Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | ||
59 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 28100 miles driven2016 | Mazda Mazda6 | [?] | see reported repairs | ||
59 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 28100 miles driven | |||||
35 vehicles, 11.4 months per vehicle, 44100 miles driven2015 | Mazda Mazda6 | [?] | see reported repairs | ||
35 vehicles, 11.4 months per vehicle, 44100 miles driven | |||||
40 vehicles, 11.4 months per vehicle, 54400 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. Past common problems with door weatherstripping, infotainment system. 2014 |
Mazda Mazda6 | [?] | see reported repairs | ||
40 vehicles, 11.4 months per vehicle, 54400 miles driven Redesigned for this model year. Past common problems with door weatherstripping, infotainment system. |
Mazda Mazda6 Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2014 | 4dr Sedan 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Mazda tied with Subaru for second place in 2013 Consumer Reports Best Car Brands, behind Lexus. Great driving a car brand not everyone has but is still known for quality and a great driving experience. see full Mazda Mazda6 review |
2008 | 4dr Hatch 156-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Well screwed together - quality see full Mazda Mazda6 review |
Mazda Mazda6 Brand Reputation: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
the previous model of mazda6 was looking like 10 years older than camry, altima or accord, it was smaller too, mazda never was something bigger than marginal car producer under the ford management see full Mazda Mazda6 review |
2003 | 4dr Sedan 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Considered low-mid class and low resale values. see full Mazda Mazda6 review |
Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | The smaller the Mercedes, the more heavily it tends to trade on the three-pointed star. So the #1 reason to consider a GLK250 carries over from the GLK350 review (text from the previous review in italics): I don't personally put much stock in brands, with cars or anything else. But each time I have a Mercedes-Benz for a week the continuing power of the marque has been unavoidable. Audi and BMW now command similar prices, but haven't yet acquired the same mystique. They probably never will for people born before 1980. Until the final years of the twentieth century, Audis were largely ignored as troublesome, modestly upgraded VWs and BMW was mostly known for the compact, still semi-affordable 3-Series. Neither could hold a candle to the company that invented the mass-produced automobile and that has been strongly associated with large, top-shelf automobiles ever since. Gayla (the site's programmer, my wife) is not a car person. Her take on the GLK: "Of course it's a good car, it's a Mercedes." Some of my friends who are more into cars--and who own competing makes--similarly employ a different tone when asking about "the Mercedes." They could afford one, so why don't they own one? Partly because the brand's mystique cuts both ways. They're not interested in making such a strong status statement. Can even a compact crossover make a strong status statement? Mercedes-Benz has done its best to make this so--check out the size of the three-pointed star on the GLK's grille. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review |
Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Trickle-down reputation from the more expensive M-Bs. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review |