10 Most Trusted Car Brands
The cars are expensive, so obviously you want them to last a long time. This helps you find out which ones are the most reliable. Two researchers examined the long-term quality of over 700,000 different vehicles and compiled a list of the best brands for reliability.
Steve Lange, a 16-year car dealer, and Nick Lariviere, a statistician, have spent the past couple of years tracking over 700,000 different vehicles to compare their quality over the long term. Lang explains:
All of these vehicles are independently validated and evaluated by professional car buyers who are trained to detect mechanical and structural problems that owners may not notice or report in other industry studies. We are also looking closely to see if certain models start to show serious mechanical problems after the usual period when new cars are under the microscope.
Interestingly, cars are actually checked and evaluated by professionals because many of the “most reliable” statistics are based on owner surveys alone. That doesn’t mean the data is useless, but Lang and Lariviere went further.
To compile their list, they focused on two main factors:
How specific models rank compared to the industry average for a given year, which can be found using drop boxes here , and how brands generally perform against competing brands that can be found here . We wanted to show if specific brands and models fit their public billing or just used buzzwords in the beginning and attracted their customers in the long run.
Here’s what they ultimately came to conclusion based on their research.
Top 10 Trusted Car Brands :
1. Toyota
2. Lexus
3. GMC
4. Honda
5. Infinity
6. Chevrolet
7. Acura
8. Mitsubishi
9. Descendant
10. Mercedes-Benz
Check out the link below for more details on their findings for each brand. You can also view the Lang Long Term Quality Index here . It is full of additional statistics for various models and brands.
Top 10 Most Trusted Automotive Brands By Dealership | Yahoo! Auto