THANK YOU!!!!! We are currently in litigation with Nissan/Infiniti to repurchase our 2022 QX50 Sensory. It has had so many electrical problems, sensor problems, and connectivity problems that Infiniti does not seem able or willing to fix. The entire A/V unit has been replaced twice and all 3 units failed to work properly. Nissan/Infiniti financial also has a 3rd party buyout lease restriction which would have required us to take a $10,000+ hit to get rid of a car that doesn’t even function properly. This process has been so frustrating. I’m just happy to see that there is finally information out there about how bad this car is. Not to mention incredibly unsafe because the sensors engage the breaking system and our Nissan/Infiniti dealership service department says they can’t do anything about that because they can’t get a code on it. Sooner than later that is going to do a great deal of harm.
I can help you. I can see the future. Nissan has your money. Nissan takes a good amount of your (and everyone elses) money to retain lawyers. Nissan can afford a large amount of lawyer money. Nissan does not get punished or held to any legal process when they steal money. Nissan will keep your money. Stay gold.
Test drove the Cx30 it's a little too small but did drive well. Another fun SUV to drive. The Dodge Hornet is comparable but both SUVs not a lot of cargo storage.
My neighbor's husband bought a Alpha Romeo Giulia in spite of my warnings. That car was a constant problem, regularly going to the dealer, then a Italian "Junk" repair shop, that fleeced them mercilessly. Finally, they ended splitting up over the car's problems and after she realized why he wanted a flashy, middle-aged, "let me impress the young ladies car"...well you know the rest. In short, the Giulia seemed like a curse. In more ways than mechanicals!😂
In case anyone is wondering, we love our 2013 Subaru Outback and in another 10 years we will probably trade it in on another one. ( It only has 160 thousand miles on it now)
Nissan started going down hill when the teamed up with Renault. They tried to introduce the Infinity into the UK but nobody wanted to buy them. It's such a shame that the Accord Hybrid was never sold in Europe.
Alpha Romeo's have very high satisfaction, and decent reliability yet ppl too scared to buy them. Shame b/c they drive like sports cars. They really are fun
Even though Renault pulled Nissan out of bankruptcy they have completely ruined the brand. Nissan used to be up with Toyota and Honda in reliability pre-Renault.
The decline started when Renault acquired 37% of Nissan's outstanding stock in 1999 and named 'the cost-killer' Carlos Ghosn as CEO in 2000. His top priority was to make the company profitable and he accomplished it by closing plants, laying off highly skilled (and well-paid) employees, and lowering quality like using CVT on most models.
@tcnthecarnations1876Exactly, 💯 percent CORRECT. Go to any Toyota showroom, you'll find a 10K mark-up on the MSRP and the dealer will be totally unwilling to negotiate with the customer and they'll be dismissive with the customer, saying "We're Toyota". That happened to my cousin who dealt with the same Toyota dealer for the last twenty years. She walked out of the showroom in disgust. Just because of name recognition Toyota dealers have become emboldened to treat customers like dirt. Not everyone wants to drive a Toyota. Go to a dealership that respects YOU and YOUR MONEY. I drive a Nissan Altima and I've had no problems with it and I plan on getting a new one, especially now that it comes with AWD. Toyota and Honda prices are starting to look more like a loan sharking extortion operation. I don't mind passing on Toyota. Not at all.
Outstanding presentation! 👍 Topguns- Toyota, Honda, Subaru and the fast rising star MAZDA! Anything but JEEP and Mercedes Benz. Low end garbage. 🤮 👎🏼 💩
true except for Subaru which isn't even close to being in same universe as Toy, Honda or Mazda in terms of all important details such as user-interface or 'general usability', initial quality is closely related to that, and to me most importantly , longterm durability, namely transmission and/or engine issues of an expensive sort, after 130K miles
@@18_rabbit Subaru is classified as a Topgun. Outback and Forester rated #1 and #2 in CR couple of years ago. I do agree on their menu and infotainment system, brutal 👎🏼
I just think you have to be an informed buyer… and don’t take unnecessary risks. Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz appear on these lists, Porsche doesn’t… neither does AMG. There’s just not enough people buying them that are CR Subscribers. Think about it… if you could afford an AMG S-Class why would you subscribe to CR? Or a Porsche 992? Yet if you look at MB… the A series is not a heck of a lot more $$ than a RAV4. A GLA 250 starts at $50K… of course it’s not going to be as reliable as a GLS ($115K+). The luxury brands are still expensive but they are also more affordable than they used to be. Even a RAV4 gas version can cost more than $50K and you are talking about 200hp not 450…
Some of the answers seem motivated by image. I wonder how these rating will fair in 3 years. When a bit of the shine has diminished and true reliability becomes a big factor.
I went to the Toyota dealership yesterday and looked at RAV4s. The website said the two I looked at was 37-38k. Both were actually priced at 44k. If Toyota wants to over price these cars to this level I have no problem buying from someone else and boycotting Toyota. Anyone fool enough to pay 7k over MSRP deserves to get ripped off. Kia and Mazda's website was accurate at the lot. Over priced add ons that I didn't ask for and a huge markup from MSRP called SRP is no more than double talk. If they're worth so much to the dealer he can keep em.
Keep looking, it's dealer specific. I got a fully loaded Rav4 Prime that someone backed out on before it arrived (I only waited 2 weeks for the car to arrive from Japan), they didn't mark up at all and Toyota was running a $6,500 off lease deal (which I immediately bought out with cash). So the highest end Rav4 possible cost me $47k after tax. Keep looking.
