
2, had the third lowest repair incident rating and a 15 percent drop in year-over-year repair cost from $480 to $411, but is edged out by Hyundai’s slightly better overall score. Hyundai has five vehicles on the top 100 list: 2014 Sonata (no.Hyundai’s Vehicle Health Index rating score (0.63) is just slightly better than Toyota (0.69).1-ranked Hyundai’s ranking is credited to a lower than average repair cost and very low repair frequency, meaning Hyundai owners had fewer trips to the repair shop as compared with other manufacturers. Historical rankings are not necessarily indicative of future vehicle reliability. This Index also ranks the top 100 vehicles overall, top vehicles by category and lists the most common repairs by make. CarMD recognizes that car maintenance and repairs are part of car ownership and reports on these findings to help consumers identify the vehicles with lower upkeep, while helping the industry stay abreast of year-over-year trends. More than 251,000 reported in-use repairs that apply to an estimated 192 million Model Year 1996-2015 were analyzed to prepare this Index. These rankings are based on a combined average rating of fewest “check engine”-related problems and lowest repair costs for vehicles needing repairs over the past year.

Unlike other industry reports and rankings that rely on subjective survey data, this is the only Index to offer an annual ranking of manufacturers and vehicles using statistically-based “check engine”-related failures and repair costs. Corporation, a leading provider of car repair data and solutions, is pleased to release its 2015 CarMD® Vehicle Health Index ™ Manufacturer & Vehicle Reliability Rankings.
