vehicle reliablity survey

[mkaresh]

Just enhanced the related repair history survey so that it can (optionally) be used as a personal car maintenance record.

As always, more participants would be helpful. Updated Car Reliability Survey results in May, with a preview for participants in mid-April.

Car reliability research

 

[mkaresh]

Updated results in a week or two. Additional participants always helpful.

 

[Colt45ws]

Added, though neither model is active at this time.

 

[mkaresh]

Updated results based on owner experiences through March 31, 2010, have been posted.

http://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability.php

Additional participants always helpful.

 

[mkaresh]

Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Added, though neither model is active at this time.


Thanks. Your cars bring both of them closer.

 

[mkaresh]

Updated results based on owner experiences through June 30, 2010, have been posted.

Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year.

http://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability.php

Additional participants always helpful.

 

[mkaresh]

Updated results again next month. These will cover through the end of June--other sources won't include the most recent months until the summer or even fall of next year.

Additional participants always helpful.

Car reliability research

 

[CBR.worm]

Is there a way to add previous repairs before the month to month stuff?

 

[mkaresh]

Starting this month we have a new question to measure, as objectively as possible, the severity of a problem. Many people have been asking for reliability stats that weight problems by how severe they are, and once we have enough responses with the revised survey we'll start providing this.

Also this month: updated reliability stats.

As always, the more owners participate, the better the information we can provide to everyone.

 

[mareakin]

here's the problem, Mr. Owner, it's PAY site. How obnoxious is that?

 

[mkaresh]

Originally Posted By: mareakin
here's the problem, Mr. Owner, it's PAY site. How obnoxious is that?


You might want to read the page in question a little more carefully. It's only a pay site for people who refuse to help provide the reliability data, but want full access to it. It's free for anyone willing to do their part. Over 99 percent of people who join choose the free option.

Updated results have been posted--and those with good sample sizes require no membership at all to view:

http://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability.php

 

[mkaresh]

We'll be previewing the May update to participants later this week. The more owners participate, the more models we can cover.

Car reliability survey

 

[morris]

go to a engine/tranmission rebuilder, ask them which engines to avoid

 

[mkaresh]

Interesting tip. Do some rebuilders see enough volume for all makes so they can provide this information?

 

[mkaresh]

Updated results have been posted that cover through the end of June. (CR's latest are a couple months behind.) And next month we'll have stats that include through the end of September.

http://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability.php

 

[mkaresh]

Updated stats--our 22nd set--in a couple of days. The site has also been redesigned.

Additional participants always helpful.

 

[morris]

you ASK me to talk about a NON american car? that cant go any where.

 

[mkaresh]

The 25th set of stats has been posted.

truedelta.com/car-reliability

 

[PandaBear]

For reliability data I usually check autos.msn.com (formerly carpoints.com before microsoft bought it)

 

[mkaresh]

MSN has some good information. But we're the only source with quarterly updates and numerical stats.

The public site currently has stats based on owner experiences through the end of December. Results for the first quarter are nearly final, and members can already view these.

http://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability