The secret to Japanese car reliability - REVEALED!

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Reliability is one of the most important factors when buying a new car, right? Whether you want something that packs a punch or is highly practical, you’ll always want to consider reliability before you hand over the cash on your new set of wheels.
So with that in mind, it got us thinking - why is it that some of the most reliable cars in the world come from Japan? After all, a recent survey by WarrantyWise found that 5 of the top 10 most reliable cars you can buy are Japanese!
Well, we’ve done some investigating, and we’re sharing the results in this video! To find out why the likes of Toyota and Honda make some of the most reliable cars in the world, you'll need to stick with Mat for this all-new video!
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[@carwow]

Complete this sentence: The greatest Japanese car ever made is...

[@jasongillblox]

First

[@iamnotthewerewolf212]

Civic and GTR !

[@NotColourful_falcon]

Toyota GR Yaris

[@jasongillblox]

Toyota supra

[@HughRussell06]

LFA

[@MrPADDYOT]

My father is a mechanic. Years ago when I was buying my first car I asked him what I should get, his reply was "Something Japanese". "Yeah, OK dad but which one?"...."Any of them" was the snappy reply.

[@Shane-zx4ps]

Your father is a wise man, my father said the same thing👍

[@Has7DCT]

Literally my parents still used Japanese car brands since before i was born. I own an MR2 and its an absolute machine!

[@dbclass4075]

Stay clear of Wankel engines, though. As much as impressive Japanese can engineer them, its basic design is just vulnerable to issues. Nissan as well; ever since they merged with Renault, reliability went downhill.

[@zhila5958]

i always was wondering why my father was only buying japanese products. after my other relatives had european and american cars i realized that it’s because they just made better products that last

[@CZVdarkoSRB]

If you ask my dad he will say "buy Ford" haha and he isn't even American, living in eastern Europe, but when my mum wanted a car i choose Mazda for her and she is happy.

[@CrispyHulk1]

Something simple that Matt said really stood out. He said, “reliability has been a key selling point for Japanese brands”. It got me thinking… Why isn’t reliability a key selling point for western brands? Have brands like GM normalised poor quality so that we expect nothing better? Maybe the Japanese simply have high expectations for their purchases and companies like Toyota and Honda respect their customers enough to produce high quality products.

[@carconsumeradvice3854]

bc western culture only cares about style, not substance, only short term next quarterly profit, not long term success

[@jody024]

Becasue break downs are good for making money.

[@bigbang1331]

Also, japan i think is safe to say is a eco-friendly country and that would make sense to build reliable cars. Less broken parts=less waste....

[@zlunazelena4080]

Answer is simple: money...

[@stelioskapsokavadis761]

German cars are more reliable.

[@harkirankalra7146]

Toyotas are made to tow Land Rover / Jaguars to the service centre

[@hotrod7603]

Junkotas are made for people who don't love cars !

[@Sxtan111]

While Tata owns them.

[@harkirankalra7146]

@@Sxtan111 that’s the reason Tatas are breakdown king

[@hotrod7603]

@@harkirankalra7146 And Junkotas are king of Recalls !

[@paladin3116]

@@hotrod7603 people who buy them dont love cars, that has nothing to do with them being better cars

[@3204clivesinclair]

The Japanese take pride in their work and don’t like failure.

[@sinirliadam]

Another reason is the simplicity of their design. The boot hinges on a 2003 Vectra had almost a dozen moving parts. The hinges on the Avensis look simpler than the door hinges of my room.

[@agreatd]

except that 90s germans and merc also did same design and that broke down, including "simple" parts

[@davidennis7609]

Your 100% right. Toyota keep it simple dont over complicate but over engineer parts.iv a 2005 land cruser from new and the only thing that broke was the radio..the best built cars in the world..

[@diogovieira3362]

@@agreatd but these probably were made of worser materials or had smaller tolerances, or had more complicated systems connected to them, that made several parts fail in tandem, or were simply run at higher stat figures and therefor got more strain on them A good example is the TDI of today compared to the TDI of years ago. We still see old Passats running around, even though smokey as hell. Newer versions of these are riddled with problems due to how many systems make up the engine, like the EGR and DPF, and even the engine itself is overly designed in the wrong way, aka made complicated for small gains. Reminds me of the 2.0 TDI, which was known for a terrible oil pump design that would destroy itself passively, and the heads were made of pourous aluminium. What a disaster...

