re: Has Kia really come far in reliability over the years? *Telluride related*

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Consumer Reports is not a very accurate gauge of quality. It is what their very opinionated writers think are cool, not what is quality by any objective measure.

If you want an objective measure of quality read JD Power's various vehicle quality surveys. They actually contact thousand's of new vehicle owners at various intervals during the first couple of years of ownership to actually ask the owners, not industry insiders.

Having said that, if you compare the fake consumer reports and the actual quality reported by owners you will find that there are a few top scorers like Lexus and Toyota but everyone knows that. But there are a lot of surprises there. Such as Subaru that grew so fact and their quality dropped to a level that the dealers cannot staff with qualified technicians to keep up the the repair demands.

Facts not opinions count.

Good luck

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Your opinion is the exact polar opposite of most every petrol head ever. JD Powers is a well known bought and paid for shill while Consumer Union is almost the opposite. CU's reliability data is based on reliability surveys that are quite detailed. They offer the most detailed info on reliability by year, make and model than any other non-industry source.

That said their editorialized reviews are a different matter and fall more to the average car buyer than the enthusiast which is a good thing for many and they do have their bias. Being an enthusiast I put more weight on MT, C&D and R&T with a dose of Car and What Car when there is a direct UK and US variant. Each of these has bias as well and I have watched them shift fore and back over the last 35 years.

TLDR: JD Powers reliability data is far more suspect than CR's reliability data.