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Japanese brands holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts took the top seven spots in Consumer Reports' annual reliability rankings, pushing aside their U.S. and European rivals. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion, Lexus and Toyota brands took the top three spots and the Toyota Prius C, a subcompact hybrid, got the best overall score. Mazda, Subaru, Honda and Acura were close behind.
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TOYOTA ON TOP: Scion, Toyota and Lexus were the top three brands in Consumer Reports annual reliability rankings. Japanese automakers took the top seven spots in the survey. holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts The top European brand was Audi while the top U.S. brand was Cadillac.
Consumer Reports released its annual vehicle reliability survey Monday. The magazine predicts the reliability of 2013 model-year cars and trucks based on a survey of readers who own 1.2 million vehicles from the 2010 through 2012 model years.
Ford and Lincoln, once top performers, plummeted to the bottom of this year's rankings because of persistent problems with glitchy touch screens and bumpy transmissions. Ford was also hurt because three normally reliable models holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts - the Ford Escape, Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ - are all new for 2013, so Consumer Reports couldn't predict their reliability.
"We listen closely and value feedback on our vehicles - whether it's from customers or third parties, such as Consumer Reports," Ford said in response to the rankings. "We remain absolutely committed to continuously holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts improving and providing the highest-quality vehicles to our customers."
Also near the bottom were Chrysler Group's Chrysler, Dodge and Ram brands, holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts which have been getting a fast makeover since partnering with Italy's Fiat three years ago. Consumer Reports says models with more features and more powerful engines, like the V-8 versions of the Chrysler 300 and Jeep Grand Cherokee - had the most issues.
Volkswagen AG's luxury Audi brand made the biggest holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts strides in this year's survey, climbing 18 spots to No. 8. It was the best-performing European brand. Glitch-free new models like the A7 sedan got high marks from Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports' director of automotive testing.
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The Volt was recalled earlier this year because holidays in egypt egypt andnot tours travel crafts vehicles crash-tested by the government showed a risk of fire when coolant leaked from the battery. But Consumer Reports' rankings don't reflect that, since the magazine only asks respondents to note issues that have happened on their own vehicles. Only vehicles with 100 or more responses are included. Among 2012 models, the magazine got the most responses for the Honda CR-V, with nearly 3,000.
Fisher said the magazine is getting about the same number of complaints as it did five years ago. But issues with electronics, audio and touch-screen systems have increased while complaints about mechanical problems are down.
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