When it comes to Japanese cars, we naturally think of toyota, Honda and Nissan, which have entered China many years ago and become popular brands for mass consumers, as well as the enlightenment teachers of their own brands. The biggest selling point and feature of Japanese cars is that they have a reputation for quality and reliability, and even now, many consumers choose to start with their quality. So the question is, the same Is the Japanese car, which of the three brands will have better quality?
How to define the reliability of the brand, we may wish to start with the authoritative data, according to the 2022 automotive brand reliability survey released by JD.Power, Toyota's ranking is the highest, coming to the fourth place in the list, while Nissan and Honda are relatively low, even below the average of 192. Of course, this is based on the ranking of the US market research, and it is still different when returning to China.
First of all, Toyota Motor, Toyota has always maintained a high level of performance in terms of quality stability, and basically did not drop the chain. This is mainly because Toyota has always had a high voice in the product supply chain, and even chooses to invest in these supply chain companies as shareholders to influence decision-making. Therefore, under such a premise, Toyota can let the supply chain company in turn cooperate with its own new car development work, while ensuring the cost and at the same time making the quality reach a high level. Like Honda and Nissan, the control of the supply chain is not as thorough as Toyota, so from the perspective of quality control, Toyota will indeed have more advantages.
In addition, Toyota is keen to use the mature three major parts technology, which is why it has been able to sit on the Japanese quality No.1 all the time. For example, toyota's models sold in China are basically 2.0L naturally aspirated engines, and this structure is destined to be durable and durable, and the maintenance cost is low. However, the performance is relatively weak, and the quality of the opening is relatively average, often accompanied by greater noise and jitter.
Honda Motors is one of the more radical brands in the Japanese camp, after all, it is one of the few companies that has ever competed in F1 racing. Returning to passenger cars, Honda has been using turbocharged engines on its mainstream models for several years, which are more efficient than naturally aspirated and can deliver better performance with the same or lower displacement. However, at the beginning of the application, there was an increase in oil, mostly in the northern winter, but later after the improvement of the problem was solved, and there was no similar situation in the past few years. In addition, Honda's CVT gearbox has always been leather and durable, and there is basically no news about its failure.
Finally, Nissan, we used to always say technology Nissan, and its VQ series engines have won numerous awards. However, into the 21st century, Nissan is somewhat "lying flat" meaning, first of all, the engine technology has not been innovated, 1.6L and 2.0L naturally aspirated engines have been used for more than ten years, only occasionally on the basis of the original "patch". Technology has long since lagged behind its competitors. Secondly, the CVT gearbox is also a long-criticized setback and strange sound, although it only accounts for a small part, but it still has an impact on the reputation of quality and reliability. Nowadays, the new X-Trail uses a three-cylinder engine in its entirety, which not only collapses in sales, but also makes consumers' trust in Nissan plummet.
summary
In general, although everyone is in the Japanese camp, there are still differences in quality and reliability. In this case, Toyota benefits from the use of mature technology and the control of the supply chain, and will have more advantages in quality control. Honda's attitude will be more aggressive, but the reliability is still remarkable, while Nissan is like going downhill.