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Originally Posted by Bakemono
Doubt it. It seems like the media loves to proclaim that the sky is falling every time Toyota has the slightest little problem.
People are well-aware of Toyota's quality issues of the past 5 years. Toyota has remedied those issues for the most part and if you look at the ratio of Toyota's production numbers and number of recalls today as compared to 5 or 10 years ago, their quality is actually better than it has EVER been.
You cant look at initial quality. Initial quality means very little. Long-term quality is what really matters and Toyota still dominates in that aspect.
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Many of these "issues" have happened as of late, especially with many of their newer vehicles built in the US (Tundra, etc.). The Tundra seems to have the most issues IMO, as I worked in a dealer. It's not that Toyota quality is piss poor, but no doubt has dropped. To say that the quality is better than ever seems farfetched.
Is Toyota dominant still? So far, the models from the 80s and 90s have been very good, which is why Toyota sales increased annually; as for the vehicles from 2000 and on, not bad, but not enough time has passed to assume anything.
And yes, IQS isn't really relevant, as American automakers have improved their scores as well.
