Toyota Prius Tops Reliability Chart
Toyota’s Prius proved its reliability again in this year’s release of the annual TÜV reliability report.
Toyota leads the internationally respected survey with no fewer than
15 models earning a top 10 ranking, including both current and older
vehicles. It’s the fourth year running that Toyota has emerged the
leading manufacturer in the independent survey, published this week in
conjunction with Auto Bild magazine.
The results are particularly strong for the Prius, which is the
number one vehicle in the categories for both four-to-five and
six-to-seven-year-old vehicles; Toyota said this reaffirms the robust
and reliable quality of Toyota’s full hybrid technology.
In the two-to-three-year-old category, the iQ takes third place ahead
of Avensis in ninth. Among vehicles between four and five years old,
the Auris is rated eighth behind the top-rated Prius, while in the six
to seven years category the Prius leads a field that includes Verso in
sixth, RAV4 in seventh and Yaris in ninth.
When comparing even older vehicles, the Verso (second), RAV4 (third),
Avensis (fifth) and Corolla (eighth) are the pick of the market for
cars between eight and nine years old. Meanwhile, the RAV4 (second),
Corolla (third) and Yaris (fourth) were Toyota’s durability leaders
going back 10 to 11 years.
The TÜV annual report, first published 40 years ago, provides an
unbiased benchmark survey for consumers about the long-term reliability
and overall quality of vehicles available on the market today. The TÜV
organization is responsible for the majority of mandatory technical
inspections carried out in Germany and the quality of its thorough,
detailed testing procedures has earned it global respect.
The findings of its latest vehicle reliability survey are based on
inspection results from around eight million vehicles in Germany between
July 2012 and June 2013.