Here's How Car Brands Stack Up In Consumer Reports' 2017 Reliability Ratings
Consumer Reports’ 2017 Car Reliability Survey results are in, and quite a lot has changed since last year. Here’s a look at the new ratings.
Early Chevrolet Bolts May Be At Risk Of Sudden Loss Of Propulsion
General Motors is taking precaution and has begun alerting customers who purchased early-production Chevrolet Bolts that they may experience sudden loss of propulsion in certain low-voltage conditions.
BMW Engines Are Gigantic Pieces Of Shit
Few marques command as much respect from people who crave performance as BMW, and the M line of cars in particular are some of the most desirable and most powerful vehicles around. However, there’s a closely guarded secret that no respected publication would ever broach, and it’s that all BMW engines are monumental…
If Range Rovers Are So Unreliable, Why Do People Still Buy Them?
Good news, everyone! Today is Friday, and that means it’s time for Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly Jalopnik column wherein you ask me a question and I tell you the answer in a highly questionable way.
Here’s Why The V8 Audi S4 Is An Awful Used Car
It happened about five months ago. I'm sitting around the house in my underwear, wondering how the hell Drew Carey puts up with all those aging Midwesterners who scream like an airplane-riding infant the second they win a bottle of Listerine. And I get a message from Jalopnik editorial fellow Chris Perkins.
Fiat-Chrysler Brands Last In Consumer Reports Auto Reliability Survey
Consumer Reports is out with its annual Auto Reliability Survey, and Dodge, Ram, Jeep, and Fiat bring up the rear, with the 500L snagging the inglorious title of least reliable car among the 248 models CR included in the survey. Oh, and infotainment systems still suck.
Car Reliability Is A Myth
Let me tell you the story of two cars: the original Mazda RX-7 and the Mazda GLC.
The Ferrari 360 Is The Most Reliable Car I've Ever Owned
It's an interesting moment every time I meet someone who recognizes me from Jalopnik. "Hey! You're Doug! From Jalopnik!" they always say. "The guy with the Ferrari and the CarMax Land Rover!" And then, in all their excitement to learn more about the industry, and all their eagerness to talk about cars, they invariably…
What's the Most Reliable Car Built Since 1980?
After the big response to yesterday's QOTD, we might as well go for happy car stories to counterbalance the very angry ones we saw last night.
Lexus, Mercury and Cadillac Top New J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study
J.D. Power & Associates has again released its annual Vehicle Dependability Study, measuring problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles; in this case, 2005 model year vehicles. No surprises at the very top, as Lexus leads the pack for a 14th straight year, but two domestic brands — Mercury and…
Ford Wins Big, Mercedes Improves in Initial Quality Study
The powers that be J.D.Power say FoMoCo's breached the top three in its Initial Quality study, and Mercedes is the most improved automaker of all. The study is fielded each year to determine which cars record the fewest problems in the first 90 days of ownership. Ford large's Lincoln brand reached all the way up to…
Japanese Clobber European Brands in Reliability, Sez Consumer Reports
European makes are completely absent from the "best" column of the Consumer Reports latest reliability survey, which Japanese carmakers have practically annexed as their own sovereign nation. Among sedans, for example, Toyota/Lexus and Honda dominate the "most reliable" list, while Mercedes and BMW sport two entries…