[@loiclabonne5708]

@@davidennis7609 Toyota Landcruiser are simply workhorses. Never heard of a Landcruiser breaking down, even when you forget to put engine oil, but of course, you shouldnt forget 🤣

[@siavashshoosh]

Also it goes all the way back to some basic design standards called "sigma 6". Simply every engine part is designed to work in infinite cylcles.

[@stevehhall3385]

As a Honda Tech mechanic back in the 80s/ 90s these cars were an utter joy to work with, I say ' with' because we never had to actually do anything other than service them. They never failed..

[@tomsharpe2251]

I own a 2006 Honda VT750C and I can attest that it's nigh on bulletproof and runs just as well as the day it was built

[@tawon1984]

Cause you can’t afford to break down when Godzilla is hot on your trail!

[@suh-guy]

That's definitely why. haha

[@seanlemar1268]

Underrated comment 😂😂😂

[@andrewcryptomillionaire9695]

The GTR Godzilla?

[@andrelakay4750]

Hi Matt. I've been driving Toyotas for about 36 years, still love the brand. My 2nd choice would be a Honda.

[@giantemufasah651]

Same as for the choices literally like 1a and 1b but I give Toyota the hedge both are great a everyday car tbh

[@jdm3779]

I drive 18 years Mazda 626 old 28years, my second choice for buy car is Honda Civic 8th Gen (Made in UK).

[@nottherealmccoy4955]

@@jdm3779 Yes! I'm in Australia & have a 2008 Civic Type R & I love it! :)

[@abdullahsaeed3387]

Matt: Most reliable cars in the UK : Suzuki, Isuzu, Toyota, Lexus and Honda. Nissan: Am I a joke to you? Infiniti: Well said daddy

[@carwow]

👀

[@Sython6]

Nissan has gone down in reliability because of its partnership using French parts with Renault, same as Mazda.

[@hotrod7603]

Who buys Junkota in uk? Huh

[@LaTanaDiKosky]

Nissan is basically French lol

[@leaningtower73]

Nissan can never touch Toyota and Honda in reliability

[@encoreartz1028]

Mazda with rotary noises: we are daredevils of unreliability

[@nastystew6942]

The only thing you had to do to get the reliability is change to the ceramic apex seals.

[@martinfisker7438]

To be fair, they did build the most reliable to rotary engines out there

[@neeljavia2965]

@@martinfisker7438 Doesn't change the fact that they were unreliable compared to normal engines.

[@265justy]

Rotaries... Dont buy one unless you know your shit about them... Under than that... They are freckin cool..

[@gpapagi]

Just get a mazda 3 and ur set for life

[@meejinhuang]

There are many factors to why Japanese cars are so reliable: 1. Japanese consumers demand quality and reliability from Japanese companies 2. Highly educated workforce, including factory workers 3. High quality control on even their cheapest cars 4. Competition between Japanese brands 5. They put quality/reliability before short term profit Other car makers need to follow suit. German brands used to have similar quality as the Japanese, but have fallen far behind because they put profit before reliability. Most German brands are now known to have poor reliability.

[@philsarkol6443]

Well said!!!

[@arno7110]

"20 year old car with the same horsepower as a Bugatti Veryon" Should mention the Veyron is now 16 years old as well......

[@GoldenCroc]

And supra mk4 is 30...

[@T_Perkins]

Hmm. Where is this ten years I seemed to have misplaced..

[@talharoxen]

checkout the price difference

[@zlunazelena4080]

Are you saying than they are the same level? Rear wheel drive front engine sports car vs rear engine record braking AWD hypercar? Seriously?

