One of the most engaging and somewhat amusing auto stories from the last couple weeks has been Consumer Reports’ experience with their brand new Fisker Karma. A $100,000+ cutting edge car of tomorrow being hauled away on a flatbed after a few days of ownership!
This made me question – how do other auto makers and models fare when it comes to their new generation cars. These are machines with over 20,000 moving parts; when you fully redesign and rebuild them ground-up, shouldn’t we expect there will be problems? And are we being too tough on Fisker for this fiasco?
In this infographic, I’m taking a closer look at several new generation launches in 2011 and 2012, and evaluating how many recalls they have faced in the months since.
Based on this analysis, my final question for you all – would you still consider buying a new generation car in its first 6-12 months of launch?
Data for this analysis sourced from – CarPredictor.com, Recalls.gov