Interesting posts no one mentions their cars. When I think Japan I think high quality and low cost automobiles. Honda, Acura, Toyota, Lexus.
Well, not all those are low cost but you can't beat a Honda Civic for reliability and price.
Yes I own a Honda Civic and they are fairly reliable but I am in the market for something new and according to Consumer Reports,
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The most reliable new compact car is the Chevy Cruze and the Toyota Corolla." They claim with the redesign, that the Honda Civic has taken a tumble this year in the area of reliability.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/the-most-and-least-reliable-new-cars-of-2017-1.3132778 I'm considering the Toyota Rav4 - also known for that Japanese reliability.