German Car Zone

Here is the best and worst car from Consumer Reports. Not looking good for the Germans. What about AUDI? Where is AUDI?

Here is the deal about this Report:
The lists on these pages are compiled from overall reliability data covering 1997-2006 models with better-than-average or much-worse-than-average reliability. CR Good Bets and Bad Bets include only the models for which we have sufficient data for at least three model years. Models that were brand-new in 2005 or 2006 do not appear. Problems with the engine, engine cooling, transmission, and drive system were weighted more heavily than other problems.

Best Used Cars:

Acura Integra, Acura MDX, Acura RL, Acura RSX (except ‘06), Acura TL, Acura TSX
Buick Regal
Chevrolet Prizm
Honda Accord, Civic, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Element, Odyssey, Pilot, Prelude, S2000.
Infiniti FX, G20, G35, I30, I35, QX4
Lexus ES, Lexus GS, Lexus GX, Lexus IS, Lexus LS, Lexus RX, Lexus SC
Lincoln Town Car
Mazda Millenia, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mazda Protegé, Mazda3
Nissan Altima, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Pathfinder
Pontiac Vibe
Scion xB
Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Impreza WRX, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback
Toyota 4Runner, Avalon, Camry, Camry Solara, Celica, Corolla, Echo, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Matrix, Prius, Toyota RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tundra

Worst Used Cars:

BMW 7 Series, BMW X5 (V8)
Chevrolet Astro, Chevrolet Blazer, Chevrolet Express, Chevrolet S-10 (4WD), Chevrolet Venture, Chevrolet Uplander
Chrysler Town & Country (AWD)
Dodge Grand Caravan (AWD)
GMC Jimmy, GMC Sonoma (4WD), GMC Safari, GMC Savana
Infiniti QX56
Jaguar S-Type, Jaguar X-Type
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Kia Sedona (except ‘06)
Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover LR3
Lincoln Aviator, Lincoln Navigator
Mercedes-Benz CLK, M-Class (V8), S-Class (V8), SL
Nissan Armada, Nissan Titan
Oldsmobile Bravada, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Oldsmobile Silhouette
Pontiac Aztek, Pontiac Trans Sport, Pontiac Montana, Pontiac Montana SV6
Volkswagen Cabrio, Jetta (turbo, gas), Jetta (V6), New Beetle (4-cyl.), Touareg
Volvo XC90 (6-cyl.)

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Discuss.

damn, not 1 toyota in the worst Used cars list.....

The same goes for Honda. Nissan has a few more tricks to learn to compare to the 2.

Not one German car on the good list.

The Japanese thoroughly deserve praise for reliability.

I am sad to see more DCX products on the bad list than any other manufacturer. They are conspicuous by their absence from the good list.

I am hoping that VW will find itself out of the worst used cars list soon - its reputation is certainly taking a beating. VW has always been the hallmark of reliability... Don't let that image go to waste.

We all say that french cars are crap, but there are none of them on that list...

French cars are not sold in US.


As i expected there is not a single Audi in the worse car list.

Nice that Audi was at least spared from the bad list. It's at least a passive vote of confidence I supppose.

Now I wonder what the deal is with V8 trims being unreliable or a bad bet? I've never understood this. Does anybody have the answer?

Maybe people are a bit picky having paid a premium for the V8 models, certainly they are built no different... I'm guessing more gismo's also come standard meaning more things to go wrong.

Well, atleast in the US, the only models that really sold were the S430 and S500, being V8s. Probably the few S600s that were sold were probably kept by their respective owners.

I think V8 S-Classes account for the vast majority of the W220 sales.


So basically every Honda/Acura and Toyota Product is a good used car buy.