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The Least Reliable and Durable Car Brands of Model Year 1988 by CR's 1994 List of Used Cars to Avoid
This page lists the worst car brands of model year 1988 by two measures, both of which employ Consumer Reports' list of Used Cars to Avoid. Both measures use the 1988 models on the 1994 list of Cars to Avoid, when the 1988 cars were about 5 ½ years old, i.e., in the age range 5-to-6 years old. 1988's Worst Car Brands by Share of CR's 1994 list of 1988 Cars to Avoid The 10 (13 by tie) worst car brands of 1988 by share of CR's 1994 list of 1988 Cars to Avoid are listed below, together with their corresponding shares.
The Ford brand leads the list of the worst in model years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (a tie with Chevrolet), 1991, 1992, and 1994.
The Chevrolet brand leads the list of the worst in model years 1985, 1986, 1990 (a tie with Ford), 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006.
Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Geo, GMC, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Saturn are lines of General Motors Corporation. Geo, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Saturn are defunct lines of General Motors Corporation.
Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Merkur are lines of Ford Motor Company. Mercury and Merkur are defunct lines of Ford Motor Company.
Chrysler, Dodge, Eagle, Jeep, and Plymouth are lines of Chrysler Corporation/Chrysler Group/Chrysler LLC. Eagle and Plymouth are defunct.
The brands that account for the remaining 10% of 1988 cars on CR's 1994 worst list are Eagle (now defunct), Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Acura, Lincoln, Chrysler, Honda, and Buick.
The following bar graph depicts each brand's share of the 1988 Used Cars to Avoid in 1994 at an approximate age of 5 ½ years.
Although Ford's share of the worst of 1988 exceeds Chevrolet's, Ford has made advances in quality improvement (relative to General Motors' Chevrolet). See the worst brands of 2006.
1988's Worst Car Brands by Number of Brand's 1988 Cars to Avoid Divided by All of Its 1988 Cars Rated in 1994
For this quality measure, we divide the brand's number of 1988 models on CR's 1994 list of Used Cars to Avoid by the number of its 1988 models rated in CR's April 1994 Reliability Tables. This computation is done with the intent to garner a rough estimate as to how likely a brand's models will be among the Cars to Avoid at about 5 ½ years. The 10 worst 1988 brands by this quality measure are, in descending order (worst first):
Of the major brands of the 10 worst, General Motors Corporation accounts for 2 (Pontiac and Chevrolet) and Ford Motor Company accounts for 1 (Ford).
All of the brand quotients for model year 1988 are depicted in the following bar graph, with worst first.
Mazda is occasionally among the worst and occasionally among the best by avoidance of Consumer Reports' worst list. Acura makes the worst list 3 times in its early history.
The Nova, a rebadge of the Corolla, is not included in the above computations.
Note: A dash between engine sizes or a conjunction between drivelines doubles entry count in CR's April 1994 list of 1988 Cars to Avoid.
Worthy of special mention is that Hyundai went from one of the worst lines to one of the six best of 2006.
Additional Resources
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 The Best Cars of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005 The Worst Cars of Each Model Year by Reliability-Durability GPA: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 ... 2004 2005 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 For additional car quality information, visit www.AutoOnInfo.net and CarsOnInfo.net. In particular, for additional durability information, see:
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