Toyota make large, boring, overweight cars that completely disengage drivers from the road. They scrapped all their sports cars and now only really make generic commuter cars.
Just because they are successful doesn't make them all that good. Once upon a time they were pretty interesting and noted for their reliability and decent construction. Most of that reputation is built on past success.
BTW, for the most reliable cars, toyota came a distant 3rd place.
An independant study by a automotive warranty specialist that covered 450,000 cars from 33 manufacturers, across the UK and USA, aged 3 - 9 years old the percentages of cars with faults over that period were as follows.
Results are pretty interesting. Was surprised about the jump from 2nd to 3rd place.
Manufacturer Incidence Rate %
1 Mazda 8.04%
2 Honda 8.90%
3 Toyota 15.78%
4 Mitsubishi 17.04%
5 Kia 17.39%
6 Subaru 18.46%
7 Nissan 18.86%
8 Lexus 20.05%
9 Mini 21.90%
10 Citroen 25.98%
11 Daewoo 26.30%
12 Hyundai 26.36%
13 Peugeot 26.59%
14 Ford 26.76%
15 Suzuki 27.20%
16 Porsche 27.48%
17 Fiat 28.49%
18 BMW 28.64%
19 Vauxhall 28.77%
20 Mercedes 29.90%
21 Rover 30.12%
22 Volvo 31.28%
23 Volkswagen 31.44%
24 Jaguar 32.05%
25 Skoda 32.12%
26 Chrysler 34.90%
27 Audi 36.74%
28 Seat 36.87%
29 Renault 36.87%
30 Alfa Romeo 39.13%
31 Saab 41.59%
32 LandRover 44.21%
33 Jeep 46.36%
Just because they are successful doesn't make them all that good. Once upon a time they were pretty interesting and noted for their reliability and decent construction. Most of that reputation is built on past success.
BTW, for the most reliable cars, toyota came a distant 3rd place.
An independant study by a automotive warranty specialist that covered 450,000 cars from 33 manufacturers, across the UK and USA, aged 3 - 9 years old the percentages of cars with faults over that period were as follows.
Results are pretty interesting. Was surprised about the jump from 2nd to 3rd place.
Manufacturer Incidence Rate %
1 Mazda 8.04%
2 Honda 8.90%
3 Toyota 15.78%
4 Mitsubishi 17.04%
5 Kia 17.39%
6 Subaru 18.46%
7 Nissan 18.86%
8 Lexus 20.05%
9 Mini 21.90%
10 Citroen 25.98%
11 Daewoo 26.30%
12 Hyundai 26.36%
13 Peugeot 26.59%
14 Ford 26.76%
15 Suzuki 27.20%
16 Porsche 27.48%
17 Fiat 28.49%
18 BMW 28.64%
19 Vauxhall 28.77%
20 Mercedes 29.90%
21 Rover 30.12%
22 Volvo 31.28%
23 Volkswagen 31.44%
24 Jaguar 32.05%
25 Skoda 32.12%
26 Chrysler 34.90%
27 Audi 36.74%
28 Seat 36.87%
29 Renault 36.87%
30 Alfa Romeo 39.13%
31 Saab 41.59%
32 LandRover 44.21%
33 Jeep 46.36%