	Acadia	32 Fewest Most Low repair frequency. But the 2008 also started out low, then increased to average.		58 3.2 3700
2008	GMC	Acadia	70 Fewest Most Average repair frequency, virtually identical to previous two updates. That said, some owners have experienced difficult-to-fix water leaks.		242 8.5 12300
2007	GMC	Acadia	70 Fewest Most Average repair frequency, virtually identical to previous two updates. That said, some owners have experienced difficult-to-fix water leaks.		96 8.9 23000
2006	GMC	Envoy*	join to view		18 5.3 34300
2004	GMC	Envoy*	join to view		14 7.6 48900
2002	GMC	Envoy*	join to view		12 9.4 91400
2008	GMC	Sierra (not HD)	35 Fewest Most		25 4.1 8700
2007	GMC	Sierra (not HD)	23 Fewest Most Based on this result and that for the 2008, repair frequency appears lower than for the previous generation pickup.		31 8.5 19700
2006	GMC	Sierra (not HD)*	join to view		10 8.0 24900
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	GMC	Sierra (not HD)*	join to view		14 7.4 64900
2007	GMC	Yukon / Yukon XL	61 Fewest Most		34 7.0 27100
2005	GMC	Yukon / Yukon XL*	join to view		18 6.8 43800
2004	GMC	Yukon / Yukon XL*	join to view		17 5.9 53700
2003	GMC	Yukon / Yukon XL	109 Fewest Most		27 7.3 82700
2002	GMC	Yukon / Yukon XL*	join to view		13 7.4 93300
2008	Honda	Accord	35 Fewest Most Very few repairs reported. However, some owners of the V6 have reported a noise or vibration from the variable cylinder management system that cannot yet be repaired. Some have also complained about rattles in the rear package shelf.		122 7.6 11000
2007	Honda	Accord	32 Fewest Most		63 8.3 19200
2006	Honda	Accord	24 Fewest Most		54 8.3 35900
2005	Honda	Accord	31 Fewest Most		37 6.2 50000
2004	Honda	Accord	38 Fewest Most		56 8.0 55300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2003	Honda	Accord	50 Fewest Most		39 7.4 80200
2002	Honda	Accord	20 Fewest Most		28 6.4 84200
2001	Honda	Accord*	join to view		19 7.5 98700
2000	Honda	Accord*	join to view		20 8.1 118700
1999	Honda	Accord*	join to view		21 5.7 110500
1998	Honda	Accord*	join to view		18 5.3 121300
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view		13 7.3 135000
2008	Honda	Civic	28 Fewest Most		50 7.6 9000
2007	Honda	Civic	33 Fewest Most		62 7.5 22700
2006	Honda	Civic	31 Fewest Most		44 8.9 41000
2005	Honda	Civic*	join to view		13 6.2 61600
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Honda	Civic*	join to view		13 6.8 57800
2003	Honda	Civic*	join to view		15 9.7 73700
2002	Honda	Civic	39 Fewest Most		27 5.7 82200
2001	Honda	Civic*	join to view		19 7.7 108300
2000	Honda	Civic*	join to view		20 6.3 108000
1999	Honda	Civic*	join to view		11 7.2 117000
2008	Honda	CR-V	12 Fewest Most		30 6.6 7900
2007	Honda	CR-V	20 Fewest Most		49 9.8 21100
2005	Honda	CR-V*	join to view		16 7.1 52200
2003	Honda	CR-V*	join to view		13 8.9 74900
2002	Honda	CR-V	40 Fewest Most		25 7.2 83500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Honda	Fit	11 Fewest Most		58 3.8 4200
2008	Honda	Fit	12 Fewest Most		54 7.3 9500
2007	Honda	Fit	21 Fewest Most		57 9.8 27200
2008	Honda	Odyssey	35 Fewest Most		36 6.6 8100
2007	Honda	Odyssey	31 Fewest Most		54 8.6 21000
2006	Honda	Odyssey	50 Fewest Most		58 7.4 36000
2005	Honda	Odyssey	43 Fewest Most		46 8.5 44600
2004	Honda	Odyssey	38 Fewest Most		32 7.8 59500
2003	Honda	Odyssey	62 Fewest Most		36 8.1 83500
2002	Honda	Odyssey	43 Fewest Most		39 9.3 89300
2001	Honda	Odyssey*	join to view		16 8.1 90700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2000	Honda	Odyssey*	join to view		21 7.4 127000
1999	Honda	Odyssey*	join to view		14 7.2 146200
2009	Honda	Pilot	43 Fewest Most Not far from a "green light," and good for a model in its first year.		49 4.0 4900