Unreal. It is not at all Toyota, it is that dealer. My take: instead of going to the Korean clunkers, find a decent Toyota dealer. Or buy from the Koreans if you want to be happier than buying from Chinese commies or Germans etc. No matter what you choose, the top Japanese have the best cars in any segment, so you'll regret not buying the most reliable and low costs' car that you need. Your money, your choice.
you know why Nissan infinite suck, because they programmed the ecu to start the cooling fans on a cold start for no reason. Even if your asking for heat and instead of cooling, thats alot of wear and tear no wonder the cooling fans failed after only 80k miles
i own two Subarus, a 2018 limited legacy (assembled in us, 40% US parts) and a 2021 limited crosstrek (assembled in Japan) and my experience with each has been very different so far. The legacy has had a number of issues though all were addressed under the warranty. But im really disappointed about the CVT performance even though ive replaced the fluid every 30k miles. what is definitely not reassuring is that Subaru extended the CVT warranty to 10 years 100k miles and that had firmed my decision to trade the car in before then. On the other hand it has been a very different experience with the Crosstrek since the CVT feels smooth and refined and i have not had the sort of issues the legacy faced though it has features like dual zone climate control, heated rear seats, rear vents and Hill descent control that the lcrosstrek doesn't have, though it has X mode which is a step above. i will definitely consider their upcoming hybrids with a eCVT transmission and the toyota hybrid system though.
So someone buys the cheapest possible vehicle in a respective category, then complains that it doesn't offer enough "value for money." It should surprise no one that a VW Taos, Nissan Altima, Kicks, Sentra, Kia/Hyundai or low-tier Mercedes aren't very satisfying.
My 2023 Honda Pilot touring gets terrible in town mileage 17.3L/100km summer) , 25.6L/100km winter. It’s supposed to get 12.7 L/100km in town. I took it in but my dealership sucks they said they could find nothing wrong with it. I am not an aggressive driver nor do I pre-warm it.
We have a 2017 Pilot. I think the engine is still the same? We get about 12 to 13 l/100km in city year round. 9 l/100km on the hwy. Combined about 11. I've always been quite impressed with the mileage for a fairly big vehicle. Typically get about 500 km on a tank of gas from full to quite empty. Your numbers are so high, there must be something wrong with it. Have you calculated the mileage yourself to confirm the measurements are correct?
I get these same numbers with my 6.2 liter Chevy silverado. Sure seems like excessive fuel consumption. My 2023 toyota highlander hybird gets around 8 liters / 100 km in the winter
I bought a used 2016 RX 350 3 years ago. So far, oil changes and one set of wiper blades. That's it. Will definitely buy again if I want to buy a newer vehicle.
I bought a 2020 Nissan Sentra SV. It’s been a pain in the a$$. I like the car, I like driving it, but something is always broken. And I have two different in cabin rattling noises.
Nissan has proven that not all Japanese brands are good. Compared to Toyota, Honda, and Mazda, Nissan has been ranked as either average or below average overall in the last decade or so. I would love to see Nissan be near the top again.
The new 2024 Kia Seltos SX is just under 39k out the door with bumper to bumper extended 10yr 100k miles warranty. A lot of features for the money - it is extremely comfortable and drives well. I also own a Bmw X3 M -saying that because i compare same size and similar feel. Not the power as the BMW obviously but the Seltos goes pretty well. The Seltos is fun to drive. The plastic parts in interior is so far my only complaint and the parking sensors no beep when backing and no parking sensors in the front at all and no heads up display in the United States vehicles for some reason. That they missed their mark.
Ford edge, is not on list? This suv, not only fun to drive, but extremely reliable and very comfortable, with 250 hp,and 280 lb-ft not many suv`s, on that list come close to these numbers, when you consider its a 4 cylinder suv.
Nissan was bought out by Renault in the early 2000s , so that’s why they’ve been tanking in reliability. Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and JEEP were bought out by FIAT, which is owned by Stilantiss, which can ONLY produce the WORST vehicles on planet Earth. Buyer Beware ! Shari, thanks so much for all of the work you do in providing such great information in regards to vehicles being produced today. I look forward to watching each of your videos !
Great video! Kind of surprised to see so many BMW's on the list. I suspect if you asked BMW owner's a few years down the road if they would have a different opinion.
Exactly. Most modern BMWs start falling apart at around 80,000 miles. If you were to survey the same owners after the vehicle hits that mileage, and is no longer under warranty, the satisfaction rate would be much lower. But as long as you only keep those cars while the warranty is valid, they are fun machines.
Interesting, however as an Australian it's disappointing that I don't think Peugeot is sold in North America and therefore doesn't appear in these assessments. My current vehicle is a 2023 Peugeot 3008 GT Sport (SUV style) which has completed 32,000 fault free Kilometres, and is my 7th Peugeot due to having such fault free experiences. Cheers!
I’ve driven Toyota’s for 40+ years. I currently own a 19 Forester Touring. I truly do enjoy the car, BUT it’s the Biggest LEMON 🍋 Japan has ever produced. Even though it’s 5 years old, it has only 15K miles on it because it’s in the repair shop more often than it’s in my garage. Subaru could Never figure out anything why so many things were failing Until 3 days AFTER the warranty expired and suddenly they started figuring out some of the issues… all of which I have had to pay for. The rear hatch opens randomly, the oil Biden light flickers, it’s on its 3rd battery, the facial recognition works about 50% of the time, my Forester unlocks itself at random. After I had to replace the DCM ($1,600 US dollars), it now gets only 20mpg. The transmission has been slipping for 4 years, yet Subaru says “that’s normal”. Subaru is full of 💩. It ate through the first set of tires in 1,300 miles and then they realized that all 4 wheels were out of alignment, yet I had to pay for new tires. The list goes on and on. In 25 Toyota is supposed to be coming out with the new Stout, so I’ll wait until the 26 year model (to get the bugs worked out) and sell my Forester 🍋 and buy a new Stout AWD Hybrid. My Forester was in the shop for 3 weeks, I had to drive the 6 hours round trip to my closest Subaru dealership to pick it up, drove it home, had it 10 days and something else went out on it, so I had to make the 6 hour trip again. Subaru has had it now for 7 weeks to figure out what the heck is wrong now. It took Subaru almost 5 years to figure out why the remote start didn’t work. As far as I’m concerned , Subaru can go 🖕🏽Themselves !!!
Sorry to hear that about your Forester. That's very unfortunate and rather rare. Most seem to be relatively trouble free for the most part. I understand how experiences like this can easily turn you off from that company for life.
