In reliability circles, there is a distinct difference.
In reliability engineering terms, this would relate to the 'random failure phase'.
Whatever these cars lacked in beauty they made up for in reliability.
"G.M.'s making really nice cars," he said, "but they're losing in reliability".
Electronic voting has made great strides in reliability, but it has a long way to go.
But it is possible.Why are statistics deteriorating in reliability?
In Europe, deregulation has not resulted in reliability problems.
"The DSM revolution in reliability is a revolution in rhetoric, not in reality," Kutchins and Kirk write.
But a spokesman, Johannes Reifenrath, acknowledged that there would be a lag before the results turned up in reliability surveys.
For instance, until this year Consumer Reports had never given the Focus a "recommended" rating because of its poor showing in reliability surveys.
In addition, the Vue scored poorly in reliability ratings released last week by Consumer Reports, ranking below all small S.U.V.'s except the Land Rover Freelander.