2008	Honda	Pilot*	join to view		24 6.8 9900
2007	Honda	Pilot	39 Fewest Most		27 6.8 18300
2006	Honda	Pilot	17 Fewest Most Based on other model years, actual repair rate probably higher, but still better than average.		31 6.8 36000
2005	Honda	Pilot	43 Fewest Most		27 7.3 53000
2004	Honda	Pilot	58 Fewest Most		29 6.4 65400
2003	Honda	Pilot	69 Fewest Most		25 8.4 95500
2008	Honda	Ridgeline	7 Fewest Most		26 6.3 10500
2007	Honda	Ridgeline	28 Fewest Most		26 8.3 20800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Honda	Ridgeline	41 Fewest Most		30 8.8 46200
2006	Hummer	H3	60 Fewest Most Many H3s in the survey are subjected to severe off-road use. That said, only one reported repair might have been related to such use. Most issues are electrical and trim. Two reports of cracked cylinder heads, though. Repair rate has been improving.		25 7.2 31500
2008	Hyundai	Accent*	join to view		14 5.8 8800
2007	Hyundai	Accent*	join to view		15 7.1 21600
2007	Hyundai	Azera*	join to view		21 9.6 14500
2006	Hyundai	Azera*	join to view		16 8.7 25400
2008	Hyundai	Elantra	39 Fewest Most		34 5.5 9500
2007	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view		18 8.1 20300
2005	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view		17 6.8 45500
2003	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view		14 5.2 66500
2002	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view		15 4.5 92500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Hyundai	Entourage	64 Fewest Most		27 8.3 20300
2009	Hyundai	Genesis Sedan	64 Fewest Most Worse than last time, but still average and certainly not bad considering this is a complex all-new design.		52 4.0 4300
2008	Hyundai	Santa Fe	19 Fewest Most		32 7.7 7200
2007	Hyundai	Santa Fe	59 Fewest Most		57 9.0 18200
2009	Hyundai	Sonata	34 Fewest Most Refreshed Sonata appears to require fewer repairs than earlier model years.		32 5.6 6100
2008	Hyundai	Sonata*	join to view		14 9.5 12700
2007	Hyundai	Sonata	60 Fewest Most		37 8.1 27700
2006	Hyundai	Sonata	77 Fewest Most		53 9.1 38300
2007	Hyundai	Tucson*	join to view		12 8.9 18200
2006	Hyundai	Tucson*	join to view		24 10.5 35000
2005	Hyundai	Tucson*	join to view		21 9.7 42800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Hyundai	Veracruz*	join to view		16 3.8 12500
2007	Hyundai	Veracruz*	join to view		10 7.5 15900
2008	Infiniti	EX-Series	91 Fewest Most An improvement. Still, owners have experienced more problems than reported in other surveys which lag this one by up to a year. A noisy (but not failed) fuel pump and the power telescoping wheel are common problem areas.		49 6.7 7800
2008	Infiniti	G35 / G37	47 Fewest Most		94 8.1 9000
2007	Infiniti	G35 coupe*	join to view		10 7.0 14200
2007	Infiniti	G35 sedan	64 Fewest Most First year of the revised design for the sedan, previous design for the coupe.		44 8.5 17800
2006	Infiniti	G35	15 Fewest Most		29 8.1 28100
2005	Infiniti	G35	79 Fewest Most Good sample size, but results for other years suggest that the actual repair rate is probably lower.		45 5.8 41900
2004	Infiniti	G35	41 Fewest Most		51 6.9 48500
2003	Infiniti	G35	43 Fewest Most		35 8.8 67800
2002	Infiniti	I-Series*	join to view		13 6.1 81900
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Infiniti	I-Series*	join to view		20 7.3 107700
2000	Infiniti	I-Series*	join to view		21 6.0 110100
1998	Infiniti	I-Series*	join to view		23 7.0 146800
1997	Infiniti	I-Series*	join to view		15 3.9 140700
1996	Infiniti	I-Series*	join to view		13 5.5 129000
2007	Infiniti	M-Series*	join to view		13 7.2 23700
2006	Infiniti	M-Series	31 Fewest Most		48 6.5 40900
2001	Infiniti	QX-Series*	join to view		18 6.1 93900
