Thats a good point, but the problem is Consumer Reports rates relatively new cars, and as we all know, new things dont have much problems so if a new(by new I mean one or two year old which is also the range i think CR uses for their reliability ratings) car has 3% of its components already gone bad, when really nothing should have gone bad at this point in its life, than it probably will have 20% problems in 5 years. Lets say a new car has 1% problems in the first year or two, then it probably will have 10% problems in 5 years.
So because there rating relatively new cars they have to much more strict on their grading curve.
BTW, CR is an extremely unreliable , biased, and fickle source. Trust them at your own peril.
