[hnarn]

> And I’m saying this as a Swede. Buy German cars

And I'm saying _this_ as a Swede, because apparently it matters: what cars are most reliable is publicly available information, and they're all from Asia. My personal favorite is Toyota.

[eckelhesten]

I assume you're referring to Länsförsäkringars list of most reliable cars (in terms of engine/mechanical fault).

While it's true that it's mainly asian/Japanese cars that are least reported, that doesn't make them the most reliable in general.

Mazdas and Toyotas tend to rust off in our nordic weather way faster than german brands or older Volvos. Sure, the engine might still run but what difference does it make if it's all become a piece of rust that is ready to fall apart within ten years.

[hnarn]

I'm not, and just saying that "Mazdas and Toyotas tend to rust" is an extreme generalization (of which you provide no source).

[eckelhesten]

It’s a well known fact if you’re remotely interested in cars. Mazda has supposedly upped their game lately regarding rust, but they and other Japanese brands are still regarded inferior to Volvo/german cars in terms of falling apart to rust in our Nordic climate.

You can use car.info to if you want to dig further on this (statistik på skrotade bilar). Or just ask your favorite LLM. You don’t have to take my word for it.

Japan doesn’t salt their roads nearly as much as we do.