2009	Jaguar	XF	143 Fewest Most A bit worse than last time, largely because we now include repairs that led a few owners to get rid of the car instead of fixing it. Among the least reliable new cars. Mostly minor electrical.		48 5.9 7200
2007	Jeep	Grand Cherokee*	join to view		19 8.6 18800
2006	Jeep	Grand Cherokee*	join to view		12 6.4 36700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Jeep	Grand Cherokee*	join to view		13 8.5 37200
2005	Jeep	Liberty*	join to view		24 7.0 44000
2004	Jeep	Liberty*	join to view		18 7.5 76300
2008	Jeep	Patriot / Compass	46 Fewest Most		43 6.7 12300
2007	Jeep	Patriot / Compass	56 Fewest Most Repair frequency identical to the related Dodge Caliber, and similar to the 2008.		28 7.6 21900
2008	Jeep	Wrangler	61 Fewest Most Many Wranglers are subjected to severe off-road use. Still, repair rate near the average, and similar to the 2007.		37 8.0 13000
2007	Jeep	Wrangler	64 Fewest Most Many Wranglers are subjected to severe off-road use, which could increase the repair rate. The reported repairs were not related to off-road use. And, for a first-year Chrysler, there have been few of them.		30 7.5 21500
2007	Kia	Optima*	join to view		15 8.9 20600
2008	Kia	Rio*	join to view		14 5.8 8800
2007	Kia	Rio*	join to view		15 7.1 21600
2007	Kia	Rondo	37 Fewest Most		26 8.7 17100
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Kia	Sedona	64 Fewest Most		27 8.3 20300
2006	Kia	Sedona	57 Fewest Most		28 8.3 28600
2007	Kia	Sportage*	join to view		12 8.9 18200
2006	Kia	Sportage*	join to view		24 10.5 35000
2005	Kia	Sportage*	join to view		21 9.7 42800
2008	Land Rover	LR2 / Freelander	41 Fewest Most Nearly "better than average," and considerably better than Land Rover's reputation would suggest.		26 6.8 11100
2006	Land Rover	LR3 / Discovery	149 Fewest Most Another increase, and substantially worse than average. Similar result for the 2005.		34 4.5 31200
2005	Land Rover	LR3 / Discovery*	join to view		18 5.6 46200
2007	Lexus	ES*	join to view		21 8.1 23400
2006	Lexus	IS*	join to view		19 6.5 29700
2008	Lincoln	MKX AWD	88 Fewest Most Likely to improve in future updates, based on results for the 2007.		27 6.6 8900
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Lincoln	MKX FWD*	join to view		21 5.8 12700
2007	Lincoln	MKX AWD	99 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.		40 7.0 18500
2007	Lincoln	MKX FWD	16 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.		26 8.5 19000
2009	Lincoln	MKZ*	join to view		17 3.1 2600
2008	Lincoln	MKZ	32 Fewest Most		44 8.4 8300
2007	Lincoln	MKZ	34 Fewest Most		52 6.8 22900
2006	Lincoln	Zephyr	31 Fewest Most		49 8.7 33500
2008	Mazda	CX-7	8 Fewest Most Very low repair frequency in the second model year.		25 6.2 9700
2007	Mazda	CX-7	63 Fewest Most Much lower repair rate than when these were new; there seem to be few subsequent problems once the initial ones were fixed.		38 7.5 21300
2008	Mazda	CX-9	58 Fewest Most		42 6.9 10400
2007	Mazda	CX-9	58 Fewest Most		32 9.8 20400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Mazda	Mazda3 / MS3	72 Fewest Most Mostly 2008.5s. Much higher problem rate than previous model years owing to common failure with audio sytem. Aside from this issue, the cars should be very reliable, and the reported repair rate is likely to continue to drop.		43 5.4 6200
2008	Mazda	Mazda3 / MS3	46 Fewest Most		62 8.5 12200
2007	Mazda	Mazda3 / MS3	32 Fewest Most		67 8.3 20000
2006	Mazda	Mazda3	42 Fewest Most		56 8.6 35500
2005	Mazda	Mazda3	52 Fewest Most		34 8.1 48800
2004	Mazda	Mazda3	77 Fewest Most Continuing to worsen, though still average. Do these cars start having problems after the warranty ends?		31 6.0 58100
2007	Mazda	Mazda5*	join to view		17 9.4 20900
