My hunt for the most reliable daily driver by company

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

Anything with a warranty. Hyundai?

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Considering pontiac is no more.......and saturn? really?

Toyota has a metric boat load of recalls.

I would look at Honda, Mitsubishi, Acura, etc for reliability. Make sure you have a dealer close cause sometimes finding parts if it isn't domestic is a pain in the arse.

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

Considering pontiac is no more.......and saturn? really?
Toyota has a metric boat load of recalls.

I would look at Honda, Mitsubishi, Acura, etc for reliability. Make sure you have a dealer close cause sometimes finding parts if it isn't domestic is a pain in the arse.

Your credibility went out the window when you suggested Mitsubishi.

Plus, this isn't the 80s import parts are just as assesable as domestic.

 

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

honda or toyota, but everything is still dependable on how well you keep up with servicing and treating the car

 

[12voltz+- 10+ year member]

honda or toyota, but everything is still dependable on how well you keep up with servicing and treating the car

thisss^ all though the new fords are looking real nice and reliable same as the Hyundai (sad to say lol)

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

Brand may play a role in reliability. But which specific car/truck are you considering. Every model has its problems. Just some are more major than others

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

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[tat2bass 10+ year member]

No to the newer Hondas. I had an 08 Accord Coupe(the newer body style) and got it the week they came out brand new off the lot, and the brakes completely failed on me at 30k. Turned out a lot of the newer Hondas were having this problem and the redid the newer ones but didnt offer to fix the first models. Had to pay $800 to have the rotors, pads and calipers all replaced even though it was still under warranty cause they considered normal wear and tear. Have had a bad taste for Hondas since then.

Got me a 2009 Camry SE and love it. Comfortable as hell and look pretty **** good with some light mods. Mine runs flawlessly. The Camry's haven't been as affected as much by the recalls. The only one I know of is for a remap of the ECU to change the shift points for autos to increase fuel economy

Hell no to saturn and pontiac though.

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

No to the newer Hondas. I had an 08 Accord Coupe(the newer body style) and got it the week they came out brand new off the lot, and the brakes completely failed on me at 30k. Turned out a lot of the newer Hondas were having this problem and the redid the newer ones but didnt offer to fix the first models. Had to pay $800 to have the rotors, pads and calipers all replaced even though it was still under warranty cause they considered normal wear and tear. Have had a bad taste for Hondas since then.
Got me a 2009 Camry SE and love it. Comfortable as hell and look pretty **** good with some light mods. Mine runs flawlessly. The Camry's haven't been as affected as much by the recalls. The only one I know of is for a remap of the ECU to change the shift points for autos to increase fuel economy

Hell no to saturn and pontiac though.

Calipers aren't wear and tear.

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

Calipers aren't wear and tear.

I know. They said that because the brakes weren't properly maintained that it was my fault the calipers went out. I was like WTF? Shouldn't have to replace pads or anything else at only 30k. I was pissed along with a lot of other people. I was on the driveaccord.net forum and everyone was getting screwed by Honda with it. They ended up offering a $200 rebate, but only if you got it fixed the first time at a Honda dealership cause there was a class action lawsuit for it. Mine went out and I had to replace it all before that came out. I was driving through Denver one night on a date and went to stop and heard a loud pop and screaching noise and had no brakes at all. Thankfully I drove a stick and had time to downshift and hand brake it to stop. They had biased them incorrectly and the rears had no pressure and the fronts were completely gone. That should never happen at 30k. I wont buy another new Honda just cause of how bad they screwed everyone. Otherwise it was a great car, but that left a bad taste

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

working for a major service center i see more hondas and nissans come in the any other brand of vehicle... I personally drive a saturn with 110k on it and its still going strong! Any vehicle will be reliable as long as you keep up on regular maintenance

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

working for a major service center i see more hondas and nissans come in the any other brand of vehicle... I personally drive a saturn with 110k on it and its still going strong! Any vehicle will be reliable as long as you keep up on regular maintenance

I think the reason you see alot of Hondas and nissans, is because there's just that many on the road. I work in a Nissan dealership, I know the problems with nissans. But as a company, Nissan really stands behind their product. With that being said, I still wouldn't consider them the most reliable car on the road. And like I said. All cars have their common problems. Changing out all your fluids won't help your catalytic converter from getting stopped up. Won't stop your cam sensors from failing. Definitely won't stop electrical issues.

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

hondas last 300k no problem toyota does the same. saturns i havent seen one with more than 150k in a while so i couldnt say but dealing with used cars. the most reliable ones we have are hondas. and a few fords.

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

There's a lot of Toyotas out there approaching 500K Miles, that should tell you something.