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We also found that conventional gas-sippers such as the Honda Fit, Scion xD, Smart ForTwo, and Toyota Yaris had few problems. HIGH The Scion xD has the best predicted-reliability score for new cars. Its owners reported 80 percent fewer problems than ...
So what’s a Japanese company to do? At times, Honda, Suzuki, and Toyota decided it isn’t worth the expense to build two versions of their small SUVs, with the rear doors opening opposite directions. (Honda has corrected this on the current-generation CR-V by using a liftgate.)
Still, Japanese cars are the most reliable overall, leading 15 of 16 categories in Consumer Reports’ predicted reliability ratings. The Scion xD has the best predicted reliability score for all new cars with about 80% fewer problems than the average model.