2006	Mazda	Mazda5	78 Fewest Most		36 8.1 31700
2009	Mazda	Mazda6 / MS6*	join to view		15 3.1 3900
2007	Mazda	Mazda6 / MS6*	join to view		10 7.4 20700
2006	Mazda	Mazda6 / MS6	16 Fewest Most		27 8.4 31100
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Mazda	Mazda6	24 Fewest Most		25 6.0 38000
2004	Mazda	Mazda6	40 Fewest Most		31 5.9 62300
2003	Mazda	Mazda6*	join to view		12 6.6 67300
2003	Mazda	MPV*	join to view		23 6.5 73200
2003	Mazda	Protege	43 Fewest Most		39 8.6 64000
2002	Mazda	Protege	52 Fewest Most		25 7.3 103500
2005	Mazda	RX-8*	join to view		18 6.1 27000
2004	Mazda	RX-8	77 Fewest Most Repair rate about average, despite widespread perceptions to the contrary. Condensation in the tail lights appears to be the most common problem, followed by ignition problems. Not included in these results: one engine replaced under the recall.		28 6.7 43300
2009	Mazda	Tribute*	join to view		20 3.9 4300
2008	Mazda	Tribute	62 Fewest Most		42 8.3 13400
2007	Mazda	Tribute*	join to view		11 7.3 33300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Mazda	Tribute*	join to view		18 8.4 26500
2005	Mazda	Tribute	41 Fewest Most		29 6.0 57600
2003	Mazda	Tribute*	join to view		14 6.7 64300
2008	Mercedes-Benz	C-Class	49 Fewest Most About average, which is quite good for a first-year model from Mercedes.		47 8.3 8900
2006	Mercedes-Benz	C-Class*	join to view		11 7.9 33200
2005	Mercedes-Benz	C-Class*	join to view		21 6.5 54900
2008	Mercedes-Benz	E-Class*	join to view		18 7.2 11200
2006	Mercedes-Benz	E-Class*	join to view		15 3.5 28300
2005	Mercedes-Benz	E-Class*	join to view		15 7.2 46800
2008	Mercedes-Benz	GL-Class	166 Fewest Most Very high--worst among 2008s in the survey. Common problem areas include oil leaks (both the 4.7 gas and diesel engines), the exterior door handles, and perhaps also the air suspension. On the diesel, the intercooler hose tends to detach.		26 7.0 12600
2007	Mercedes-Benz	GL-Class*	join to view		17 9.0 31500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Mercury	Mariner*	join to view		20 3.9 4300
2008	Mercury	Mariner	62 Fewest Most		42 8.3 13400
2007	Mercury	Mariner*	join to view		11 7.3 33300
2006	Mercury	Mariner*	join to view		18 8.4 26500
2005	Mercury	Mariner	41 Fewest Most		29 6.0 57600
2009	Mercury	Milan*	join to view		17 3.1 2600
2008	Mercury	Milan	32 Fewest Most		44 8.4 8300
2007	Mercury	Milan	34 Fewest Most		52 6.8 22900
2006	Mercury	Milan	31 Fewest Most		49 8.7 33500
2007	Mercury	Montego	35 Fewest Most		32 9.6 24300
2006	Mercury	Montego	47 Fewest Most		42 9.0 37300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Mercury	Montego	60 Fewest Most		65 8.7 45800
2006	Mercury	Mountaineer*	join to view		22 7.4 32000
2003	Mercury	Mountaineer*	join to view		15 5.3 75800
2002	Mercury	Mountaineer*	join to view		17 5.9 88900
2008	Mercury	Sable	78 Fewest Most Front struts often need to be lubed to eliminate a creaking noise. TSB for this minor problem.		25 6.8 14200
2001	Mercury	Sable*	join to view		10 8.3 86600
2000	Mercury	Sable*	join to view		12 6.9 124700
2009	Mitsubishi	Lancer*	join to view		14 4.9 5900
2008	Mitsubishi	Lancer	17 Fewest Most		32 6.8 13400
2008	Mitsubishi	Outlander*	join to view		16 5.8 8000
2007	Mitsubishi	Outlander	44 Fewest Most		25 7.7 14300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Nissan	350Z*	join to view		14 4.7 34900
2004	Nissan	350Z / 370Z*	join to view		10 6.1 48200
2003	Nissan	350Z / 370Z	56 Fewest Most		35 6.1 50000
2008	Nissan	Altima	31 Fewest Most		72 7.1 12100
2007	Nissan	Altima	52 Fewest Most		60 9.2 18600
2005	Nissan	Altima*	join to view		24 7.0 55900
2002	Nissan	Altima*	join to view		13 7.8 92400
