Consumer Reports reliability rankings by brand

Consumer Reports released its annual Car Reliability Survey based on the responses of 1.4 million vehicles, owned or leased by subscribers.  This shows how each of 33 brands ranked.

1. Scion
2. Honda
3. Toyota
4. Infiniti
5. Acura
6. Mitsubishi
7. Lexus
8. Hyundai
9. Porsche
10. Mercury
11. Saab
12. Subaru
13. Suzuki
14. Kia
15. Mazda
16. Ford
17. Nissan
18. Volvo
19. Buick
20. Lincoln
21. Volkswagen
22. Pontiac
23. Mercedes-Benz
24. Audi
25. Chevrolet
26. BMW
27. Mini
28. GMC
29. Saturn
30. Jeep
31. Dodge
32. Cadillac
33. Chrysler
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Asians top auto reliability

Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports.

Honda’s Insight hybrid was the most reliable vehicle in the survey.  Toyota, despite a recent spate of recalls, and Honda consistently build cars that cause few problems for Consumer Reports readers.

Asian automakers have scored well over the years because they traditionally paid more attention to quality and have tried to perfect manufacturing procedures. The U.S. automakers, however, claim that they have caught up.

Complete results will be in Consumer Reports’ December issue, which is due out Nov. 2, or Tuesday for subscribers to the Consumer Reports Web site at http://www.consumerreports.org.

~Courtesy of Seattletimes.com

50th Anniversary Homage

American Honda has erected a homage to their original 1959 L.A. storefront inside their headquarters.

Just imagine where Honda can go in the next 50 years.

Testimonial | Sales

Timur,

I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for a hassle-free car buying experience. I had some reservations about coming to the dealership on my own on Saturday, but you were great to work with and made the whole thing pretty easy.

This is the second time we’ve bought a car from Honda of Seattle, and it’s been a great experience both times. I am sure we’ll be back when we need a new car.

Thanks again,

Cheryl S.

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If you would like to work with Timur on your next visit to Honda of Seattle please feel free to contact him any time by phone or email.

Timur Malkoc

Sales Consultant & Fleet Sales

206.409.2086

TimurM@HondaofSeattle.com

Testimonial | Sales

Just a quick note to tell you that I could not be happier with my purchase and my experience with Josh Barela.  They were both professional and competent.  Seattle Honda was the third Honda dealer I visited and Josh was by far the best salesperson I encountered.  Hang on to him . I’ll be sure to recommend Seattle Honda to others looking for a car.
Michael C.

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Josh Barela

Sales Manager

206.793.2284

JoshB@HondaofSeattle.com

NO SALES TAX – ENDING SOON!!!

Washington State no sales tax exemption will end July 31st 2009, this means you must have been delivered your new Honda Civic Hybrid or Honda Insight by this date in order to take advantage of the offer.  You don’t want to miss out on savings this great in times this bad.  Hurry up and come on down!!!

1015 Olive Way Seattle WA 98101

Testimonial | Service

I wanted let Honda know about a great experience I had at Honda of Seattle downtown on Olive Way. Last week I went to my car and noticed that someone had attempted to tear my license plate holder off the front end of my car. Thankfully it was still there, but I had no idea how to put it back on properly, nor did I have a drill to do so. My sister bought her Honda downtown and she recommended that I go there since it is the closest car dealership to me. I called Honda of Seattle, and spoke to Shawn. He said to go ahead and bring my Saturn down, and they would be happy to figure this out for me. When I arrived in their service department, Chad, eventually took a look at my car for me. He didn’t have the hardware needed to re-attach it, but he said he would be able to drill new holes in for me. Chad took a few minutes to figure out what he needed, and within 12 minutes of driving into the dealership, my license plate was back on, secure, and ready to go! When I asked how much I owed, he said “nothing, it was a simple science experiment”. What he did was great customer service, especially since I’ve never been there before, not owned a Honda. Also, what he thought was an easy task to do was kind of impossible for me. I just wanted to let you know that he helped me tremendously and took one more added stress off my shoulders. I also work downtown, and understand that customer service is a hard job. I just wanted to let you know that Shawn, Chad, and all of the other service people were so genuine and helpful. Even though I don’t own a Honda (yet), I will definitely go there now for service needs, tires, etc.

Thanks again Chad!!!

Jacqueline P.

Testimonial | Sales

William,

The whole purchase went very smoothly.

My wife and I always joke that having bought six or seven Honda vehicles at Honda of Seattle (prior to this Element), we are probably due for our freebie. “Buy six, get the seventh free.” Ha ha.

–Carl B.

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William is a very knowledgeable and helpful sales consultant, we here nothing but praises from customers about William.  He is outstanding at customers service and makes sure that every Honda of Seattle customers experience is a step above expected.

William Madison

Internet Sales Consultant

206.654.6835

WilliamM@HondaofSeattle.com

Testimonial | Service

Hi!

I was there and got the oil change yesterday.  It was done in 20 minutes. Super fast.

Thank you!
Christine

Testimonial | Sales

I just wanted to let you know that I had a fantastic experience dealing with Honda of Seattle in the past couple days and that so far, I am happy with my purchase. I have not had the opportunity to enjoy the car yet as I have returned to Wisconsin and I will be having it shipped here. But I dealt with Mike Vena and he was a true pleasure to work with. I don’t know if it is just him or the entire staff at Honda/Toyota of Seattle, but both locations were extremely pleasant to work with. I don’t have much experience dealing with car salesman as this is only the second car I have purchased and the first from a dealer. But my dad was with me the whole time and he was shocked at how easy and painless the experience was. I just wanted to express my appreciation to Mike and to the entire staff who helped me to get a nice, reliable car within my price range. Thanks so much.

Sincerely,

Pete C.