Buy Skoda, I bought Skoda Karoq here in Australia and I am super happy and will buy Skoda any day again, Skoda is a part of VW and has better quality and is cheaper than VW itself. It is produced and imported directly from Czech Republic to Australia, opposite of VW which comes from Mexico, South Africa and China!
I have the 2024 Sorento GT diesel here in Australia, surprised to see it on the list as it very popular here and certainly the quality is very high.. it’s fit and finish and choice of material grade were better than Toyota kluger ( Highlander)
Car Help Corner, have you researched if C.R. gathered a large enough sample of car owners to make an accurate assessment of customer satisfaction. Are the surveys sent out to only C.R. subscriber members? I've heard those rumors, which could mean the survey sample is way too small and perhaps bias, because only a specific sect is asked to respond.
Lots of Kias, Nissans, and Mercedes on this list. I’m not surprised that an Infiniti is number one on this list. I’m surprised that Infiniti is still in business.
The moral of the story is all major manufacturers use the same basic supply base and not unusual to get a small run of defective parts like short blocks, fuel pumps, injectors, and so on.
Not a surprise about the Mercedes GLB as it and the GLE are essentially Nissan's with a Mercedes badge . Similar arrangement Subaru and Toyota have with the BRE and GR86.
These are people's perceptions of their cars ..you have to have a car for 150,000 me or at least $100,000 to determine if you got your money's worth based on how much money you spent on buying repairs
My 2024 KIA SELTOS SX TURBO is at 11,200 miles & no issues. My girlfriend owns one, and her sister owns one and a nephew had one. Family is a KIA/HYUNDAI family 😊
I've driven Toyota already but they have issues also. My mom had a carry that the factory tires were shot at 21000 miles. The dealer said she was lucky to get that many miles. My neighbor had a frame replaced and a blown engine on his Toyota 's. He also said they were the best. My kia may have some road noise but it's better than that.
Once again, Toyota products outshine the other imports and most, if not all, modern American makes. German turd boxes, which have the potential of breaking down in the showroom, and the greedy, profit driven Nissan and their Jatco CVT transmissions which have caused their reputation in reliability to plummet are pariah in quality and reliability and cost. Toyota products; change the oil every 5k some basic maintenance and drive forever.
In the early 2000s Nissan was bought out from Renault. So now you know why Nissan’s reliability has been tanking for a quarter of a century. Yes, just do normal maintenance on a Toyota and they’ll last for several hundreds of thousands of miles. The most mileage I ever got out of Any vehicle was a 78 Corolla. It was a bare bones 2 door. 4cyl with a 4spd manual transmission. Back then all we had was conventional oil, so it was changed every 3K miles. I also had the transmission and rear end grease changed every 30K miles. My grandparents bought it new for my grandma to commute to work. In 81 my sister needed a college car. Her 73 Celica was worn out so she sold it for $950. My grandparents sold her their Corolla for the $950. It had only 21K miles on it. In 83 I needed a college car, so I bought the Corolla from my sister for $500. It had 70K miles on it at that time. That Corolla got me way beyond my college years. When it had around 350K miles, the rear end was howling so I removed the rear seat and stuffed a dense foam in the rear and put the seat back over it. Around that time the drivers seat was worn out so I put an old Los Angeles county phone book in it, then I put the same dense foam on top of the phone book. In top of the foam I bought seat covers for the front and put it over the foam to hold it in place. At around 400K miles the vinyl flooring had worn down to the metal subfloor, so I got a piece of left over medium brown carpet (that came from the new carpet that my mom had put into her house). I glued it on top of the vinyl flooring in the front and back of the interior. Like I’ve said, that Corolla was a Bare bones car. Vinyl seats and flooring. An AM radio with One speaker in the dashboard and a heater. It had power brakes, but no power steering, no rear defroster, just bare bones. Anyhow, my little 78 Corolla finally died at 488K miles. I’m sure that when it died that the gears in the rear end were so sharp that I could have shaved my face with them, LOL. I went through 2 radiators, 3 clutches, 5 sets of brakes. It kept running so I kept driving it. It got me through college, through paying off my student loans and through saving money for the down payment on my first house. When it died in 02, I bought a new Camry and drove it until my needs changed in 11 and bought a new RAV4 Limited 4WD, 3.5 V6. I drove it until December of 22, when I sold it and bought a 19 Forester Touring with only 4,700 miles. My Forester is an absolute LEMON 🍋. It’s in the repair shop more than it’s in my garage. In 25 Toyota is supposed to come out with the new Stout, so I’ll wait until the 26 year model comes out (to get the bugs worked out), then sell my Forester Lemon and buy a new Stout AWD hybrid. At my age, I’m quite sure that the Stout will be the last vehicle I’ll ever have to buy.
The usual bad actors in these categories keep showing up. Doesn't anyone do even a little bit of research before they spend good money on a notoriously bad car?
Most of the recommended vehicles I wouldn’t ever buy except for maybe 3 and 2 of the not recommended vehicles I would buy. Satisfaction differs from person to person based on their experiences.
Highly recommend the Ford 5.0 V8 engine they're Machined and Engineered exactly as a Nissan GTR with 2 extra Cylinders.. Stay away from everything with Turbos . With Turbos Mounted 1/8 inch from Engine Block without Heat Sheilds, & or Turbo Insulation Blanket. No one knows except for Tuners the Turbos get to be 1875 degrees Fahrenheit (1,022 Celius) 👨🏻👍🏻🏎🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩
I’ve been looking into new cars to replace our 2017 CRV and 2017 Corolla iM. I am appalled at the price gouging Honda and Toyota stealerships are doing to people. We only keep our cars around 7 years and 180-200k miles. Subaru and Mazda dealerships have been advertising below MSRP even with the dealer addendum most sales rep have been saying everything is negotiable no matter dealer addendum. I’m just looking up which cars are equal to what we are trying to replace. I will then head to dealership only not stealership to test drive and maybe buy. Otherwise , I will hold out and let the high interest rates drive some of these stealerships out of business. Even better I would have save enough and just pay cash
I think the only problem with these surveys is that if you are the type of individual who would purchase a Corvette, for example, you’re probably the type of person who won’t admit that they regret their purchase. Even if they really do. It’s an ego thing.
I drove one as a loaner for a day and enjoyed it. One can be impressed by a short demo. I wasn't looking to buy and researched to find it was way down the list of recommended luxury SUVs. I can see how it (buying) can happen, though.
It pays to be a smart consumer. I bought a dealer demo Certified Altima Platinum with 3,000 miles on it for $23k just before covid hit. The only issue was a bad antenna which was replaced under warranty. If i paid mid $30’s i’d agree that there are better values. Good luck buying a loaded car for $23k with a CPO Warranty right now. You might get a Versa for that price or a stripped down Elantra. The market is turning though. A reckoning is coming for dealers and OEMs. I believe in Karma and they are about to get a dose of reality soon.
Own 21 seltos ...can b a little noisy, depending on road...than again not a luxury car...very sturdy fun to drive....26,000 miles no issues. Regular oil changes castrol edge...mobile 1 filter
My 2022 nissan kicks is fine, aside the rust already coming out. Can’t argue the 6.5l per 100km. My biggest complaint is highway driving, lacks a few horses.
@@marciliojunior4919 short term, I would agree. I’ll have to wait and see about that cvt… Also, the 22500$ was pretty cheap. Sure would rather have a rav4 but that’s double the payments.
I had one for a rental for 3 days. Worst car I've driven in a decade. If you drove it over 65 mph gas mileage dropped by 45% 😮😂. The gas guage wouldn't show full after filling it.....brand new ..broken.
The moral of the story with this and other similar videos is: Buy a Toyota or a Honda. If you can't do that, buy a Subaru or a Mazda.
Honestly madza seems more tempting than Honda lately
Honda not reliable anymore. Mazda much better
Because this guy knows what he talking about 😎 & I trust his judgement 👌
@@ontarioman6301 - I'm on my fourth Toyota in 34 years in a family with three drivers. It would take a lot to get me to change.
I have Mazda cx5 over 200k and it drives like new. Every Toyta while relatively reliable drives many times worse than Mazda.
The moral of this video is that many buyers are not happy owning Nissan's or entry-level Mercedes-Benz models.
THANK YOU!!!!! We are currently in litigation with Nissan/Infiniti to repurchase our 2022 QX50 Sensory. It has had so many electrical problems, sensor problems, and connectivity problems that Infiniti does not seem able or willing to fix. The entire A/V unit has been replaced twice and all 3 units failed to work properly. Nissan/Infiniti financial also has a 3rd party buyout lease restriction which would have required us to take a $10,000+ hit to get rid of a car that doesn’t even function properly. This process has been so frustrating. I’m just happy to see that there is finally information out there about how bad this car is. Not to mention incredibly unsafe because the sensors engage the breaking system and our Nissan/Infiniti dealership service department says they can’t do anything about that because they can’t get a code on it. Sooner than later that is going to do a great deal of harm.
I can help you. I can see the future. Nissan has your money. Nissan takes a good amount of your (and everyone elses) money to retain lawyers. Nissan can afford a large amount of lawyer money. Nissan does not get punished or held to any legal process when they steal money. Nissan will keep your money.
Stay gold.
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Mazda CX30 is top car, love it, drives great and I've never had an issue with any Mazda I've owned
Agree.
Only issue I've had is I wish it had a bigger gas tank
Just bought one and it's freaking awesome. Although I agree with the gas tank being too small.
Test drove the Cx30 it's a little too small but did drive well. Another fun SUV to drive. The Dodge Hornet is comparable but both SUVs not a lot of cargo storage.
I've rented one a couple years ago and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Only thing is I wish it got slightly better MPG.
My neighbor's husband bought a Alpha Romeo Giulia in spite of my warnings. That car was a constant problem, regularly going to the dealer, then a Italian "Junk" repair shop, that fleeced them mercilessly. Finally, they ended splitting up over the car's problems and after she realized why he wanted a flashy, middle-aged, "let me impress the young ladies car"...well you know the rest.
In short, the Giulia seemed like a curse. In more ways than mechanicals!😂
Wow that is a curse!
Orthodox
So he started with a Stelvio and ended with a Giulia?! The guy is an animal!
@@DookashSilviaJag started with a Giulia and ended with a Giulia. 70+ brain fart! Thanks.
In case anyone is wondering, we love our 2013 Subaru Outback and in another 10 years we will probably trade it in on another one. ( It only has 160 thousand miles on it now)
Great vehicle 👍
Just have rust issues and no frame , just a unibody.
Impressive side by side comparison! Very effective! I am a Mazda 3 owner and have no regrets! ❤
Nissan started going down hill when the teamed up with Renault. They tried to introduce the Infinity into the UK
but nobody wanted to buy them. It's such a shame that the Accord Hybrid was never sold in Europe.
Nissan was going downhill before that. That’s why they teamed up with Renault.
Alpha Romeo's have very high satisfaction, and decent reliability yet ppl too scared to buy them. Shame b/c they drive like sports cars. They really are fun
Even though Renault pulled Nissan out of bankruptcy they have completely ruined the brand. Nissan used to be up with Toyota and Honda in reliability pre-Renault.
Great presentation!!! Your analysis and information is always very accurate and helpful! Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Mazda all the way!!😀😀
Thank you!
Nissan used to be one of the top cars back in the days in Japan. Wonder they can ever get their act together. So sad.
renault now owns them renaults were always junk turbos on smalls eng. is low millage junk c t s trans are allll absolute junk do not buy any
The decline started when Renault acquired 37% of Nissan's outstanding stock in 1999 and named 'the cost-killer' Carlos Ghosn as CEO in 2000. His top priority was to make the company profitable and he accomplished it by closing plants, laying off highly skilled (and well-paid) employees, and lowering quality like using CVT on most models.