[@talharoxen]

@@zlunazelena4080 who said they are same? we are just talking about numbers

[@polygamous1]

Matt you forgot to mention Japanese cars made in the UK are also among the most reliable too, so this points to their excellent engineering much more so than the workers who build them, why is a Honda made in England more reliable than another car made in England? its Not the workers its the design quality, n work practise what British manufacturers should a realized long ago

[@BigUriel]

Japanese cars break down too and their owners often like to pretend they don't (and I've known more than a few Japanese car owners who would boast how their car never breaks down when they're on their third gearbox and just last week changed a window lift mechanism which cost them 200£ plus fitting), but even assuming they really are more reliable in general, there are also issues like complexity, especially when it comes to the level of variations in the manufacturing process, which make Japanese cars very different from European cars. You can customize a BMW 3 series in so many different ways that you could have 100 of them lined up and no two are the same spec. You can't do that with a Honda Accord, there's like two or three trim levels and engine choices. More options means more things that can potentially go wrong, and people are generally better at assembling one thing over and over again as opposed to having to know how to assemble dozens of different things.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

@@BigUriel They don't break down you fool

[@Jorge01234]

​@@BigUriel Generally everybody in general trends to not reveal the problems they have with their cars. Have you actually ever owned a Japanese car or are you just being a spokesperson for BMW? Forget about brand loyalty just get something that works and works for a lot longer than anything else! That would be a strongly reputable car such as a Corolla, Civic, Accord, etc. All Japanese! Save your money!

[@Jorge01234]

​@@BigUriel So what!? Quality is the most important thing when buying a car! Quality of the drivetrain comes first and the rest is built just as well on Japanese cars! Some better than others but overall actually long lasting and of top quality (depending on what trim).

[@davidmilenkovic4515]

I really like theese educational and historical videos you make from time to time, showing how it is all made and developed and what it looks like behind the curtains. My personal favorite is the "time travel" video in the Mercedes museum.

[@zorpio6469]

Me and my friend both own ep3 civic type Rs, had them for nearly 10 years now, they have been put through there paces and have never broke down , unbelievable cars from Honda , I also believe Japanese culture has honour in making reliable cars where as other countries don’t as much and are very sneaky because they know they will make more money if the car breaks and you have to keep buying parts!

[@GRfourfun]

They are incredible cars, they are so well built. Just got a 2010 blue Lexus ISF, owned a 08 ISF for 5 years and it was faultless but always wanted a blue one with the lsd. It’s nearly 11 years old and it drives/smells like a brand new car, bombproof reliability with 5.0 V8 performance.

[@MrDingaling007]

I think you can sum up Japanese reliability in a much more broad way(they are reliable and well made across so many industries). The Japanese have been obsessed perfectionists for centuries looking at there long history in sword making and wood working.

[@richardhintonracing]

Have to say this is now the most professional and best produced new car content on youtube .

[@johndavidson3424]

Yeah, I do agree that Japanese cars or even many of the car's made in Japan are quite reliable.

[@birdsrainforest429]

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[@birdsrainforest429]

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[@neondemon5137]

@@birdsrainforest429 What is this comment? Sub botting? Spam? Rogue AI?

[@birdsrainforest429]

@@neondemon5137 No! I’m not Sub Botting!

[@amashaziz2212]

@@neondemon5137 both these comments look to be from the same person

[@kevinhawthorne5257]

Thank You for all of your videos that you did. I am enjoying all of them

[@birdsrainforest429]

I Also Agree! 😉👍

[@rajveersinghrajpurohit261]

Mat you don’t know how much I love you videos the are the best

[@zephaniahb4700]

This is pretty good content Mat ! Thanks !

[@001ammar4]

Mathew bhai, I was waiting for a carwow video so that I can start my lunch 😆

[@carwow]

Enjoy!

[@HeyyMayur]

A rava de tu paap laghe

[@001ammar4]

@@carwow thank you

[@langraman8756]

hindustani wala

[@AutoshineTinting]

Mat we are HUGE fans!! I don't know what makes them more reliable but having discussions with customers regarding this they also agree they are one of the best manufacturers of long lasting vehicles. Will be interesting to see what they bring out in the EV market.

[@SwapBlogRU]

I always thought it had to do with Japan being a small country, without much room for expansion, leading the people towards intensive development instead of extensive (which is a big part of Japanese culture). Then there's the shortage of natural resources, meaning you have to make good use of what little you have (resulting in superior metals, rubber compounds etc.).

[@jasonw98]

Hello Garage 54, I think something about not using things to their limit makes their car reliable.

[@dreckigerkek3244]

I don't think the material shortage is a problem nowadays but I think this played a role in becoming very reliable

[@SwapBlogRU]

@@jasonw98 hey man. I agree that Japanese cars are quite overbuilt. I've only owned JDM cars my whole life, I can testify to that fact.

