Toyota the most dependable vehicle

Ole_Hickory · Jun 29, 2004

JimR · Jun 29, 2004

I'd be willing to put my Honda's/Acura up against them.

BigDave · Jun 29, 2004

Same source of info, but broken out by brand:

Lexus #1, Toyota #8, & Scion N/A in the 3yr Dependability Survey.

Tdog · Jun 29, 2004

No complaints here. I have a '93 T-100 pick up that I bought new in Sept. 1993.

Just turned 293k this week. I'll buy another Toyota truck, probably the Tundra, when/if this one ever quits.

BigDave · Jun 29, 2004

Now the Initial Quality Survey which measures the first 90 days on 2004 models:

Lexus #1, Toyota #9, & Scion #34.

BillyP · Jun 29, 2004

Seems to me none of em have too much to brag about.

Alan L. · Jun 30, 2004

I'd say Toyota and Honda are pretty close. I drove a Corolla 240,000 miles, and bought my daughter a '92 Honda Accord in '96 when it had 45,000 miles on it. Sold it to my brother at 115,000 miles, he gave it to my nephew at 180,000 miles, the nephew still has it - about 250,000 miles. No trouble to speak of.

Boondox · Jun 30, 2004

I used to look for a vehicle that would last forever...but around here they rust out in a few years anyway. So give me great winter traction for five years and I'm tickled to death.

Pete

om21braz · Jun 30, 2004

I don't believe anyone here has had one of the older V-6 in anything Toyota. As for working on them - at least all the fasteners are metric, no trying to figure out whether it's SAE or metric. And if you've given up cussing, don't try to put a water pump on one.
Oh well, to each his own.

Yankee · Jun 30, 2004

I'm never sure how credible this particular survey is. Even though it's cited like gospel every year, it's based on survey responses that everyone knows are actively and closely managed by the manufacturers and dealerships. So while I tend to believe, say, that Toyotas generally are better quality than your average Jeep for a variety of reasons, do I really believe the results that say Buicks come in better than Bimmers? Nope.