I've had my 2008 Nissan Altima since Nov. 2007. Have over 300,000 miles on it and its still going. So there's that.
Same here. Every car can have issues.
Nissan has the best looking cars but I am absolutely terrified to buy Nissan with a cvt @tcnthecarnations1876
@tcnthecarnations1876Exactly, 💯 percent CORRECT. Go to any Toyota showroom, you'll find a 10K mark-up on the MSRP and the dealer will be totally unwilling to negotiate with the customer and they'll be dismissive with the customer, saying "We're Toyota". That happened to my cousin who dealt with the same Toyota dealer for the last twenty years. She walked out of the showroom in disgust. Just because of name recognition Toyota dealers have become emboldened to treat customers like dirt. Not everyone wants to drive a Toyota. Go to a dealership that respects YOU and YOUR MONEY. I drive a Nissan Altima and I've had no problems with it and I plan on getting a new one, especially now that it comes with AWD. Toyota and Honda prices are starting to look more like a loan sharking extortion operation. I don't mind passing on Toyota. Not at all.
all cars are designed to keep you idiots in poverty ask any corp management that would not lie!!!!
@tcnthecarnations1876 nissan owns this dud
Outstanding presentation! 👍
Topguns- Toyota, Honda, Subaru and the fast rising star MAZDA!
Anything but JEEP and Mercedes Benz. Low end garbage. 🤮 👎🏼 💩
true except for Subaru which isn't even close to being in same universe as Toy, Honda or Mazda in terms of all important details such as user-interface or 'general usability', initial quality is closely related to that, and to me most importantly , longterm durability, namely transmission and/or engine issues of an expensive sort, after 130K miles
@@18_rabbit
Subaru is classified as a Topgun. Outback and Forester rated #1 and #2 in CR couple of years ago.
I do agree on their menu and infotainment system, brutal 👎🏼
I just think you have to be an informed buyer… and don’t take unnecessary risks.
Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz appear on these lists, Porsche doesn’t… neither does AMG.
There’s just not enough people buying them that are CR Subscribers. Think about it… if you could afford an AMG S-Class why would you subscribe to CR? Or a Porsche 992?
Yet if you look at MB… the A series is not a heck of a lot more $$ than a RAV4. A GLA 250 starts at $50K… of course it’s not going to be as reliable as a GLS ($115K+).
The luxury brands are still expensive but they are also more affordable than they used to be. Even a RAV4 gas version can cost more than $50K and you are talking about 200hp not 450…
Some of the answers seem motivated by image. I wonder how these rating will fair in 3 years. When a bit of the shine has diminished and true reliability becomes a big factor.
I went to the Toyota dealership yesterday and looked at RAV4s. The website said the two I looked at was 37-38k. Both were actually priced at 44k. If Toyota wants to over price these cars to this level I have no problem buying from someone else and boycotting Toyota. Anyone fool enough to pay 7k over MSRP deserves to get ripped off. Kia and Mazda's website was accurate at the lot. Over priced add ons that I didn't ask for and a huge markup from MSRP called SRP is no more than double talk. If they're worth so much to the dealer he can keep em.
Keep looking, it's dealer specific. I got a fully loaded Rav4 Prime that someone backed out on before it arrived (I only waited 2 weeks for the car to arrive from Japan), they didn't mark up at all and Toyota was running a $6,500 off lease deal (which I immediately bought out with cash). So the highest end Rav4 possible cost me $47k after tax. Keep looking.
Unreal. It is not at all Toyota, it is that dealer. My take: instead of going to the Korean clunkers, find a decent Toyota dealer. Or buy from the Koreans if you want to be happier than buying from Chinese commies or Germans etc.
No matter what you choose, the top Japanese have the best cars in any segment, so you'll regret not buying the most reliable and low costs' car that you need.
Your money, your choice.
you are right on! ,I just wont buy them.
@@codincoman9019yes its all Toyotas
you know why Nissan infinite suck, because they programmed the ecu to start the cooling fans on a cold start for no reason. Even if your asking for heat and instead of cooling, thats alot of wear and tear no wonder the cooling fans failed after only 80k miles
As usual, the content of this episode is excellent! Many viewers will benefit from this presentation. Thank you!
Thank you!
Best ones, Toyota (Lexus), Honda (Acura), Subaru, Mazda, Nissan (Infiniti) from Germany, Porsche is the way to go
An interesting owner satisfaction survey would be among new-car buyers who held on to the vehicle for four years or longer or over 150,000 miles.
Iseecars did one like that but for owners who held their car for 10 years. I have a video on it.
Love my 2024 seltos so far. Will be keeping a eye out for issues though, 7K miles so far and no issues
Lol duhhh its a 2024. Thats a given. Come back in 5 years
Thanks for the format of this video…. Love the way you automatically give the recommend cars with out going to another video….. 👍👍👍👍👍
Year on year, Nissan-Infiniti’s reliability ratings has been falling continuously this decade.
i own two Subarus, a 2018 limited legacy (assembled in us, 40% US parts) and a 2021 limited crosstrek (assembled in Japan) and my experience with each has been very different so far. The legacy has had a number of issues though all were addressed under the warranty. But im really disappointed about the CVT performance even though ive replaced the fluid every 30k miles. what is definitely not reassuring is that Subaru extended the CVT warranty to 10 years 100k miles and that had firmed my decision to trade the car in before then. On the other hand it has been a very different experience with the Crosstrek since the CVT feels smooth and refined and i have not had the sort of issues the legacy faced though it has features like dual zone climate control, heated rear seats, rear vents and Hill descent control that the lcrosstrek doesn't have, though it has X mode which is a step above. i will definitely consider their upcoming hybrids with a eCVT transmission and the toyota hybrid system though.
So someone buys the cheapest possible vehicle in a respective category, then complains that it doesn't offer enough "value for money." It should surprise no one that a VW Taos, Nissan Altima, Kicks, Sentra, Kia/Hyundai or low-tier Mercedes aren't very satisfying.
