Car makers ranking 2010 reliability ratings

Consumer Reports 20Annual Auto Survey. Eighty-three percent of Chevrolets, General Motor's major bran now have average or better scores in predicted reliability, up from percent last year.

Mazdamade the Top 1for reliability (No. 66). The 20Mazda just missed the cut at No.

Once a year we tally the results from these ratings to see which cars and trucks most satisfied our visitors. The 20Edmunds.

The Consumer Reports 20Car Brand Report Cards ranks automakers across the world by reliability, road test performance and other factors. For the second year in a row, Lexus topped the list, nearly matched by Mazda, and followed by Toyota and Audi.

Auto on Info: 20Car-Brand Quality Ratings and Rankings

Consumer Reports, including the change from last year. Taken from this CNBC article.

Brand rankings and a list of category winners follow this story.Automakers are striving to convince buyers that quality is continuing to rise — a hard sell if dependability scores continue to get worse.

Of the companies studie Land Rover proved the least reliable company - 53% of its cars suffered a fault - followed by Alfa Romeo, Renault, Saab, MG, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Audi, Rover, BMW.The most expensive make of car to repair was Porsche, at an average cost of £71followed by Mazda at £486. Lowest average repair costs was Renault, at £224.The study was using data from Warranty Direct's 50live policies on cars aged three to years.

Every car company out there throws the term around as a marketing ploy, a gimmick used to constantly to ingrain in consumer’s heads that their vehicles are more worthy of the customers hard-earned dollars than the next brand. But as the brand’s squabble with language and advertising tactics, there is actual research being done into what makes a vehicle reliable.

Used Car Rankings - US News Best Cars

Read on for a list of the 1most reliable used cars over the past decade. And before you take a peek, have a guess at where the best Japanese, German, Swedish, British, Korean and French-built cars will rank.