2002	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view		13 6.1 81900
2001	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view		20 7.3 107700
2000	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view		21 6.0 110100
1998	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view		23 7.0 146800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1997	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view		15 3.9 140700
1996	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view		13 5.5 129000
2009	Nissan	Murano	38 Fewest Most Very close to "better than average," and quite good for a new design.		59 6.5 7800
2007	Nissan	Murano*	join to view		22 8.2 20500
2006	Nissan	Murano*	join to view		14 7.9 34000
2005	Nissan	Murano*	join to view		21 6.5 50800
2004	Nissan	Murano*	join to view		16 6.9 54800
2003	Nissan	Murano	108 Fewest Most		26 6.4 69000
2001	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view		18 6.1 93900
2008	Nissan	Rogue	33 Fewest Most More reliable than most other first-year Nissan designs.		112 8.0 11800
2008	Nissan	Sentra	51 Fewest Most		33 6.4 10000
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view		11 6.9 15300
2001	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view		10 6.2 100600
2009	Nissan	Versa*	join to view		19 3.7 6600
2008	Nissan	Versa	73 Fewest Most Previous model year has improved with age, and the 2008 might do the same.		75 7.9 11200
2007	Nissan	Versa	50 Fewest Most		109 7.9 22600
2008	Pontiac	G5*	join to view		18 3.4 11500
2007	Pontiac	G5	56 Fewest Most		33 7.8 18600
2007	Pontiac	G6*	join to view		15 8.8 20200
2006	Pontiac	G6*	join to view		15 6.1 40800
2009	Pontiac	G8	60 Fewest Most Many of these are 2008s, which we've classified as 2008.5s. Repair rate about average so far, not bad for a new design from Down Under.		44 4.1 5700
2006	Pontiac	Torrent*	join to view		15 7.1 35300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Pontiac	Vibe*	join to view		21 3.6 5000
2006	Pontiac	Vibe	48 Fewest Most		31 7.3 33900
2005	Pontiac	Vibe*	join to view		21 6.1 41600
2004	Pontiac	Vibe*	join to view		16 8.6 87400
2003	Pontiac	Vibe	24 Fewest Most Higher reported repair rates for some later model years suggest that the actual repair rate might be a little higher, but probably still better than average.		27 7.4 81300
2006	Saab	9-2X	10 Fewest Most		27 8.9 33600
2005	Saab	9-2X	39 Fewest Most		33 6.5 58300
2007	Saab	9-3	72 Fewest Most		35 8.1 20100
2006	Saab	9-3	133 Fewest Most		38 7.6 29000
2004	Saab	9-3*	join to view		19 8.7 51800
2003	Saab	9-3*	join to view		19 7.1 66200
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Saturn	ASTRA	54 Fewest Most Large sample size. About average, and not bad for a new model.		90 6.5 7400
2008	Saturn	AURA	55 Fewest Most		41 7.5 9500
2007	Saturn	AURA	77 Fewest Most		94 9.6 21500
2007	Saturn	ION*	join to view		14 8.1 21500
2006	Saturn	ION	69 Fewest Most		25 8.3 30300
2009	Saturn	Outlook	32 Fewest Most Low repair frequency. But the 2008 also started out low, then increased to average.		58 3.2 3700
2008	Saturn	Outlook	70 Fewest Most Average repair frequency, virtually identical to previous two updates. That said, some owners have experienced difficult-to-fix water leaks.		242 8.5 12300
2007	Saturn	Outlook	70 Fewest Most Average repair frequency, virtually identical to previous two updates. That said, some owners have experienced difficult-to-fix water leaks.		96 8.9 23000
2008	Saturn	VUE	55 Fewest Most Continues to improve. Now about average, and much better than a year ago.		81 8.1 11000
2007	Saturn	VUE	95 Fewest Most Actual repair rate probably a bit lower, based on results for earlier model years. Insufficient sample this time for the hybrid, which had a high repair rate last time.		28 9.9 24900