My 2023 Honda Pilot touring gets terrible in town mileage 17.3L/100km summer) , 25.6L/100km winter. It’s supposed to get 12.7 L/100km in town. I took it in but my dealership sucks they said they could find nothing wrong with it. I am not an aggressive driver nor do I pre-warm it.
While there are no such thing as a perfect car I feel like these are cool.
We have a 2017 Pilot. I think the engine is still the same? We get about 12 to 13 l/100km in city year round. 9 l/100km on the hwy. Combined about 11. I've always been quite impressed with the mileage for a fairly big vehicle. Typically get about 500 km on a tank of gas from full to quite empty. Your numbers are so high, there must be something wrong with it. Have you calculated the mileage yourself to confirm the measurements are correct?
@@204FR Thanks
I get these same numbers with my 6.2 liter Chevy silverado.
Sure seems like excessive fuel consumption.
My 2023 toyota highlander hybird gets around 8 liters / 100 km in the winter
I bought a used 2016 RX 350 3 years ago. So far, oil changes and one set of wiper blades. That's it. Will definitely buy again if I want to buy a newer vehicle.
Yep, got my nissan sentra 4 months ago and I hate it, now I'm stuck with it😵💫
I bought a 2020 Nissan Sentra SV. It’s been a pain in the a$$. I like the car, I like driving it, but something is always broken. And I have two different in cabin rattling noises.
Seems like Nissan is struggling to make good quality cars.
Nissan has proven that not all Japanese brands are good. Compared to Toyota, Honda, and Mazda, Nissan has been ranked as either average or below average overall in the last decade or so. I would love to see Nissan be near the top again.
Keep using the crappy CVT.
Only because someone on the internet said so, right?
My experience with Nissan has been way different than these reliability studies say.
Jeep compass is an amazing car great calibration… amazing fit and finish
The new 2024 Kia Seltos SX is just under 39k out the door with bumper to bumper extended 10yr 100k miles warranty. A lot of features for the money - it is extremely comfortable and drives well. I also own a Bmw X3 M -saying that because i compare same size and similar feel. Not the power as the BMW obviously but the Seltos goes pretty well. The Seltos is fun to drive. The plastic parts in interior is so far my only complaint and the parking sensors no beep when backing and no parking sensors in the front at all and no heads up display in the United States vehicles for some reason. That they missed their mark.
Ford edge, is not on list? This suv, not only fun to drive, but extremely reliable and very comfortable, with 250 hp,and 280 lb-ft not many suv`s, on that list come close to these numbers, when you consider its a 4 cylinder suv.
Just wait till you need the flex plate repaired if you have 2.0T
I drive a 2021 GLB250 and I love it. It has been flawless and the interior is gorgeous.
Nissan was bought out by Renault in the early 2000s , so that’s why they’ve been tanking in reliability.
Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and JEEP were bought out by FIAT, which is owned by Stilantiss, which can ONLY produce the WORST vehicles on planet Earth.
Buyer Beware !
Shari, thanks so much for all of the work you do in providing such great information in regards to vehicles being produced today.
I look forward to watching each of your videos !
Love my Dodge Challenger!
I have zero regrets with my Mazda cx-30
THANK YOU! I'm an OLD guy who has owned nothing BUT Japanese cars!...A Honda to begin with and nothing BUT Mazdas ever since,
Only problem I see with Toyota is the greedy dealerships
I find it interesting that Tesla did not make the highest owner satisfaction list.
Great video! Kind of surprised to see so many BMW's on the list. I suspect if you asked BMW owner's a few years down the road if they would have a different opinion.
Exactly. Most modern BMWs start falling apart at around 80,000 miles. If you were to survey the same owners after the vehicle hits that mileage, and is no longer under warranty, the satisfaction rate would be much lower.
But as long as you only keep those cars while the warranty is valid, they are fun machines.
Interesting, however as an Australian it's disappointing that I don't think Peugeot is sold in North America and therefore doesn't appear in these assessments. My current vehicle is a 2023 Peugeot 3008 GT Sport (SUV style) which has completed 32,000 fault free Kilometres, and is my 7th Peugeot due to having such fault free experiences. Cheers!
The latest Mercs are all plastic inside. They creak like a piece of cheap shite.
Great content. Thank you.
I’ve driven Toyota’s for 40+ years.
I currently own a 19 Forester Touring. I truly do enjoy the car, BUT it’s the Biggest LEMON 🍋 Japan has ever produced.
Even though it’s 5 years old, it has only 15K miles on it because it’s in the repair shop more often than it’s in my garage.
Subaru could Never figure out anything why so many things were failing Until 3 days AFTER the warranty expired and suddenly they started figuring out some of the issues… all of which I have had to pay for.
The rear hatch opens randomly, the oil Biden light flickers, it’s on its 3rd battery, the facial recognition works about 50% of the time, my Forester unlocks itself at random. After I had to replace the DCM ($1,600 US dollars), it now gets only 20mpg. The transmission has been slipping for 4 years, yet Subaru says “that’s normal”. Subaru is full of 💩.
It ate through the first set of tires in 1,300 miles and then they realized that all 4 wheels were out of alignment, yet I had to pay for new tires.
The list goes on and on.
In 25 Toyota is supposed to be coming out with the new Stout, so I’ll wait until the 26 year model (to get the bugs worked out) and sell my Forester 🍋 and buy a new Stout AWD Hybrid.
My Forester was in the shop for 3 weeks, I had to drive the 6 hours round trip to my closest Subaru dealership to pick it up, drove it home, had it 10 days and something else went out on it, so I had to make the 6 hour trip again. Subaru has had it now for 7 weeks to figure out what the heck is wrong now.
It took Subaru almost 5 years to figure out why the remote start didn’t work.
As far as I’m concerned , Subaru can go 🖕🏽Themselves !!!
Sorry to hear that about your Forester. That's very unfortunate and rather rare. Most seem to be relatively trouble free for the most part. I understand how experiences like this can easily turn you off from that company for life.
There are lemons in every bunch! My daughter has a Forrester and it's been great.
@@mneil8880 And my wife’s Outback hasn’t given us any problems
Nissan, Kia, Jeep! Anyone surprised?