[@chasem3549]

Good point. On the other hand the UK being a small country island nation expanded and has Jaguar Land Rover 🤪.

[@SwapBlogRU]

@@dreckigerkek3244 it's probably not, you can get stuff imported now, but it's still more expensive than if they were sourced locally, I'd imagine.

[@Company-59]

Thank you for this really great insight. Thanks a lot.

[@abdulrahmanalammar2985]

I just love that when he showed a video of a Mark IV Supra speeding and building up revs the youtube auto generated captions read [Music] 🤣🤣

[@Has7DCT]

I mean it sounds good. Music to my ears

[@ryugakishatu6372]

It is music

[@muhakaa]

Its mostly due to how Japanese factories work and their quality control. They do a lot of checks after each process. They are good and precise at what they do but still check for any mistakes during production.

[@m02m92]

I have always asked myself this question. Man I love carwows content!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THESE AMAZING VIDEOS!!!

[@birdsrainforest429]

Carwow Really is the Best Here Around Town! 😉🌏

[@rawr4444]

Enjoying this car history segment! Nice!

[@paarthmore8786]

This was a nice informative video

[@johnbramstedt9385]

Great video, keep it up !!

[@birdsrainforest429]

Very Happy For this comment! I’ll Subscribe to your channel because of this comment! Congrats! 🎉

[@McBeamer94]

I'd also add Mazda in the list of the most reliable Japanese brands! Mazda inline engines are as reliable as Honda and Toyota and I'm talking purely by experience! We had a 1996 323 1.5 (which we sold in 2009 to get a Mazda 6 GH 1.8) and it never let us down! It even had a metallic intake manifold instead of the dreary plastic hell all modern cars have! Also, don't forget that all Mazdas come to us from Hiroshima, in Japan, and they've always come from there! This certainly means something! P.S.: Get your Wankel/Rotary stuff out, this video is about reliability! 😉

[@danielagbo]

*Hit me up on telegram 👆👆to claim your prize 🎁 you won a prize*

[@ameenchewan3040]

Challenge the Power of Rotary

[@MitchB2011]

Great video, really informative. How about a video about "The Decline of the British Car Industry "? That would be interesting to see where the we went wrong!

[@abarratt8869]

"The Decline of the British Car Industry" is a complex topic. The British *owned* car industry has almost gone. There's a famous news clip from the 1970s about Datsuns arriving at the docks being the only new car you could buy, because all the British factories were out on strike. People bought them, and were amazed that they started reliably on a cold, damp morning. And that was it, really. Despite the "decline", the number of cars made in this country is now very large. Foreign ownership has worked harmoniously well with a British workforce for all companies, miraculously considering the industrial strife in the 1980s, 1970s.

[@baronvonjo1929]

@@abarratt8869 My brothers girlfriends Honda Civic Hatch was assembled in Britan.

[@grocerygrip]

Mat, glad you talked about this! This model of process improvement in car building from Toyota is also used in many other industries in tech. I have to thank Toyota's model keeping me employed today! GM/Ford Fiat Chrysler, can you join them?

[@redeyeman06]

Japanese words being said in a brummy accent is like enjoying ice cream made from sharpened nails. Just kidding, love you Matt.

[@konliner9286]

Its the same thing with the watches like Orient, Seiko, Casio. Theyre tough and durable.

[@berniecoles2337]

In 12yrs of ownership, my Accord never let me down. Sadly though it’s lack of corrosion resistance let it down and I eventually had to scrap it due to rot. I now drive a 530d touring that’s only 4yrs younger than the Accord, but there’s no sign of corrosion and so far it too has been reliable🤞.

[@Napoleon_Blownapart]

Toyota's reusing parts is awesome. My land cruiser takes allot of parts from hilux and such and its great because around here there is a ton o hilux trucks for farming and stuff, but i never had lack of stock for oem parts, even if i own one of the very few land cruisers around here

[@CooperateMind]

No Mat, you didn’t mention the main reason! The reason is the culture of respect for each other , so there is less political corruption and therefore more customer importance

[@chrispig7748]

They have a completely different attitude to build standards and engineering compared to most western car companies

[@nshon7]

Walking into my auto repair shop here in Malaysia and it'd be mainly Range Rovers L322/L405 and Cayennes on repair, sometimes for weeks or even months on end. Toyota Land Cruisers/RX/LX are in usually for replacement of consumables and servicing only.

