The 20 Least Reliable and Durable Cars of Model Year 1987
This page lists the 20 worst cars (as well as the worst 30, worst 40, worst 50, worst 60, and worst 65) of model year 1987 by reliability-and-durability grade point average (R-D GPA). 1987's Bottom 10 Cars: The Ten Worst The 10 worst cars of 1987 are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with the corresponding R-D Grade.
Manufacturers of the 10 Worst General Motors Corporation's share of the 10 least reliable-durable cars in model year 1987 is 4, down from 5 in 1986 and 1985, but up from 2 in 1984. Ford Motor Company's share of the 10 worst cars of 1987 is 3, same as in 1986, and up from 0 in 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, and 1980. Chrysler Corporation's share of the 10 worst is 2, up from 0 in 1986, but down from 3 in 1985 and 4 in 1984. American Motors Corporation's share of the worst cars of 1987 is 0, as financial challenges occasioned a merger with Chrysler Corporation. None of the then Michigan 3 manufacturers accounted for 1987's 10 best cars, 1986's 10 best cars, 1985's 10 best cars, 1984's 10 best cars, 1983's 10 best cars or 1982's 10 best cars.The following chart depicts each manufacturer's percent share of the Bottom 10 of 1987. 1987's Next 10 (12 by Tie) Worst Cars
The next 12 of the 22 worst cars are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with the corresponding R-D Grade.
Worthy of note is that unit sales of the Hyundai Excel plunged in succeeding years, while there was no similar plunge in unit sales of products by General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, or American Motors. Most likely, the expectation of many U.S. consumers was that the quality of the first generation made-in-South-Korea Excel would roughly approximate the quality of made-in-Japan vehicles, an expectation that would prove to be far from the mark, while Michigan 4 consumers knew what they were buying and were inured to similar or greater shortcomings. Manufacturers of the 22 Worst General Motors Corporation accounts for 36.4% of the 22 worst cars of 1987, down from 45% of the 20 worst cars of model year 1986 and 1985, up from 35% in 1984, and down from its 75% in 1983 and 1981, 80% in 1982 and 50% in 1980. Chrysler Corporation accounts for 31.8 of the 22 least reliable-durable cars of 1987, up from 20% of the 20 least reliable-durable cars of 1986, down from 30% in 1985 and 1984, and up from 10% in 1983, 1982 and 1981 and 25% in 1980. Ford Motor Company accounts for 27.3% of the 22 worst of 1987, up from 20% of the 20 worst of 1986, 10% in 1985, 1984 and 1982, and 0% in 1983, 1981 and 1980. Hyundai Motor Company accounts for 4.5% of the 22 worst of 1986. The Detroit 3 manufacturers (General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford) account for 21 of 1987's 22 worst cars, up from 17 of 1986's and 1985's 20 worst cars. 1987's Next 8 Worst Cars
The next 8 of the 30 worst cars are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with the corresponding R-D Grade.
Note that all but 2 of 1987's worst automobiles have a Reliability-Durability Grade of F. Manufacturers of the 30 Worst Each manufacturer's percent share, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, of the 30 worst vehicles by R-D GPA is:
Chart of the 30 Worst Cars of 1987 The following bar graph depicts how much below average the Bottom 30 cars of 1987 are. The 30 worst are listed in ascending order (worst first). 1987's Next 10 (11 by Tie) Worst Cars
The bottom 11 of the 41 worst cars are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with the corresponding R-D Grade.
Manufacturers of the 40 (41 by Tie) Worst Each manufacturer's percent share, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, of the 41 worst vehicles of model year 1987 by R-D GPA is:
1987's Next 10 Worst Cars The next 10 of the 51 worst cars are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with the corresponding R-D Grade.
Manufacturers of the 50 Worst Each manufacturer's percent share of the 50 (51 by tie) worst vehicles of model year 1987 by R-D GPA is:
Note that no Japanese manufacturer offered a car or truck among 1987's 50 worst of North America. 1987's Next 9 Worst Cars
The next 9 of the 60 worst cars are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first), together with the corresponding R-D Grade.
Manufacturers of the 60 Worst Each manufacturer's percent share, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, of the 60 worst vehicles of model year 1987 by R-D GPA is:
Note that Japanese Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors Corporation had a model within the bottom 60. The Detroit 3 account for more than 93% of the 60 worst cars of model year 1987. 1987's Next 5 Worst Cars
The remaining cars with a Reliability Grade of D are listed below in ascending order of Reliability-Durability GPA (worst first).
Manufacturers of the 65 Worst Each manufacturer's percent share, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, of the 65 worst vehicles of model year 1987 by R-D GPA is:
The Detroit 3 account for 93.8% of the 65 worst cars of 1987. By corporate headquarters, the U.S. accounts for 93.8% of the worst of 1987, South Korea - 1.5%, Germany - 1.5%, Sweden - 1.5%, and Japan - 1.5%, although it may be argued that some part of the Chevrolet Spectrum (Isuzu Motors Ltd., an affiliate of General Motors Corporation, helped design and engineer it) should be attributed to Japan. Computations To compute the reliability-durability grade point average of the MY 1987 cars, Consumer Reports' reliability ratings for the age range 4-to-5 years are used. For the R-D GPAs for model year 1975 to 1986, Consumer Reports' reliability ratings for the age ranges 4-to-5 years and 5-to-6 years are used. The reason for the difference is that CR did not provide an overall reliability rating (a component in the computation of the Reliability-Durability GPA) for much of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. CR's ratings are converted to numerical values following the standard academic pattern: a grade point of 4.0 (an A) is accorded a rating of Much Better Than Average, a 3.0 (a B) is accorded a rating of Better Than Average, a 2.0 (a C) is accorded a rating of Average, a 1.0 (a D) is accorded a rating of Below Average, and a 0 (an F) is accorded a rating of Much Below Average. Then, for each age range, the grade point of CR's overall reliability rating is weighted 2/3 and the average of the grade points of the category ratings is weighted 1/3. Best and Worst Vehicles of Each Model Year The Best Cars of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 ... 2004 2005 The Worst Cars of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 ... 2004 2005 Additional Resources The Best Car Brands of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005 The Worst Car Brands of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005 The Best Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005 The Worst Car Manufacturers of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005 Best Car Brands by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Worst Car Brands by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Best Car Makers by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Worst Car Makers by CR's List of Used Cars to Avoid: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 For additional car quality information, visit www.AutoOnInfo.net and www.CarsOnInfo.net.In particular, for additional durability information, see:
www.CarQualityInfo.net: The car-quality website for the brighter-than-average North American consumer.
To help support independent car quality information, shop Amazon.com by clicking a link from this site.
|