CarMD.com unveils Vehicle Health Index
CarMD.com, a popular consumer website for diagnosing vehicle problems, announced the release of its first annual CarMD Vehicle Health Index ranking of the top manufacturers and vehicles this week. Toyota came out on top in what the CarMD says is the first index to rank manufacturers and vehicles using real world, statistically-based data on “check engine” related failures and repair costs.
The Index ranking is based on the combined fewest average repair incidents and lowest average repair costs for model year 2001 to 2011 vehicles in the U.S. from Oct. 1, 2010 through Oct. 1, 2011. The index also ranks the top 100 vehicles, the top three vehicles by category and most common problems by make. The complete index is available at http://corp.carmd.com.
The ranking index is derived from the fewest percentage of “check engine” light-related problems and lowest average repair cost per vehicle. Toyota, which includes Toyota and Lexus brands, has the lowest index rating of 0.67, followed by Hyundai, Honda, Ford and GM.
The data for the 2011 CarMD Vehicle Health Index came from CarMD’s network of independent and original equipment, ASE Certified technicians who have input and validated failures and fixes into the CarMD diagnostic database from 1996 to today utilizing OBD2 scanners.
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