| Japanese cars come with a long list of reasons | | | | 10. Nissan Micra |
| why to purchase them with the top reasons | | | | The British built Jaguar X-Type placed at number |
| being reliability, fuel economy, and longevity. Face | | | | 13, the highest non Japanese vehicle to make the |
| it; there are Japanese vehicles on the road today | | | | list. The Mercedes Benz SLK showed up at |
| that are twenty years old or older. Every year | | | | number 25, the first place the German cars |
| Warranty Direct, an independent mechanical | | | | showed up. |
| breakdown insurer, compiles a list of the top 20 | | | | Used car experts agree that people looking to |
| cars in the world. And the majority of the | | | | buy cars that are reliable and will not break down |
| vehicles that show up in the top 20 - usually | | | | should purchase any vehicle that is made by a |
| around 16 of them - are Japanese vehicles. More | | | | Japanese automaker. Warranty Direct's statistics |
| often than not, the Honda Accord is sitting at | | | | back up this assessment, and many auto experts |
| number one. | | | | will agree and even advise that people purchase a |
| How does Warranty Direct rank these vehicles? | | | | used Japanese car. |
| They take a look over the database of vehicles | | | | Volvo came in 15th with the S/V40, the highest |
| sold in the previous year and then rank them on | | | | spot the Swedish manufacturer managed on the |
| how they performed and the frequency of failure | | | | list. Ford's Ka came in 22nd, with the Hyundai's |
| over the year. The list includes both new and | | | | Lantra and the Citroen Xsara coming in behind it. |
| used vehicles, with used vehicles being purchased | | | | With today's consumers being more cautious |
| more than new ones. | | | | about the vehicles they buy, reliability seems to |
| So what were the top ten most reliable Japanese | | | | be the top reason for picking a Japanese car. |
| cars of last year? | | | | However, it is not the top consideration people |
| 1. Honda Accord | | | | look at when choosing a specific model over |
| 2. Subaru Forester | | | | another one. Japanese used cars require less |
| 3. Mazda MX-5 | | | | maintenance than most other brands, and |
| 4. Mitsubishi Carisma | | | | consumers would prefer to drive their cars than |
| 5. Toyota Yaris | | | | spend money on expensive garage bills. With care |
| 6. Honda Civic | | | | and basic maintenance, a Japanese car can run |
| 7. Nissan Almera | | | | over 200,000 miles, just enough to knock the |
| 8. Honda CR-V | | | | dust from production out of its system. |
| 9. Toyota RAV4 | | | | |