Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to others?

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mkaresh
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Quote, originally posted by ClunkClunk »Any chance we'll see 2008s included? I'm curious how my 2008 stacks up against my wife's 2007, to my dad's 2006, to my sister's 2003.Funny you should ask--just added the 2008 with the July survey, covering June. The 2008 is right at the minimum, so more of them would be very helpful.
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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to others? (mkaresh)

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We've updated the results for the Vibe and Matrix to include owner experiences through June 30, 2011. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:2009: 132007: 202006: 392005: 412004: 492003: 68All are better than average. We'll have further updates in November and February. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:Pontiac Vibe reliability ratings and comparisons
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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to others? (mkaresh)

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We've updated the our reliability stats for the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:2010: 50, small sample size2009: 172007: 26, small sample size2006: 422005: 332004: 542003: 54The 2010 is about average, the others are better than average. Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates later this month and in May. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:Pontiac Vibe reliability ratings and comparisons
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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated the our reliability stats for the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: no repairs reported, 23 cars (two short of minimum)

2009: 16

2008: 11, very small sample size

2007: 29

2006: 40

2005: 57

2004: 39

2003: 46

The 2005 is about average, the others are better than average.

We'll have further updates in February and May. The more owners participate, the more precise these will be.

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated the our reliability stats for the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix to include owner experiences through December 31, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: no repairs reported, 22 cars (three short of minimum)

2009: 6

2008: 18, very small sample size

2007: 37

2006: 30

2005: 41

2004: 30

2003: 39

All are low.

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August.

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, small sample size
2009 Vibe: 18, low
2008 Vibe: 35, low, small sample size
2007 Vibe: 30, low
2006 Vibe: 23, low
2005 Vibe: 44, low
2004 Vibe: 58, low
2003 Vibe: 34, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 87, < 1
2006 Vibe: 81, < 1
2005 Vibe: 60, < 1
2003 Vibe: 71, < 1

We'll have further updates in August and in November.

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.)

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, small sample size
2009 Vibe: 22, low
2008 Vibe: 34, low, small sample size
2007 Vibe: 19, low
2006 Vibe: 24, low
2005 Vibe: 35, low
2004 Vibe: 62, low
2003 Vibe: 51, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 87, < 1
2006 Vibe: 76, < 1
2003 Vibe: 66, < 1

We'll have further updates in November and February.

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe to include owner experiences through September 30, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, small sample size
2009 Vibe: 25, low
2008 Vibe: 40, low, small sample size
2007 Vibe: 14, low
2006 Vibe: 27, low
2005 Vibe: 15, low
2004 Vibe: 56, low
2003 Vibe: 57, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 85, < 1
2006 Vibe: 73, < 1
2003 Vibe: 67, < 1

We'll have further updates later this month and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, small sample size
2009 Vibe: 30, low
2008 Vibe: 50, moderate, small sample size
2007 Vibe: 0, low
2006 Vibe: 25, low
2005 Vibe: 15, low
2004 Vibe: 55, low
2003 Vibe: 54, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 78, < 1
2006 Vibe: 78, < 1
2003 Vibe: 60, < 1

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see the repairs behind these stats, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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Our reliability stats for the Vibe and Matrix (also included) now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, very small sample size
2009 Vibe: 25, low
2008 Vibe: 55, moderate, very small sample size
2007 Vibe: 5, low
2006 Vibe: 35, low
2005 Vibe: 23, low
2004 Vibe: 30, low
2003 Vibe: 50, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 77, < 1
2006 Vibe: 75, < 1
2005 Vibe: 82, < 1
2003 Vibe: 58, < 1

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe and Matrix to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, small sample size
2009 Vibe: 20, low
2008 Vibe: 69, moderate, very small sample size
2007 Vibe: 11, low
2006 Vibe: 44, low
2005 Vibe: 24, low
2004 Vibe: 27, low, small sample size
2003 Vibe: 32, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 79, < 1
2006 Vibe: 64, 4
2005 Vibe: 75, < 1
2003 Vibe: 74, < 1

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to oth

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010 Vibe: 0, low, small sample size
2009 Vibe: 19, low
2008 Vibe: 68, moderate, small sample size
2007 Vibe: 10, low, small sample size
2006 Vibe: 42, low
2005 Vibe: 35, low
2004 Vibe: 36, low, small sample size
2003 Vibe: 32, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 80, < 1
2006 Vibe: 64, < 1
2005 Vibe: 72, < 1
2003 Vibe: 72, < 1

Additional participants always helpful (especially if you see "small sample size" next to the year, or no stat at all).

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Re: Vibe and Matrix reliability - how do they compare to others?

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Vibe and Matrix (combined below) to include owner experiences through the end of 2015, about eight months ahead of other sources.

In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year--lower is better:

2010 Vibe: 9, low, very small sample size
2009 Vibe: 30, low
2008 Vibe: 26, low, very small sample size
2007 Vibe: 31, low
2006 Vibe: 28, low
2005 Vibe: 53, low
2004 Vibe: 60, low
2003 Vibe: 45, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Vibe: 71, < 1
2006 Vibe: 78, < 1
2005 Vibe: 52, < 1
2003 Vibe: 72, 3

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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