[@airesjone7721]

Great video, Matt 👏👏

[@badass6300]

The secret is strong, durable metal and not just metal, but a lot more metal than needed along with long term refinement of the same platform, design and architecture

[@martinsvensson6884]

They were tin cans cmpared to western cars back in the days. But they were simpler.

[@badass6300]

@@martinsvensson6884 The non-economy-box 80s and 90s Japanese cars were much more advanced in many ways than most cars out there at the time.

[@alanwayte432]

@@badass6300 SAAB was the best brand for over engineered cars...

[@badass6300]

@@alanwayte432 so?

[@martinsvensson6884]

@@badass6300 Maybe compared to American cars. But not to German or any other european cars. Japaneese cars are still less advanced. They go for tried soiutions instead. Mercedes and BMW for example cant do that anymore. Especially not for the top end models.

[@Jesko_VRS]

Someone i know worked at BMW for some years, as a member of the development team, when the F11 came out, after a while they started getting recall after recall, something went wrong in the welding proces at the factory, causing 1000+ cars to steer to the left all the time, the chassis was warped from factory. BMW's Solution? Pump up the back left tire a little bit harder then the others, so the harder tire would straighten the ride. He left after this, and went to Toyota, and Toyota do a lot of recals, to ensure there products are almost perfect. There is a major difference in mindset between Japanese manufacturers and European manufacturers. From start to finish, from design to build, from customer to the dealers. Japanese do it best.

[@AB-gb8lb]

Toyota do a lot of recalls because it’s marketing genius , the showroom foot traffic is incredible , sorry to sound cynical , but a recall is good news for car dealerships , we flat out sell new cars when there’s a recall on simply because of temptation and human nature when seeing the latest models.

[@hotrod7603]

You know right Junkota holds the crown of No of Recalls !

[@snakeeyes9246]

...insure *their* products...

[@veduci22]

r/thathappened

[@abarratt8869]

Matt mentioned the fact that an assembly line worker can stop the line, if they see a problem. Their word for this is "Andon", which can literally mean "flag". Where their true secret lies in that the philosophical thinking behind "andon" - trust your staff - extends to the very, very top, and across the supplier base too. Quality starts from the bottom of the ladder, and it up to the entire management chain to support and actively participate in that. Contracts from Toyota to, say, an alternator manufacturer tend not to dwell on quantity, but focus quality, on helping the supplier adopt andon themselves, on working with kanban (just in time delivery). They pay their bills on time too. Toyota will put their own people into a supplier, to help the supplier adapt to being a part of the "Toyota Family". What quite often happens is that such suppliers stop doing business with, say Ford, because it so much less hassle. In this sense, this gently-gently approach is ruthless; it's hard for other manufacturers to compete if you're depriving them of access to suppliers just through being nice to them. It's not even anti-competitive. This embracing of suppliers and looking after their interests too pays off. Once, a Toyota supplier suffered a disaster - the factory burned down. This was a problem, because they were the single source of a component, and Toyota were running out of stock. Other Toyota suppliers took up the load, helped them get back on their feet, all of this happening spontaneously with very little involvement from Toyota themselves. The production line didn't stop, and the supplier recovered from the disaster quickly and smoothly. Now, that's supplier loyalty. A lot of this stems from the different business philosophy in Japan; it's more important to be socially useful than it is to turn a financial profit. Low quality cars are not socially useful. High quality cars are. Do a good job on the social responsibility side of things, and the profits will look after themselves.

[@andrewslattery2145]

Would love to see the ultimate AWD Hot Hatch / Small car Comparison… Yaris GR vs WRX STI vs Golf R vs FocusRS vs AudiRS3

[@chokeassracing]

Jidoka, kaizen, and the Japanese work ethic. Ayyy, I got jidoka and kaizen even if I didn’t get to that part! :)

[@mrtnknrr]

+1 for work ethics, it's in their culture to always aim or the absolute highest possible results, thereby creating incredibly reliable products.

[@Sherukka]

Everyone has been using this for ages, this video does not really answer the question it sets, is it even true?

