Most reliable vehicle from five years of data

[brianl703]

How useful is that?

I have no idea about hybrids, but all I have to do to get the instant MPG readout on any car I've ever driven with one to read well over 100MPG is...


...take my foot off the gas on a downhill.

 

[javacontour]

Good enough to win a contest and/or bragging rights it seems

 

[dcoyne78]

The readout on the Prius gives both instantaneous MPG as well as the average MPG since the last reset. Most of these "contests" look at average mpg over an 11.9 gal tank of gas which for a prius is typically 600-700 miles for a driver who really works at getting good fuel economy and is not afraid to run on fumes (for those going to 700 miles, 600 is pretty easy). So as long as you can find a 600-700 mile downhill stretch of road you can win these contests easily.

My 2004 prius has been very reliable. Over 55K (2.5 years)my average mileage has been 52.5 MPG and over the last 23K (1 year) it has been 56.1 MPG. Under the right conditions I have managed 103 MPG over a 48 mile loop and my best tank was 83.7 MPG over 629 miles.

Dennis

 

[g20ooh]

Quote:

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2nd place a hyundai? That could happen

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In 2001 , just as likely or more so to be a Hyundai than a toyota , of which any number of either one are much more likely than a prius to be in first as well .

" prius " .......hmmmmm - any one else think this sounds like a precurser to a baaad urological condition ???????

On topic
The only thing in this poster's " information "

and " story "

that even " smells " ( the rest just ........" smells " ) like reality is the positive remark towards Hyundai .
Undoubtedly , thats why its there .

Of course , more interestingly , when we consider the question of the 2007 MYR in regards to toyota vs Hyundai in general , all currently available data shows more negative numbers on the camry 4dr alone than on the ENTIRE Hyundai line up . EVEN BETTER , its from creditable sources !

 

[mitchcoyote]

you jealous little man....

 

[mkaresh]

Interesting thread.

200 cars is easily enough if the data are sound, which they seem to be. CR's minimum sample is 100, and with my own research at truedelta.com I'm finding that results start to stabilize even with sample sizes in the 20s. If you want to predict repair rates within a percentage point or two, sure, you need a large sample. But given the size of the differences you're observing, 200 cars is more than enough.

I am surprised that the Prius comprises such a large portion of your fleet. What sort of company do you work for? Who do they provide vehicles to, and what are their responsibilities?

 

[lukai_ca]

very well said