Over the past few years I have rented a number of different vehicles. Nissan Sentra was the worst by far of all.
Carlos Goshn is missed. Still driving my 2010 X Trail
I remember when Infinity made great cars. 😭
Me too. Very sad. I still have a 2002 I35 in the family.
That was when Nissan made great cars.
Buy Skoda, I bought Skoda Karoq here in Australia and I am super happy and will buy Skoda any day again, Skoda is a part of VW and has better quality and is cheaper than VW itself. It is produced and imported directly from Czech Republic to Australia, opposite of VW which comes from Mexico, South Africa and China!
I have the 2024 Sorento GT diesel here in Australia, surprised to see it on the list as it very popular here and certainly the quality is very high.. it’s fit and finish and choice of material grade were better than Toyota kluger ( Highlander)
Hi, I’m planning to buy lexus ux300 instead of NX due to budget constraints. I’m I going with the right decision, and is UX a worthy model?
I have a 2024 Taos SE and it's been a great vehicle for 26K and has been returning 34 mpg.
Give it some time ☠️
❤❤❤❤ very helpful. What is the source of your data. Hope one day you will do the most satisfied or dissatisfied mid size SUV
Thank you! Source this time was Consumer Reports.
Car Help Corner, have you researched if C.R. gathered a large enough sample of car owners to make an accurate assessment of customer satisfaction. Are the surveys sent out to only C.R. subscriber members? I've heard those rumors, which could mean the survey sample is way too small and perhaps bias, because only a specific sect is asked to respond.
The survey was done on CR members, but the sample size was 330,000 so pretty large.
There’s definitely bias with any survey but yes anything Consumer Reports is paying subscribers.
So definitely a bias there… whatever that means
What's your opinion on skoda superb?
dont buy a kicks, buy Rav4, mine is 15 years old. Dont buy sentra, i owned one , buy corolla. I had corolla for 20 years
Lots of Kias, Nissans, and Mercedes on this list. I’m not surprised that an Infiniti is number one on this list. I’m surprised that Infiniti is still in business.
The moral of the story is all major manufacturers use the same basic supply base and not unusual to get a small run of defective parts like short blocks, fuel pumps, injectors, and so on.
Interesting that consumers want affordable vehicles, but complain the most about very affordable, budget vehicles.
every thing is designed to fail 20 minutes out of warranty!!!! corporations are a pack of criminal thieves that own all government reps.
Not a surprise about the Mercedes GLB as it and the GLE are essentially Nissan's with a Mercedes badge . Similar arrangement Subaru and Toyota have with the BRE and GR86.
why??
The corvette on the top is ridiculous
Why?
i know many people who bought a jeep… but they never purchased another
You make great videos.
seems like people buying Nissan for half price of a BMW expecting to be a BMW...
Thanks for the video. I am a little surprised by Sorento.
These are people's perceptions of their cars ..you have to have a car for 150,000 me or at least $100,000 to determine if you got your money's worth based on how much money you spent on buying repairs
I'm wondering,
At what point in the cars ownership was this survey taken.? & How many people were actually pulled?
How can a list goes without Jeep and Hyundai. Oh and don't forget VW's. I cant believe people still buy them.
Plz.. talk about the 2023 Chevy Colorado....
Surprised to see Corolla as a recommended alternative The current model is behind the competitiors
The kia forte is not enough valuable for the money??? Ridiculous..
I am happily driving my 2012 Nissan Altima
My 2024 KIA SELTOS SX TURBO is at 11,200 miles & no issues. My girlfriend owns one, and her sister owns one and a nephew had one. Family is a KIA/HYUNDAI family 😊
great channel
So, light SUV/Cross vehicles top the list. Maybe champagne expectations on a beer budget.
I've driven Toyota already but they have issues also. My mom had a carry that the factory tires were shot at 21000 miles. The dealer said she was lucky to get that many miles. My neighbor had a frame replaced and a blown engine on his Toyota 's. He also said they were the best. My kia may have some road noise but it's better than that.
I had to buy 4 new tires on my new Sentra at 23,000 miles.
Life to short to drive boring cars
Japanese brands all the way! Except for Nissan. Avoid like the plague.
What do you think about the reliability of bmw x7, m40i?
Hey everyone do not waste your time ..
Buy only toyota honda mazda and subaru 😂
No chance , they are SOOOOO dull to drive
Once again, Toyota products outshine the other imports and most, if not all, modern American makes. German turd boxes, which have the potential of breaking down in the showroom, and the greedy, profit driven Nissan and their Jatco CVT transmissions which have caused their reputation in reliability to plummet are pariah in quality and reliability and cost. Toyota products; change the oil every 5k some basic maintenance and drive forever.
26 yrs. in April with my LS400 daily driver. Hope to never part with it.
In the early 2000s Nissan was bought out from Renault. So now you know why Nissan’s reliability has been tanking for a quarter of a century.
Yes, just do normal maintenance on a Toyota and they’ll last for several hundreds of thousands of miles.
The most mileage I ever got out of Any vehicle was a 78 Corolla.
It was a bare bones 2 door. 4cyl with a 4spd manual transmission.
Back then all we had was conventional oil, so it was changed every 3K miles. I also had the transmission and rear end grease changed every 30K miles.
My grandparents bought it new for my grandma to commute to work.
In 81 my sister needed a college car. Her 73 Celica was worn out so she sold it for $950. My grandparents sold her their Corolla for the $950. It had only 21K miles on it.
In 83 I needed a college car, so I bought the Corolla from my sister for $500. It had 70K miles on it at that time.
That Corolla got me way beyond my college years.
When it had around 350K miles, the rear end was howling so I removed the rear seat and stuffed a dense foam in the rear and put the seat back over it.
Around that time the drivers seat was worn out so I put an old Los Angeles county phone book in it, then I put the same dense foam on top of the phone book. In top of the foam I bought seat covers for the front and put it over the foam to hold it in place.