[@CUJOtheMASTER]

Carwow: “japanese cars are reliable!” My EVO: “…And I took that personally”

[@halukozylmaz3858]

Meanwhile my Audi laughing hard...

[@saraanshjha8262]

@@halukozylmaz3858 I am laughing hard at your comment

[@Has7DCT]

@@halukozylmaz3858 Better enjoy every minute with the Audi lol

[@halukozylmaz3858]

I said that to EVO, Audis are one of the worst cars in terms of reliability :)

[@qhamokuhleshibane]

🥲

[@sativothegrail461]

I had an old Nissan sentra (90's) in El Salvador, I've done 30k km with it, from 400.000 to 430.000. What a beast, needless to say the weather (super hot) and roads are crappy, even though it served me well, only issue it struggled to start on cold days (condensation maybe?). My french Clio II has done 210.000 km and its already dying...

[@sammuihia]

Hi Matt, this is Sam from Kenya. I drive the Hyundai Santa Fé 2017 and wanted to ask if you could do a video on Korean cars and how far they have come? The car I drive is just amazing and in Africa I come across many older versions - the difference is staggering. The new Hyundai Palisade is just a beauty in comparison. Anyway, I love watching your videos 👍🏼

[@nomadenview]

Up... This is nice idea

[@imdaweed9781]

Im a mechanic and used to work for toyota, it was almost a bit boring at times because all we had to do was servicing them, the only car that is not that good is the "toyota" proace, because its made by PSA so its not even an actual toyota😅 But its not just the japanese cars, everything they make is just reliable, ATVs, Motorcycles, Forklifts, Boatengines, Excavators...etc.

[@kse8348]

It cracks me up how matt sounds more brummie the longer his sentences are😂👍

[@dushanyasiru2209]

Awaited Video❤

[@okithdesilva7644]

Happy to see you

[@uptheduffagain]

130,00 miles on our 410 bhp Mitsubishi Evo X,and the engine has has not missed a beat,and yes,it is driven HARD!

[@terryevans7055]

Thinking Japanese for my next car for that reason. Peace of mind knowing it shouldn’t go wrong very often.

[@Slash1066]

I only ever buy Japanese cars, they just get everything right. Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi are my go to brands.

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video Mat!😸

[@mo_moagi]

this vw jetta @ 3:18 is definitely in my beloved South Africa

[@TheNoisyNinja72]

Great video! But the wife (who is Japanese) said to let you know that the "ai" in Kaizen is pronounced like "eye" (keye-zen)

[@baldyhead]

I was going to say the same. I'm not Japanese, but we use the same methods where I work, so I'm very familiar with the word.

[@rizkyprima2649]

Japan in general made something to last as long as their design. Western world in the other hand, rather have more employees on aftersales and support service. So the intentionally build anything to break. Like McDonald's ice cream machine 😎

[@veduci22]

They don't really have general culture of building something to last because they certainly do a lot of things that are made with opposite intentions e.g. Japanese houses are made to last no more than 30-35 years while lot of people in Europe live in 100+ years old houses. While earthquakes and fires of wooden structures certainly influenced their house design they don't really matter that much in present day. After WW2 they needed to build really fast&cheap and that culture of shitty low quality house building survived to the present day. When it comes to car making they have simply different priorities so development budget of Japanese cars is really more focused on reliability of engine and drivetrain and that's why their cars generally look & feel so basic and meh...

[@athl0n]

The 2016 Auris Hybrid I drive, while not the most exciting car in the world, nor the most “techy” - is unbelievable reliable. It just drives and drives and nothing is happening to it.

[@giantemufasah651]

Hint: iron block yes it weighs more but can take more abuse. Another example would be a 03/04 Ford Mustang cobra svt

[@UIracing]

The first car that came to my mind is that poor honda from last year that Mat revved the hell out of it 😂😂

[@brakinglate8828]

Who wouldve thought that it survive an offroad trail

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

Got a 1.4 shitbox Honda and I've revved the shit out of it daily. Can't kill it. Its done over 20k with me in it flat out.

[@iamnotthewerewolf212]

Civic are also an example !

[@carspotteralexander1959]

Amazing video!

