MOST RELIABLE Cars To Buy That Are NOT Toyota or Honda 

Why is it so difficult for companies to create reliable vehicles? How can a company build cars for a hundred years and still not figure it out?

You didn’t mention any Audi brands… I was considering buying an Audi, but changed my mind after watching many of your videos over the weekend. I am going with Honda. Thanks for your help!

I had my mazda3 fo 10 years before trading it in for a 2023 mazda cx5

I would not buy the 2024 Chevy Trax. As of today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has 47 complaints, and one recall related to the infotainment system. I prefer Mazda or Subaru, other than Honda or Toyota. But thanks for the info. Interesting conversation.

I don't want the new Turbo cars Toyota is putting out.

I would stick with Toyota/Lexus or Honda/Acura. I like the Mazda and Subaru but don't have as much faith in them and they don't offer hybrids. Idea for a video is to go over Mazda and Subaru and list the problems they have had and might still have and the reasons to trust them. Thanks for another great video.

FYI: Ford has been using Toyotas design hybrid system technology for years now and THATS WHY they’re decent but not authentically from ford.

I drove a Ford Edge Titanium when I visited Canada last year and loved it. However it was hard for me to get used to the dail instead of having a regular shift knob

Why would people risk cars with bad reliability if they can just buy similar Honda or Toyota model about the same price?😂

This is Toyota and Honda laughing at other brands🤣

Here is my list for American. Ford F-150 and Ford Expedition. GM GMC Yukon & Yukon XL, GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L V8 or 6.2L V8 only, Chevy Tahoe & Suburban, Silverado 1500 5.3L V8 or 6.2L V8 only. Cadillac Escalade & Escalade ESV, For EV I would only go with Tesla in 2024. FYI I own and drive 4 vehicles. 2018 Cadillac Escalade ESV 6.2L V8 in Black, 2021 Lexus GX 460 in Nightfall Mica Blue, 2022 Toyota RAV4 XLE Hybrid in Silver, 2023 Toyota RAV4 SE Hybrid in Cavalry Blue. The Lexus GX 460 and both RAV4 Hybrids assembled in Japan and they run perfect. The Escalade is also running well. I always use premium fuel 91 octane or higher in all my vehicles. Cheap lower octane fuel will mess up your engine over time. Paying a little more for premium fuel is cheaper than a engine replacement. FYI I live in Nevada.

a much needed video LOL. im most likely gonna get a japanese car regardless but i wanna explore my options. ty for this list

I love my 2014 Accord EXL. Before that, I dove a 1992 Toyota Camry LE wagon from 92-14

Ford ? I never thought i would see a ford on a reliability list lol

Would not recommend purchasing a Chevy trax. Does the host remember saying that 3 cylinder turbos for GM are not reliable?? Perhaps, I may be mistaken. What about the Ford Edge? What about the Ford Expedition? Tesla, better pay for the supercharger or you cannot drive across the country. A great around town car, for sure.

Kind of crazy that we've come to the point where $22000 for a new car is some sort of unbelievable bargain

What about Mitsubishi brand ? I personally own the 4th Mitsubishi since 2007 and never had a problem...This brand is very popular in Asia , PHILIPINES, Indonesia etc. where climate and terrain are very tough

I have 2017 hyundie tucson se with 109,000 Mile's still running strong no issues

4:04 I got a Trax 2024 a few weeks ago. I'll keep its oil changed often, hopefully it lasts. I want to keep it around 11 years - I'll probably put around 90k miles on it. Trading it in at 5 years for $10k isn't part of my budgeting. We'll see how trying to keep it for longer works out. Unfortunately by the time we know how well it lasts, there will be a new generation of Trax on the road.

Hyundai and kia are doing now so much better than before, definitely worth buying atm.

kind of surprised I'm not hearing Ford Explorer on the list?! I had one as a secondary car when it was old 97 (probably was at least 15 years old when I had it) and I had the XLT engine in it super reliable.

That Trax is very enticing, but beware that 1.2L 3cyl. turbo engine. It's made by GM Korea (Daewoo), which has a horrible reliability track record with turbochargers. They're very expensive to replace. It's also got 2 timing belts that require partial engine disassembly to change them. It's going to be a very expensive point of maintenance at the 150k mile recommendation. I foresee Trax owners ditching their cars at that point if it's too costly. No one's going to dump thousands into a repair on their Chevy that is high-ish mileage with not much resale value.