2006	Saturn	VUE	62 Fewest Most		27 9.3 36500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Saturn	VUE*	join to view		19 7.5 43500
2004	Saturn	VUE	70 Fewest Most		31 7.8 64000
2003	Saturn	VUE*	join to view		18 7.1 69600
2006	Scion	tC*	join to view		14 8.1 35200
2008	Scion	xB	29 Fewest Most Much lower than a year ago. Apparently few additional problems after some early issues with trim.		38 8.7 13900
2006	Scion	xB	7 Fewest Most		29 6.3 26000
2005	Scion	xB*	join to view		15 6.6 50700
2008	Scion	xD*	join to view		21 7.5 12700
2008	smart	fortwo	68 Fewest Most Large sample size. Improved over last time, and now average. Smart addressed the most common problem area, a shifter that could get stuck in Park, with a recall.		100 7.8 6600
2009	Subaru	Forester	38 Fewest Most Very close to a "green light," and very good for an all-new design in its first year.		48 6.6 5500
2004	Subaru	Forester*	join to view		16 5.5 73100
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2003	Subaru	Forester*	join to view		16 6.6 80900
2008	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport	52 Fewest Most Improved, and now about average. A new design, early on it had more problems than the typical Subaru.		32 6.5 8100
2007	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport*	join to view		13 5.2 15200
2006	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport	10 Fewest Most		27 8.9 33600
2005	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport	39 Fewest Most		33 6.5 58300
2004	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport*	join to view		20 7.4 57400
2003	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport*	join to view		12 5.3 76900
2002	Subaru	Impreza / WRX / Outback Sport*	join to view		22 6.6 83900
2008	Subaru	Legacy / Outback	36 Fewest Most Like the 2008 Impreza / WRX, seems to be improving after some initial problems.		57 8.7 12000
2007	Subaru	Legacy / Outback*	join to view		24 8.7 22000
2006	Subaru	Legacy / Outback	26 Fewest Most		42 7.7 35600
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Subaru	Legacy / Outback	41 Fewest Most Wheel bearing and headlight failures most common.		58 8.5 45800
2001	Subaru	Legacy / Outback*	join to view		12 7.2 92800
2006	Suzuki	Grand Vitara*	join to view		22 10.5 28900
2008	Suzuki	SX4	9 Fewest Most		66 8.0 10800
2007	Suzuki	SX4	34 Fewest Most		52 9.6 18900
2008	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view		13 6.7 8800
2007	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view		17 6.6 16200
2006	Toyota	4Runner	27 Fewest Most		25 7.0 31700
2005	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view		20 5.8 46400
2004	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view		15 6.4 58300
2003	Toyota	4Runner	44 Fewest Most		27 6.1 75800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		16 3.2 8400
2008	Toyota	Camry	21 Fewest Most		27 8.6 12400
2007	Toyota	Camry 4	24 Fewest Most Repair rate for the V6 now similar to that of the four-cylinder. Problems with its automatic transmission appear to have been limited to early cars.		39 7.8 28200
2007	Toyota	Camry Hybrid	15 Fewest Most Repair rate for the V6 now similar to that of the four-cylinder. Problems with its automatic transmission appear to have been limited to early cars.		38 8.7 30200
2007	Toyota	Camry V6*	join to view		19 9.2 26900
2005	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		19 7.1 41100
2004	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		18 7.4 61900
2003	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		12 5.0 60900
2002	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		16 8.4 100800