[@alexhickey5633]

When i was younger i asked my dad why we had 2 hondas in the driveway. 20 years on, we still have one of them. That set my heart on honda, so i went off and bought one. The 3 hondas we've had in the family are an 89 integera, that got sold because we needed a bigger car at the time. 1991 until 2006. A 1999 honda accord, we still have that. 1999 until present. And a 2014 honda civic. 2022 until present

[@Evergreen_Kings]

Japanese car companies award their workers for finding issues in a build and halting production, unlike American companies that care more about profits and turnaround time.

[@mackswontexist]

Carwow said “… an older Lexus RX.” What year was it made though?

[@patrickvanvlooten]

It has also to do with simplicity. At Japanese car brands you can maybe get 3 or 4 different versions of the same model at a time and you don't get many options for customization. You can perhaps slab a sunroof on your Civic Executive or a hitch on your CX-3 Comfort, but you wouldn't be able to have a fully equiped S class without foglights or heated sidemirrors. There's much more control over the production process this way rather than customizing each and every car. Plus, it makes much more sense dragging along the entire loom because you're actually using 99% of it rather than having the connectors for powered windows but having to operate them manually because you didn't check the box...

[@msoynri]

Just bought my new Toyota Aqua, which is made in a Japanese factory. It is a bit of a wait with my options but cant wait. I dont think aqua was ever available in UK. Its a hybrid only hatchback going back to I think 2011 as a hatchback alternative to prius. It is bigger and of higher quality than Yaris ( better materials). I am swapping my 2WD Aqua to finally released 4WD option ( super snowy here in Hokkaido and with new permanent house the oldie wont make it up that steep driveway. I mean in 1h you easily can get 20-30cm fresh snow).

[@grozaphy]

Toyota thinks long term and the HRs actually care about the quality instead of the money

[@yogieyo9935]

maybe, but their mass produced 'family-commuter' car (like avanza) or their LCGC isn't that great. maybe that makes sense since those kind of cars targeting middle-low income people/country

[@ramadhanisme7]

Actually no, toyota only care about profit and doesn't give a shit about anything as long as the market didn't protest even on the length of sacrificing the safety of their car

[@forthewin84]

@@ramadhanisme7 whooot? A company that cares about profit!!!??? No that can't be! Everyone knows companies are here to care for us, and care about our wallets!! No way they care about there own !

[@ramadhanisme7]

@@forthewin84 to put it simply : a car manufacturer without dignity, they don't care about your safety and don't give a shit if you die in an accident inside their car and giving you an obsolete overprice car with a "reliability" disguise

[@forthewin84]

@@ramadhanisme7 sounds you hate Toyota or something, anything to backup your claim?

[@ReferenceFidelityComponents]

As well as reliability, Japenese culture and ethos includes premium customer service as a matter of respect. Respect for customers is reflected as respect for nation and self. It is this respect and pride in workmanship that was missing from the West who just concentrated on profit and cheapness. I drive a Lexus F Sport RX450h as featured. It is the best car I've ever owned. Those who scoff that it's not the fastest...real world 0-60 in 6.8secs (as tested) is fast enough for anyone and huge combined torque = effortless overtakes. It does this whilst carrying 4 in complete luxury and is capable of going around the earth 10 times before you need worry about anything major on that lovely v6 engine. Can you see any landrover or jag managing this? No. They'd need an articulated lorry full of spares and a large team just to keep the things on the road. Don't be fooled though. The best quality goes into the better Lexus cars so you buy either the LS or the RX if you want the best. Cheaper models have their issues and all suffer from things like premature suspension wear...primarily control arm bushes failing due to our roads and their weight being heavy hybrids. Avoid their diesels...those are far less reliable. Older lexus cars are best in petrol form. Best bang for buck is the older non hybrid GS300 V6 3 litre. Ls luxury in a car to rival pure driving pleasure of bmw.

[@alexoliver9201]

Good video that Matt

[@ManishKumar-sr8zh]

great video

[@ur2slob724]

2GR is an absolute beast 💪💪💪

[@smooth_ops2942]

I agree, I have one in my Lexus GS350.

[@applepiegamer7814]

My dad has the Lexus RX450h it's been 100k now it's a 2011 model and to replace the air suspension is 3k but it has been very reliable except the cosmetics.

