Toyotas and Hondas are extremely reliable cars, my last car was a 14 year old Toyota Celica, absolutely sound in every way, never needed to touch it!
Hondas will just keep going for ever and ever... get a Honda and it mite even outlive you
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dont just take my word for it though
Top Ten Most Reliable
1 Honda 10.59%
2 Mazda 13.03%
3 Toyota 13.08%
4 Subaru 13.92%
5 Smart 16.67%
6 Nissan 16.79%
7 Mitsubishi 17.18%
8 Lexus 19.01%
9 Mini 23.16%
10 Porsche 24.34%
coincidentally...
Top Ten Least Reliable
1 Land Rover 46.74%
2 Renault 38.54%
3 Saab 38.03%
4 Jeep 36.39%
5 Audi 32.74%
6 Seat 32.04%
7 MG 31.47%
8 Chrysler 30.14%
9 Volvo 28.65%
10 Mercedes-Benz 28.6%
Taken from Automotive News
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