Question on quality control and reliability... - Toyota Yaris Forums

Benggolf2 · 01-10-2009, 06:36 PM

Who has better quality control and reliability...Honda or Toyota?
Let's compare the Honda Civic versus Toyota Corolla. Welcome any inputs on personal experience.

KCALB SIRAY · 01-10-2009, 06:38 PM

Might want to add the year range and base trim so people won't start a war on here

1NZYaris1 · 01-10-2009, 07:08 PM

Quality of vehicles i would say they are pretty even, but value for money, and
resale would have to go to the TOYOTA COROLLA , in New zealand anyway.

tuckevalastin · 01-10-2009, 07:16 PM

if you actually wanted an unbiased opinion you would ask in a forum that is associated with neither make.

GeneW · 01-10-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Benggolf2

Who has better quality control and reliability...Honda or Toyota?

Let's compare the Honda Civic versus Toyota Corolla. Welcome any inputs on personal experience.

Better with respect to what? Fewer defects? Fewer wasted features and in whose opinion?

Reliability is another issue. One of the largest recalls in history was the Toyota "oil sludge" problem in one of their upper end models.

I know from personal experience of both Hondas and Toyotas that both will work fine if you keep after them. I also know from personal experience that Hondas are a pain in the ass to work on, and of the three Toyotas I've seen under the hood they are better laid out from a repair point of view than the 1990s models Hondas I've had to repair.

Gene

ddongbap · 01-10-2009, 08:14 PM

I could have sworn, by the time we hit the year 2000, we were supposed to be on hover cars or something.

GeneW · 01-10-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ddongbap

I could have sworn, by the time we hit the year 2000, we were supposed to be on hover cars or something.

It's easier to imagine a machine than to make one.

Gene

PetersRedYaris · 01-10-2009, 10:36 PM

Search for 2006-2007 (8th generation) Civic engine block crack. Yeah... We have a 2006 that has always used a bit of coolant between oil changes and must be topped off every so often. I'll keep it so long as it's under warranty, but I fear I'm going to join the masses who have already gotten a $7000 repair in the form of a new shortblock. Add this to the 2003 Civic my wife had when we met that required a new tranny at 16,000 miles. I was always a Toyota and Honda person, but now I'm leaning toward Toyota.

I've owned several Toyotas and have NEVER had a single problem with any of them EVER.

ddongbap · 01-10-2009, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneW

It's easier to imagine a machine than to make one.

Gene

Thats for sure. I want to live like those guys on Wall-E. Sorta.

*kimona* · 01-10-2009, 11:37 PM

In Japan, the Honda has been gaining some popularity in recent years, but it still remains an export only car in the hearts and minds of most Japanese. Surprisingly, you can spend the entire day watching cars drive by in Tokyo and rarely see a Honda among them. For quality, reliability, and cost of repairs, Toyota wins hands down... in Japan, anyway.

Pepe · 01-11-2009, 01:51 AM

My $ 0.02.....

Had One Never Did Again

yaris-me · 01-11-2009, 03:35 AM

Toyota. My friend had a Civic Hybrid that needed a new transmission at 80,000 mi. He had extended warranty so that didn't cost him, but at that time they told him that the head gasket was leaking and would soon need to be fixed. He traded it in and got another hybrid.

http://www.my3cents.com/companyRevie...id=71&subcat=1

pinoypizzaboy · 01-11-2009, 05:06 AM

All I can say is hondas have the best aftermarket support.. Quality wise its even, resale value hondas are better :) just keeping it real yo!

ddongbap · 01-11-2009, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pinoypizzaboy

All I can say is hondas have the best aftermarket support.. Quality wise its even, resale value hondas are better :) just keeping it real yo!

Don't forget one of the most stolen cars out there. Fk you thieves.

GeneW · 01-11-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pinoypizzaboy

All I can say is hondas have the best aftermarket support..

By that you mean that it's easier to get Mods for Hondas?

Honda dealerships I've dealt with tend to have a good selection of parts and if they do not have it in stock will bust a move to get the parts to you. The most I had to wait for common parts like Distributor Caps (1990 CRX) and Igniter Modules was two days.

In contrast I've never had to buy any parts for my Yaris. If I had to venture a guess I'd say that the Yaris at least, being sold in every continent but Antarctica, probably has pretty decent spares support from Toyota and probably lots of aftermarket options, at least the standard options.

As far as Mods.... Don't know and I'm not too concerned.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinoypizzaboy

Quality wise its even, resale value hondas are better :) just keeping it real yo!

Guess so.

Gene

ZING · 01-11-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ddongbap

Thats for sure. I want to live like those guys on Wall-E. Sorta.

haha, Wall-E.

EDIT: Read some articles were people were actually going insane about the portrayal of obesity and what not.

01-10-2009, 06:36 PM	#1
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kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	In Japan, the Honda has been gaining some popularity in recent years, but it still remains an export only car in the hearts and minds of most Japanese. Surprisingly, you can spend the entire day watching cars drive by in Tokyo and rarely see a Honda among them. For quality, reliability, and cost of repairs, Toyota wins hands down... in Japan, anyway.

01-11-2009, 03:35 AM	#12
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01-11-2009, 05:06 AM	#13
pinoypizzaboy Drives: 08 toyota yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: las vegas/ henderson Posts: 182	All I can say is hondas have the best aftermarket support.. Quality wise its even, resale value hondas are better :) just keeping it real yo!