What does it mean that a Honda is more reliable than other brands?

For example, if I buy a Honda minivan that's 7 years old, is it likely to have a lot less maintenance cost than if I buy a Chevy minivan that's 7 years old? Is that what is meant by being more reliable?|||unchesquirne|||No. Maintenance costs are probably higher on the Honda than the Chevy. As for reliability both are very dependable and will likely never leave you stranded. Hondas are renown for their build quality both inside and out. They use high quality plastics and metals and the engineering is always top-notch. A well maintained Honda will give you 300,000 miles of usage before it's completely worn out where the Chevy may get you 200,000 before you are sick of it falling apart. A Peugeot, for example, begins falling apart the moment you drive it off the lot and a Daewoo is falling apart on the showroom floor. It's all relative -- you get what you pay for.|||its called advertising/still a lot of 69 and 70 chevy trucks around/no 70 honda trucks around/not one/and no cars either/they came out with the little egg box honda in 72/they have a good car and so does toyota/ford/mazda/bmw/etc|||No, it means it won't break down and have less problems, but the Chevy would probably be cheaper to maintain.|||cars r like people...some healthy and live a long time...others break down and die





hondas r known for not breaking down as often as others..





but at 7 yrs and 100K miles EVERY car is gona need repairs,,|||any vehicle depends on who maintained it