Toyota Scores High Marks in Consumer Reports' 2010 Annual Auto Survey

With the release of Consumer Reports' 2010 Annual Auto Survey, Toyota finds itself among the top manufacturers for Recommended and Most Reliable cars.

Consumer Reports recommended 18 Toyota models overall, including:

Toyota Avalon Toyota Camry Hybrid Toyota Camry 4-cyl. Toyota Camry V-6 Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla LE Toyota Highlander Hybrid Toyota Highlander V-6 Toyota Matrix 1.8

Toyota Matrix S 2.4 Toyota Prius Toyota RAV4 4-cyl. Toyota RAV4 V-6 Toyota Sequoia 5.7 V-8 Toyota Sienna XLE V-6 FWD Toyota Tacoma V6 Toyota Tundra 5.7 V8 Toyota Venza V-6

From Consumer Reports:

Despite recent safety recalls, Toyota models, including those from Scion and Lexus, remained among the most reliable and earned top scores in five vehicle categories.

Additionally, Consumer Reports has reinstated its recommendation on eight different Toyota models. After the January recalls Consumer Reports suspended the recommendation for all Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, RAV4, Sequoia, and Tundra models. Consumer Reports now gives each vehicle a recommended mark:

We believe that Toyota has adequately addressed the problem of unintended acceleration and that its new vehicles on sale now are fundamentally safe.

The models meet all requirements for our “recommended” label, designated with a : They performed well in our tests, have average or better reliability in our subscriber survey, and performed at least adequately if included in government and insurance-industry crash and rollover tests.

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