Near the top?
Not good enough... Who is the top???
Brand | Percent failed |
---|---|
Yamaha/Star | 11% |
Suzuki | 12 |
Honda | 12 |
Kawasaki | 15 |
Victory | 17 |
Harley-Davidson | 26 |
Triumph | 29 |
Ducati | 33 |
BMW | 40 |
Can-Am | 42 |
Says more about the responders to the survey than anything else. Some owners complain more than others and some owners just don't care . The same Consumer Reports Survey had 2 parts and rated "Consumer Motorcycle Satisfaction". Top two manufacturers, Victory and HD; ..... and all is still right with the world....No surprise: Honda near the top rank.
My old research methods professor once said "Ya know, reality is kinda complex."Yeah, Stats... half the time you can make them looks any way you want... the other half you can make them look any way you want... So, 100% of the time I'm 50% right.
That may be true.... but shouldn't the frills be designed and built to be just as reliable as the rest of the product?.....So if you compare a bike with bluetooth, heated seats, heated grips, an audio system, electronic suspension, cruise control etc. to something that doesn't have these features the cards are stacked against the feature rich product.
Gerhard
Pay more, expect less? I'll take the hammer.My point was that there are more components to fail so even if a more complex vehicle has the same component failure rate as a simpler vehicle the more complex machine will have more warranty claims because there are more chances for something to go wrong. Some claims really aren't failures, for example the bluetooth won't pair with the newest phone introduced yesterday so the customer goes to the dealer to have it fixed by a software update, this is a warranty claim is it a failure though? That very thing happened to my car.
I guess taking it to extremes it is like comparing a hammer to a pneumatic nail gun installed in an assembly line, I am sure the hammer has fewer warranty issues. I don't believe that anyone is building Yugos or Ladas today, those where examples of a breakdown waiting to happen.
Gerhard
I prefer to use my cell phone as a hammer, then stream a movie, and read my mail after ordering beer and a pizza. Do that with your hammer !Pay more, expect less? I'll take the hammer.