Thank you for including my GTI on this list. I have a 2017 that I bought new. I haven't had any issues so far other than routine maintenance and it's probably the best car I have ever owned. It does everything well.

Chevy and Buick have really had a resurgence in quality ratings, but you didn’t mention that generally.

Great vid!!

With 3 cylinders, a wet timing belt, and random plastic crap in important places, the Chevy Trax is a heck no from me.

Thank You‼️🏁🏆

I own a 2000 Buick Lesabre with 216k kms and a 2023 Nissan Frontier Pro 4x. I've got reliability covered haha

You forgot one Stellantis make, Mitsubishi. I don't know the reliability, well only of my Mirage and that is excellent. Also over the years, my greater friend/family circle had 11 different Mitsubishis. One was bad, one was mediocre, 9 were excellently reliable.

Well done as usual Shari😁

Honda is not what it used to be

I can't believe you recommend the Ford Escape. It has had so many bad reviews over the years especially starting in 2018.

Finally you make a list of US and EU cars. Thank you Mr Shari 😊

Nissan? Particularly their pickups and/or SUVs? I am looking at the 2024 Frontier and it seems to get decent reviews.

Really needed this video 😅

lol ford is not reliable. My 17 f-150 was at the garage biweekly from new and my 15 mustang GT was a nightmare. So much I got rid of it after two years. I’ll never buy another for product ever.

I disagree with the Ford and GM vehicles you listed. I have had trouble with two Fords, and will never buy one again. Also the large GM SUV's aren't know for their reliability. Yes they can last a long time if you put a lot of money into them. The Trax is new, but I doubt the reliability will be great. Many BMW and Porsche vehicles have good reliability, but maintenance costs will put you in the poor house. Audis are kind of hit and miss, depending on the model, but like the aforementioned German makes will be costly to maintain. All VW's lately have had very bad to horrible reliability lately including the GTI. Decades ago I bought a new Mercedes S-Class. It was solid as a bank vault and I never really had any problems with it. The recent Benz models are just rated horrible for reliability. It's sad that a once great make has sunk so low. Currently I own a 2019 Subaru Forester I bought new. The only problem I've had with it has been the battery drain. There was a class-action suit for this. I just replaced my second one, a Diehard Platinum battery with a Odyssey. Hopefully this one will last. When I put the meter on it the new Odyssey it showed 1100 cca. The old Diehard had 40, and it wasn't that old. I could have got a free battery from Subaru because of the lawsuit resolution, but I'm tired of having to use a jump starter each time to start it after the battery aged a little or leave it constantly on the charger.

When I first saw the tittle, I thought it was just about other japanase cars : Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Nissan...😅

As always your video discussed some surprising cars as being reliable that I did not expect to hear (BMW). I found it very interesting. Thanks!

$22k for Chevy Trax?Give me the Dealership name that sells it for this price.

AFM PROBLEMS ON FULL SIZED GM TRUCKS!

What did you mean when you stated the Maverick and Escape have "nominal resale value" ?

Wrong! About the GM Full-sized trucks; The: Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, and Denali. All of these models with gas engines continue to have cylinder deactivation which is a bad design, flawed in my opinion. The available diesel engine may turn out to be reliable but who knows? And the maintenance costs associated with a diesel engine are expensive. Also, the transmissions of these vehicles are also problematic according to some people.

Wouldn’t buy any of those American, European and/or Korean cars. Wasn’t born yesterday! Been driving and owning different cars for the last 57 years in Asia, Australia and Europe 😊! Recently bought a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 2024 AWD and very happy with it. Don’t want to drive a full size SUVs anymore. Next, Toyota Corolla Hybrid as a second car as we have moved to Chicago from France. Originally, I am from Myanmar (Burma) 😁!!! I have watched your posts for months now and have subscribed. Good work! Thank you for educating me 😊.

Tesla is not even fit for my garbage heap, it is just pure and simple garbage.

That's sad about Stellantis (Chrysler), but not surprising. But my 1999 Concorde LXi is still going relatively strong at about 150k miles. My little trick was to add high-tech friction reducers to the engine and transmission. Changed fluids and filters at proper intervals.

What are your thoughts on the Nissan and Infiniti brands?

No mention of Nissan and Mitsubishi? My 2015 Nissan Note is faultless.