2001	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		16 5.6 94100
2000	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		16 4.9 114300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1999	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		18 6.6 122400
1998	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		18 6.6 134400
1997	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		14 4.3 159800
1996	Toyota	Camry*	join to view		12 6.9 144300
2009	Toyota	Corolla	31 Fewest Most		38 5.1 7300
2007	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view		12 7.7 24300
2006	Toyota	Corolla	36 Fewest Most		27 6.2 42000
2005	Toyota	Corolla	60 Fewest Most		27 6.6 58200
2003	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view		18 6.1 106100
2001	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view		16 6.6 99600
1999	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view		13 5.8 131000
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Toyota	FJ Cruiser*	join to view		18 5.7 10100
2007	Toyota	FJ Cruiser	21 Fewest Most Many FJs are off-roaded, but only one repair was related to such use. On FJ forums there's discussion of cracked inner fenders. This problem hasn't shown up in our survey partly because Toyota refuses to warranty the issue for at least some owners.		52 8.6 26500
2008	Toyota	Highlander	17 Fewest Most		26 7.9 12200
2006	Toyota	Highlander*	join to view		15 7.6 27000
2004	Toyota	Highlander*	join to view		13 7.2 56900
2009	Toyota	Matrix*	join to view		21 3.6 5000
2006	Toyota	Matrix	48 Fewest Most		31 7.3 33900
2005	Toyota	Matrix*	join to view		21 6.1 41600
2004	Toyota	Matrix*	join to view		16 8.6 87400
2003	Toyota	Matrix	24 Fewest Most Higher reported repair rates for some later model years suggest that the actual repair rate might be a little higher, but probably still better than average.		27 7.4 81300
2008	Toyota	Prius	7 Fewest Most		82 8.2 12400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Toyota	Prius	11 Fewest Most		68 10.0 26100
2006	Toyota	Prius	17 Fewest Most		68 9.1 37200
2005	Toyota	Prius	13 Fewest Most		52 9.0 52100
2004	Toyota	Prius	28 Fewest Most		28 7.7 77500
2008	Toyota	RAV4	26 Fewest Most		51 7.3 9200
2007	Toyota	RAV4	26 Fewest Most		43 9.8 19300
2006	Toyota	RAV4	41 Fewest Most		44 9.9 31100
2008	Toyota	Sienna*	join to view		20 8.7 10900
2007	Toyota	Sienna	24 Fewest Most		25 10.0 19600
2006	Toyota	Sienna	36 Fewest Most		37 8.9 34700
2005	Toyota	Sienna	9 Fewest Most		33 7.8 48700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Toyota	Sienna	50 Fewest Most		48 8.0 69100
2000	Toyota	Sienna*	join to view		17 6.4 125000
2008	Toyota	Tundra*	join to view		19 4.3 7700
2007	Toyota	Tundra	42 Fewest Most		41 7.0 18600
2008	Toyota	Yaris	6 Fewest Most		30 7.1 9300
2007	Toyota	Yaris	18 Fewest Most		43 9.3 29100
2009	Volkswagen	Jetta / Rabbit / GTI	30 Fewest Most As predicted last time, the reported repair frequency for the 2009 is now close to that for the 2008. Further suggests that VW turned a corner with the 2008s.		46 3.5 5800
2008	Volkswagen	Jetta / Rabbit / GTI	31 Fewest Most Continuing low repair rate for the 2008; has VW turned a corner, or will this change as the cars age?		71 7.2 8800
2007	Volkswagen	Jetta / Rabbit / GTI	67 Fewest Most Includes the 2006.5 Rabbit and GTI.		66 8.5 27000
2006	Volkswagen	Jetta	54 Fewest Most Includes 2005.5 Jetta.		72 7.7 44900
2004	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI*	join to view		11 6.8 61800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2003	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI*	join to view		18 7.2 76800
2003	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view		19 7.2 134300