At around 400K miles the vinyl flooring had worn down to the metal subfloor, so I got a piece of left over medium brown carpet (that came from the new carpet that my mom had put into her house). I glued it on top of the vinyl flooring in the front and back of the interior.
Like I’ve said, that Corolla was a Bare bones car. Vinyl seats and flooring. An AM radio with One speaker in the dashboard and a heater. It had power brakes, but no power steering, no rear defroster, just bare bones.
Anyhow, my little 78 Corolla finally died at 488K miles.
I’m sure that when it died that the gears in the rear end were so sharp that I could have shaved my face with them, LOL.
I went through 2 radiators, 3 clutches, 5 sets of brakes.
It kept running so I kept driving it. It got me through college, through paying off my student loans and through saving money for the down payment on my first house.
When it died in 02, I bought a new Camry and drove it until my needs changed in 11 and bought a new RAV4 Limited 4WD, 3.5 V6.
I drove it until December of 22, when I sold it and bought a 19 Forester Touring with only 4,700 miles.
My Forester is an absolute LEMON 🍋. It’s in the repair shop more than it’s in my garage.
In 25 Toyota is supposed to come out with the new Stout, so I’ll wait until the 26 year model comes out (to get the bugs worked out), then sell my Forester Lemon and buy a new Stout AWD hybrid.
At my age, I’m quite sure that the Stout will be the last vehicle I’ll ever have to buy.
The usual bad actors in these categories keep showing up. Doesn't anyone do even a little bit of research before they spend good money on a notoriously bad car?
Many walk into a dealer and buy rather impulsively or get pressured by a salesperson.
Most of the recommended vehicles I wouldn’t ever buy except for maybe 3 and 2 of the not recommended vehicles I would buy. Satisfaction differs from person to person based on their experiences.
Highly recommend the Ford 5.0 V8 engine they're Machined and Engineered exactly as a Nissan GTR with 2 extra Cylinders.. Stay away from everything with Turbos . With Turbos Mounted 1/8 inch from Engine Block without Heat Sheilds, & or Turbo Insulation Blanket. No one knows except for Tuners the Turbos get to be 1875 degrees Fahrenheit (1,022 Celius) 👨🏻👍🏻🏎🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩
Sadly VW have also gone to shite after dieselgate.. Cutting costs, Cutting build quality and raising prices.
Can you help please🙏
What do you think about bmw ex6 40i
Agree with the C Class Mercedes. Get a real Mercedes.
Buy from a Dealership!! Nice.... because they need to line their pockets with your money. 😂😂😂
I’ve been looking into new cars to replace our 2017 CRV and 2017 Corolla iM. I am appalled at the price gouging Honda and Toyota stealerships are doing to people. We only keep our cars around 7 years and 180-200k miles. Subaru and Mazda dealerships have been advertising below MSRP even with the dealer addendum most sales rep have been saying everything is negotiable no matter dealer addendum. I’m just looking up which cars are equal to what we are trying to replace. I will then head to dealership only not stealership to test drive and maybe buy. Otherwise , I will hold out and let the high interest rates drive some of these stealerships out of business. Even better I would have save enough and just pay cash
I have cash, want a new car, refuse to deal with crooked dealers, like GREADY Toyota and Honda. Im struggling
Pretty sad seeing the decline in Datsun/Nissan, they used to be as good as Toyota or Honda..not sure what happened!
Probably had something to do with the merger with Renault and the elimination of Carlos Ghosn
@@AtharAfzalRenault 10 in 1969 was my first car in high school , bought brand new for 1500.00
I think the only problem with these surveys is that if you are the type of individual who would purchase a Corvette, for example, you’re probably the type of person who won’t admit that they regret their purchase. Even if they really do. It’s an ego thing.
Question: Why would ANYONE buy an Infiniti QX50 in the first place? What the hell is wrong with people?
I drove one as a loaner for a day and enjoyed it. One can be impressed by a short demo. I wasn't looking to buy and researched to find it was way down the list of recommended luxury SUVs. I can see how it (buying) can happen, though.
It pays to be a smart consumer. I bought a dealer demo Certified Altima Platinum with 3,000 miles on it for $23k just before covid hit. The only issue was a bad antenna which was replaced under warranty. If i paid mid $30’s i’d agree that there are better values. Good luck buying a loaded car for $23k with a CPO Warranty right now. You might get a Versa for that price or a stripped down Elantra. The market is turning though. A reckoning is coming for dealers and OEMs. I believe in Karma and they are about to get a dose of reality soon.
Sounds like you got a great deal 👍
How Nissan/Infinity is still in business is a mystery to me.
The cheapest Japanese manufacture/Luxury brand
Not a particularly useful list at the end of the ten most popular cars with owners - this survey should be done after 3 years minimum.
KIA Seltos is a very solid and sturdy car. Great car for Urban City setting.
Own 21 seltos ...can b a little noisy, depending on road...than again not a luxury car...very sturdy fun to drive....26,000 miles no issues. Regular oil changes castrol edge...mobile 1 filter
@@Gronko659 KIA Seltos is not noisy. My mileage is surpassing 96,000 miles.
Surprised bmw came out on top in a few segments
GM cars are the least satisfying ones now.
Where is rav4 and tucson?
My 2022 nissan kicks is fine, aside the rust already coming out. Can’t argue the 6.5l per 100km. My biggest complaint is highway driving, lacks a few horses.
Honestly the kicks seems to be the most reliable Nissan on the market nowadays, excluding the Z
@@marciliojunior4919 short term, I would agree. I’ll have to wait and see about that cvt… Also, the 22500$ was pretty cheap. Sure would rather have a rav4 but that’s double the payments.
I had one for a rental for 3 days. Worst car I've driven in a decade. If you drove it over 65 mph gas mileage dropped by 45% 😮😂. The gas guage wouldn't show full after filling it.....brand new ..broken.
Rust ? Typical Nissan
I like the Kicks too. Great buy for the price.
The plural of SUV is SUVs, not SUV’s.
Autocorrect struck again. 😉
N in Nissan stands for NEVER
Thks