At the very least: Don't buy anything with a turbocharged engine. And don't buy anything with a CVT transmission. If you're too ignorant to comprehend what's wrong with these, then go back to your father's service intervals -- change the oil every 3,000 miles, and change the transmission fluid every 10,000 miles. And then you MIGHT make it to 100,000 miles with one of these turkeys. If you just don't give a crap about vehicle longevity, then LEASE IT, drive it like crap and service it like crap, then wad it up and throw it away before it becomes a reliability nightmare. And there's your reason for not buying a used vehicle, too.

mazda?

very interesting...all the cars you mentions STILL HAVE ISSUES. lol.

What about Mitsubishi?

Nobody ( with any financial sense ) is ready for an ev.

I've got a 2015 Nissan Murano with the VQ35DE engine and it's been fantastic. I change the CVT fluid every 30K kms. I have 220K with no issues at all.

My 2017 Kia Sorento just died a couple days ago... Sell your Kia before warranty runs out

KIA/HYUNDAI CONTINUE ON THEIR UPWARD MOBILITY PATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Honda and Toyota are not as good as they used to be. I read that problems with cars have about doubled since all the technology when it. Honda Variable Cylinder Management is not bullet proof nor is theri 1.5 turbo trouble free. Toyota is having issues with the Tundra as well.

This dude and many others are so biased towards Honda and a Toyota. I've owned both inclufing a Subaru and ive had better luck with GM vehicles tbh. Subaru needed new A/C compressor after 2k miles and Honda 1.5L engine was a oil burning nightmare. My Dad just traded in his Equinox where he only changed oil. No other issues. Car burned zero oil between changes and oil still looked like new after 80k miles.

With Chevy - go with full size SUVs With Ford - go with full size Trucks.

No love for Nissan & Mitsubishi? Jeep are more unreliable but made the list.

You mean toyota or mazda

Nissan Armada?? more reliable, although smaller than Gmc or chevy Tahoe/ Yukon

Volkswagen on reliables car🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I watch your videos only to improve my English. I’m from India

Any turbo engine won't last as long as a naturally aspirated one.

Honda are having oil dilution problems

These days, Mazda is every bit as reliable as Toyota or Honda, & with better driving dynamics & better styling. This isn't 1995 any more. The Toyota/Honda of today isn't what it used to be (same with Lexus/Acura). Stupid amounts of tech-bloat & rampant cost cutting to increase profit margins has taken its toll across the board.

You forgot to mention mini cooper are more reliable than previous models. It’s also well made too.

Not trying to start a war but just sharing my experience. I bought a new 2020 Honda civic sport hatch and it was an absolute nightmare. So many small things went wrong in the 2 years I had it. I had always wanted a Jeep and ended up trading the civic for a used 2017 wrangler Willy’s 2 door. I now have had the Jeep for 3 years and I have less in repair and maintenance cost with the Jeep. Plus, the Jeep puts a smile on my face. Just drive what you enjoy, it’s all junk 😂

Volvo??

Gmc Yukon?Reliable? Hell yeah. But for today reliability the cars i would choose is Bmw X5 40i ,m340i, Porsche Cayenne, Lesux lx570 ,rx350 , probably Subaru too , the older generation of Mercedes .Maybe even a Audi. I have heard that Audi improved their reliability too

Basically, if you can't afford to buy Toyota or Honda - you are screwed.

