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Why are Japanese cars considered to be more reliable than US or European cars?
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Have a European car and a Japanese one, one is 6 yrs old, one is 8. The Japanese one has only got regular service so far with no additional work done, besides a battery change at year 4. The European one, I have changed small obscure electronic parts to rebuilding the engine head from a donor engine, that essentially cost 1/5 of the insurance value of the car. The European one rides well, is nicely tuned, but I am going all jap in my next change lol.
European car parts are also about 3 times the cost of the Korean ones, and at least double of the Japanese ones, so servicing the car in the company workshop costs about 3 times as much as servicing an Asian car (in my country). If your country has a good service network for Japanese cars, like a Toyota, Honda or Suzuki, consider them, the total cost of ownership can be much lower in my opinion. If your country doesn't have that advantage, then the point is moot.
There's a big difference between European brands though.
French and Italian cars, for example, are generally not that reliable. However, BMW's (German) are known to be quite reliable. Same goes for Volvo.
BMWs outside their warranty go for almost a tenth of their new cost.
I think Volvo gets overlooked when discussing cars and reliability.