QOTD: How Reliable Is Your Ride?

by Tim Healey

Published: September 5th, 2025

Today we talk about reliability on the podcast. We spend time with Mazda learning all about the ins and outs of reliability testing.

So, for those of you who own new(ish) cars, how has it been? Have you been happy, or does your local service advisor see you coming with a look on his face that mixes hesitation to see you again with dollar signs in the eyes?

Mention what you drive, if you want.

You know what to do. Sound off below.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Canam23 on Sep 08, 2025

My 2014 Lexus GS350 was my favorite, 40K miles a year and zero issues but that's not surprising. I currently own a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (living in France) with 100K on it and also zero issues. It's the car everyone loves to hate until they own one, it's remarkably well made.

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J Kam on Sep 09, 2025

My 2023 Alfa Stelvio has 27k on it and no issues. My old 2020 Giulia had 65k on it and again, no issues. My 2000 XJ has 240k and no issues other than maintenance. My 2016 Titan has almost 100k on it, and all I've needed to replace is the fan clutch, an AC blend door actuator, and the driver's seat cushion because the PO was apparently a giant person and squashed it all to hell.

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