If you want to keep a car for a long time, rust becomes an issue. Therefor we don´t by Japanese cars in Europe to a great extend. They simply don´t prioritise protection, and it goes for all Japanese Brands incl. the Koreans. Audi is by a solid margin the car brand, that has the longest life in Europe. Somewhat surprisingly Renault comes pretty close as well as BMW. This is why you´ll se fewer old japanese cars on the road, they simply disintegrates with Mazda as the worst. In my country the most apraised car brand for 13 years in a row is BMW with Toyota second, MB third and Volvo fourth. And it should be considered, that i.e. Toyota almost only sells very simple A and B segment cars here in Denmark. Only very few Corollas and CRV´s as well as very few RAV4´s. Toyotas market share is mainly Aygo X, Yaris and Yaris Cross, and they sell really well, especially after VW discontinued their micro car VW UP a year ago. Honda manages to sell around 70.000 cars in Europe pr. year, where Toyota gets a respectable one million cars on the road, but no Avalons, no Avensis, no 4 runners, no Siennas, no Highlanders, no Sequoias hardly any Lexus cars as well as Honda´s Acura´s. More than 90% of Toyota´s sold here, are Hybrids where possible. The Aygo X is a non hybrid topseller for Toyota as the only one. The rest is hybrids almost all over. Here Toyota´s mostly are considered underpowered cars for old people, mostly they are driven carefully and that might be the best to do, that is not the case with the Germans. You´ll need to experience a day or two on the German autobahn, being overtaken by Audi´s, BMW´s, MB´s, Porsche´s riding double the speed of your Toyota speed, and with prolonged service intervals. European cars needs oil change after ~ 40-60K KM´s, where Toyota´s claim 15K KM´s. Still there is no statisticly proven relaiabillity superiority in favour of japanese cars in Europe. Once Toyota were superior in reliabillity by simplicity, but that was many years ago. The only thing I can think of, if it is really true, that European cars fail more in th US of A than in Europe, is incompetent mechanics. European cars have to meet very strict emission regulations, and soon Euro 7 will be a reality, where manufacturers have to meet even strickter emissions, that have to be complied to even after 10 years of use. That makes the engines a lot more complicated with sensors and servo`s all arround, and thus very expensive to develop. When Toyota´s are to meet the excact same regulations, they fail as much as everyone else but, they do tend to clear things out, and that is what I think is very good with Toyota. They normally clean up their mess.

Toyota is definitely not cost effective. They have their prices jacked up so high it’s crazy especially the used Toyotas on the lot.

Hyundai Palisade? Bring lots of oil suckers…

Yeah, the Nissan Pathfinder! 😂

My RAM 1500 has been bulletproof! I have over 150k on it and have had no problems. On the other hand the new Tundra has been a shit show (not to mention over priced). I know that's not something that you toyota Fanboys like to hear😂😂😂

Hi can you tell me your thoughts on reliabilty on the 2024 or 2025 chevrolet equinjx or gmc terrain. Or 2024 or 2025 chevrolet traverse or gmc acadia.

MAZDA FOR SURE!!!

I'm stop to see this video once I see the Jeep... No Way

Would you suggest escape hybrid over RAV4 hybrid if interest rate are way less than Toyota?

No thanks!

Honda's quality is slipping...

Chevy trax with 1.3L turbo is where I stopped watching lol

I stopped watching when you said Tesla

Jeep is the most reliable car in the world. Beats Toyota. Beats Honda. GM is second.

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Can you review Mahindra Thar ?

Suzukies are cheap and reliable.The best value for money.

theres nothing on this list as reliable as toyota or honda.. go away

I can’t take anything he says serious out his mouth .. Just lies at this point

How come I never see 15, 20, 25, or even 30 year old Toyota’s, Honda’s, Mazda’s, BMW’s out there? Mostly I see are new w/in 5, 8 yrs. Do people rather want the new looks and gizmos after 5 yrs? Is it owning a reliable one just a big hype because owners get tired of driving the same model year after year after year? Hmmmm... I have a 25 year old BMW E36 M3. Bought it brand spankin new then. A collector one that people have a second look when they see me driving it. It’s. reliable! No issues! How? Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance! Now, I have a Mercedes-Benz 6 months old already with 13000 miles. No issues! They say these prestige cars are down the drain in reliability. Well, so far it’s a phenomenal vehicle. Already had 3 x oil changes. Will see how this babe pan out in 10 yrs with maintenance maintenance maintenance.

Capitalism has stymied the need for longevity, reliability and dependability. $= Obselescence Sad....

So essentially… just buy a Honda or Toyota.

Cheap & Reliable, they never going in the same car.

Stellantis make great cars …Ram 1500 the best in its segment 🇺🇸 Wrangler the best in its segment 🇺🇸 Jeep grand Cherokee the best in its 🇺🇸segment Alfa Romeo Giulia / Tonale / Stelvio the best in its segment 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

All new cars are junk ALL OF THEM even Toyota/Honda

This guy must be getting paid to say this nonsense. Escape, maverick hybrid? Chevy Tahoe, suburban, Yukon? I would rather buy a used 4Runner or Tacoma with 200,000 miles on it than any of these new piles of junk. Hell, a Toyota with even 300,000 miles on it is more reliable and cheaper in the long run than any of the vehicles he listed. People need to stop listening to these foolish influencers push their garbage on the public and do their own research!!!