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Just got the (an?) online version of the April 2018 Consumer Reports annual auto issue. The reliability section is very disappointing- only includes reliability data for 2015, 2016 and 2017 (and half of the 2017 entries are empty)! Does anybody have any version with the complete 7 year histories that are usually published?
Pit Crew
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My print copy looks like it pretty much always has...7 year histories all there, except for models younger than 7 years of course...but I have not checked my online version...any particular car you're looking at?
Last edited by jimrd; Mar 30, 2018 at 01:14 PM. Reason: spell correct
Just generally looking (plus, I like to keep an eye out for potential problem areas in the cars I own, although the only one that would show up now is my LS).
I think it's their way of bait-and-switching you to pay for the print versions also.
I think it's their way of bait-and-switching you to pay for the print versions also.
Lexus Champion
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My online version goes back to 2001! My screen shots show 2002-2016
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars...ility#pagestop
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Just got the (an?) online version of the April 2018 Consumer Reports annual auto issue. The reliability section is very disappointing- only includes reliability data for 2015, 2016 and 2017 (and half of the 2017 entries are empty)! Does anybody have any version with the complete 7 year histories that are usually published?
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: GA
This report can be misleading. It is based on data consumer reports have and not necessarily actual data.
e.g. Paint/Trim issue is red for 07 & 08 but green/light green for 09-12. It is probably because there was a recall for melting dash/armrests but the problem was never really fixed. For other years owners probably fixed it somewhere else and consumer reports do not have data or owners learned to live with it.
Same with suspension, 07 should be red just like 08-10. It doesn't make sense why 07 should not be red. If anything, 10 should be orange instead of red.
If there more detailed data available for the issues that contribute to these ratings? I don't have the subscription or never had it. Just curious.
e.g. Paint/Trim issue is red for 07 & 08 but green/light green for 09-12. It is probably because there was a recall for melting dash/armrests but the problem was never really fixed. For other years owners probably fixed it somewhere else and consumer reports do not have data or owners learned to live with it.
Same with suspension, 07 should be red just like 08-10. It doesn't make sense why 07 should not be red. If anything, 10 should be orange instead of red.
If there more detailed data available for the issues that contribute to these ratings? I don't have the subscription or never had it. Just curious.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: CA
This report can be misleading. It is based on data consumer reports have and not necessarily actual data.
e.g. Paint/Trim issue is red for 07 & 08 but green/light green for 09-12. It is probably because there was a recall for melting dash/armrests but the problem was never really fixed. For other years owners probably fixed it somewhere else and consumer reports do not have data or owners learned to live with it.
Same with suspension, 07 should be red just like 08-10. It doesn't make sense why 07 should not be red. If anything, 10 should be orange instead of red.
If there more detailed data available for the issues that contribute to these ratings? I don't have the subscription or never had it. Just curious.
e.g. Paint/Trim issue is red for 07 & 08 but green/light green for 09-12. It is probably because there was a recall for melting dash/armrests but the problem was never really fixed. For other years owners probably fixed it somewhere else and consumer reports do not have data or owners learned to live with it.
Same with suspension, 07 should be red just like 08-10. It doesn't make sense why 07 should not be red. If anything, 10 should be orange instead of red.
If there more detailed data available for the issues that contribute to these ratings? I don't have the subscription or never had it. Just curious.
IMO, CR probably is one of the more reliable databases for this type of information.
Pit Crew
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 107
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From: NC
Lexus Champion
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From: CA
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