[@danielagbo]

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[@mayuravirus6134]

The tuner movement for Japanese car was back in late 70s early 80s where there was a gentlemen's agreement where domestic cars must be advertized not beyond 280hp and one of the starter of that movement is a street racing team called Mid Night Club where the likes of Ferrari Testarossa gives a run for its money and select few can enter but now the only one that can enter is friends and family of the previous leaders

[@youngestson6537]

2007 Honda Crv. 224,000 miles and still going. Excellent A1.TOPNOTCH.

[@VexxedSR]

2jz engines are strong but not strong enough to handle 1000hp stock. You need to do an engine rebuild to reach those kind of numbers. Stock engine is good for anywhere from 450-550hp.

[@northernhemisphere4906]

what does rebuild involve? better intake, higher volume injectors, increased bore diameter or primarily stronger materials. thanks

[@NANGSGARAGE]

ありがとう😊

[@adnanabdillahghifari720]

Nice one!

[@Toyota4Life]

The Lexus RCF Track edition is also a limited production car like the LFA.

[@AlohaBiatch]

This fascinating video about the joint developement of the BMW/Toyota Supra helps to see how the entire prototyping and design process differs so much between Toyota and BMW, and why Toyotas are so reliable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvFqq2jqcyIlZI

[@FYTR_OP]

Hello carwow 🔥

[@animouierie]

Question : the Evoque diesel as a small car weight 1891 kg, Where that weight is hide, because the body is so thin and the engine made of aluminum

[@chrisjoshua9187]

Hey Mat, make a video on the most toughest offroaders ever made.

[@lukeskywlkr3638]

That's easy. It'd be the entire HERTZ rental catalogue.

[@roblovestar9159]

You didn't mention W. Edwards Deming! After the war, he taught the Japanese in the ways of TQM. Total Quality Management.

[@GaganGrewalf095]

Well said. Part of rebuilding Japan after the use of dirty bombs.

[@brodontdonate]

Carwow Always Has the Best Content!

[@birdsrainforest429]

Very Agree.

[@birdsrainforest429]

@@ieditedmyname289 I’ve Watched his other videos! Yes, I Understand that I Didn’t watch it yet!

[@highbrand]

Actual pride in their work helps

[@bingobongo1615]

That and a positive attitude towards work are definitely a huge part of it. It has obviously downsides to it but it still produces great results and the people who can deal with the system are pretty happy at work. (Sucks gor free spirits, chronically ill or disabled and people with large families though)

[@jdmguy44]

I concur with this video. My second car - a Honda Civic - is 18 years young and runs like an 18 month old car. Love Japanese engineering, but the funny thing is my Civic is British built....

[@yiwengracing9191]

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[@birdsrainforest429]

Very Agreeable! 😉👍

[@roden1834]

Many years ago I used to drive Vauxhall’s and accepted the unreliability as the norm. After my last Vectra broke its gearbox I gave up and bought a Nissan Primera. After 150000 miles with no breakdowns I bought six more Nissans and currently own two Notes. No breakdowns from any of them.

[@AlohaBiatch]

And Nissan is considered one of the most unreliable Japanese brands. Imagine what a Honda or Toyota is like ;)

[@roden1834]

@@AlohaBiatch actually that’s an interesting point. Are modern Nissans less reliable than previously? My current ( very reliable) Nissan Notes are 2009 and 2013.

[@golf1diesel]

6 Nissans and you didn't know about other Japanese brands? Primera is a little more reliable Renault Laguna with a nice touch on the inside

[@hipetwa]

Carwow please do a review of the new gle coupe

[@denispaskou1175]

My dad has had a nissan qashqai since 2008 and after 13 years the first problem appeared to be with the a/c

[@danielagbo]

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[@LuvvSURYA]

Oh! I own a Honda City in India from the past 15 years now and it’s engine simply refuse to show any sign of ageing for me to consider buying a new car. But it’s definitely gonna be another Japanese - a Toyota.

[@mahmouddilshad6521]

i've been using my dad's toyota corolla 1984 and the engine is still running smooth as silk

[@martinsvensson6884]

Haha. They never ran very smooth even as new :) The cars with the most miles on them from that era are MB:s.

[@jaqconjacques1]

You should review the amarok

[@bafanamonguni7486]

😂 😂 😂 That Jetta 2 breakdown picture has to be from South Africa 🇿🇦