A car that needs frequent
repairs will try your patience,
waste your time, and maybe
even drain your bank account.
To help guide you to used
cars you can count on and
new models that will hold
up over the long haul, CR’s
auto experts have analyzed
member responses to our
Annual Auto Surveys, in which
we ask them to report on any
problems they had with their
vehicles in 17 key areas. This
year we gathered data on
about 420,000 vehicles. The
following charts, based on that
data, can increase the odds
that the next car you buy will
be trouble-free.
—Jonathan Linkov
RELIABILITY:
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