

Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | ||
34 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 15800 miles driven2017 | Ford Explorer | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
34 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 15800 miles driven |
Ford Explorer Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2004 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic AWD |
Lots of them on the road. see full Ford Explorer review |
2004 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
Ford may not be perfect, but they are still solid. see full Ford Explorer review |
Ford Explorer Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Ford Explorers were long a bad brand based on the tire fiasco that was proven, for the most part, was owner created. So have high expectations that it will improve. see full Ford Explorer review |
2006 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
Fords do not have the same reputation for quality as imports. see full Ford Explorer review |
2006 | 4dr SUV 292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic RWD |
Ford is not considered a premium brand. see full Ford Explorer review |
Land Rover Range Rover Sport Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | Nothing against the latest redesign--it's quite impressive--but the Range Rover Sport's attractions begin with what's decidedly not new: Land Rover's traditional focus on SUVs. Land Rover doesn't build sports car or sedans (though sister Jaguar does). Instead, like Jeep in the U.S., Land Rover focuses on off-road vehicles because that's what it has always done. In contrast, the German parvenus wouldn't bother with the things if they weren't so popular and profitable. If you're willing to pay the price they'll build you an SUV (or a crossover, if you prefer that term for the more car-like sort), even a very good one (if you check the right boxes), but their heart and soul aren't in it. Then there's the matter of what Land Rovers were developed to do in the postwar period, and who they were developed to do it for. No, not trips to the mall for suburban housewives. When the Queen and landed gentry of England toured their estates, they did so in Land Rovers. And when the Queen's subjects had to venture through the largely unpaved reaches of her vast, increasingly former empire, they ventured in Land Rovers. Mutual of Omaha didn't introduce American children to Africa's wildlife from the seat of a BMW. Buy a Range Rover, and you're gaining a connection to these traditions. Plus some exclusivity. Land Rovers sell in much smaller volumes than the big German makes. Between this and their idiosyncracies, they seem more special. see full Land Rover Range Rover Sport review |
Land Rover Range Rover Sport Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2006 | 4dr SUV supercharged 390hp 4.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range |
Fits with my lifestyle, weekend trips to the countryside. Rare. see full Land Rover Range Rover Sport review |