CR 2019 ranking (reliability)

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https://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars/
Small improvement over last year. Acura is getting hosed on the other hand.
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I used to trust CR's reliability ratings implicitly.
Now you have Porsche, Dodge, Mini and Nissan in the top 11.
Almost every mechanic say those brands are terrible for reliability.
And they have Acura down at the bottom below brands like Chrysler.
I have never heard of any major issues with Acuras and almost nobody who buys a Chrysler ever buys one again.

I suspect something fishy at CR.
I think that they are taking payments under the table from struggling manufacturers.
Scotty Kilmer agrees.
 

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Acura’s issues stem from the garbage ZF9 transmission as well as major infotainment issues in the new RDX. The good news is that they just released a patch and a lot of owners are reporting many issues to be fixed. Hopefully they continue to make strides as the new TLX looks very promising.

Nissan above Honda though.. how? You can’t browse Reddit without someone trashing the garbage CVTs in Nissans.

I will say that there is a discussion on the report on Reddit and a member there told me how the 10th gen Accords are having a ton of issues, and when you add the 1.5T oil dilution issues as well as the A/C condenser issue it looks worrying for Honda.

Also, the fact that the top brand is an 81 out of 100 is interesting.
 

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Something is drastically wrong when the top spots arent either Jap or German.
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