2002	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view		17 6.0 109800
2002	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI*	join to view		12 7.3 84500
2001	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI	140 Fewest Most		25 5.8 93500
2000	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI	93 Fewest Most Reported repair frequency for gas cars too low to be accurate? Note ultra-high average odometer for diesels.		27 5.3 86200
2000	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view		15 7.5 161000
2008	Volkswagen	Passat	64 Fewest Most Higher reported repair rate than last time now similar to those for the 2006 and 2007.		35 6.9 10100
2007	Volkswagen	Passat	73 Fewest Most		43 9.5 23700
2006	Volkswagen	Passat	53 Fewest Most		39 8.1 32900
2005	Volkswagen	Passat*	join to view		14 9.3 54400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Volkswagen	Passat*	join to view		20 8.7 56300
2003	Volkswagen	Passat	123 Fewest Most		28 8.4 72500
2002	Volkswagen	Passat	122 Fewest Most		38 6.7 80400
2000	Volkswagen	Passat*	join to view		13 6.2 134700
1999	Volkswagen	Passat*	join to view		13 5.5 114700
2004	Volkswagen	Touareg*	join to view		14 5.5 59600
1996	Volvo	850*	join to view		15 3.9 136600
2008	Volvo	C30	55 Fewest Most		28 8.5 10900
2006	Volvo	S40 / V50	92 Fewest Most		26 7.5 31700
2005	Volvo	S40 / V50	80 Fewest Most Includes 2004.5 S40.		26 8.7 51100
2006	Volvo	S60*	join to view		22 6.0 31700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Volvo	S60	119 Fewest Most		27 5.6 44100
2004	Volvo	S60	107 Fewest Most Higher than last time, and now in line with other model years. Largest sample size for an S60 / V70.		49 5.9 61400
2002	Volvo	S60*	join to view		19 5.2 95300
2001	Volvo	S60	170 Fewest Most First model year for this generation S60 / V70. More troublesome than subsequent model years.		35 6.3 103000
2000	Volvo	S70 / V70 / XC70*	join to view		13 4.8 129500
1998	Volvo	S70 / V70 / XC70*	join to view		21 4.4 139400
2006	Volvo	V70 / XC70*	join to view		22 6.0 31700
2005	Volvo	V70 / XC70	119 Fewest Most		27 5.6 44100
2004	Volvo	V70 / XC70	107 Fewest Most		49 5.9 61400
2002	Volvo	V70 / XC70*	join to view		19 5.2 95300
2001	Volvo	V70 / XC70	170 Fewest Most		35 6.3 103000
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2000	Volvo	V70 / XC70*	join to view		13 4.8 129500
1998	Volvo	V70 / XC70*	join to view		21 4.4 139400
2007	Volvo	XC90*	join to view		17 6.3 23100
2006	Volvo	XC90*	join to view		16 5.6 34600
2005	Volvo	XC90*	join to view		14 7.1 41300
2004	Volvo	XC90*	join to view		13 5.6 69100
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Definitions

Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars
Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

Models marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. At best, the results for these models, which are visible only to logged-in members, provide a very rough estimate of their reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 vehicles is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve during the model year as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

In general, the absolute differences are not large. The most reliable models tend to require a repair trip once every three or four years, while the average model requires one about once every two years and the least reliable models average about a trip a year.

Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs or problems that motivated owners to dispose of the car in order to avoid fixing them are currently included in the analysis. Recalls and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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