Bookmaker Paddy Power has issued odds on the next international car brand to issue a recall in excess of 100,000 units - and Toyota is the favourite, followed by Lexus.
Although the bets exclude the Toyota is odds-on at 1/3, followed by Lexus at 2/1 and Volvo at 12/1.
Skoda is ranked as the least likely to issue a recall, with odds of 66/1.
Paddy Power said “Ninety per cent of bets placed so far predict that Toyota will come a cropper again but with rumours circulating about a similar braking fault on the new Lexus hybrid I think the 2/1 about Lexus could be the value bet.”
Recall odds
1/3 Toyota2/1 Lexus12/1 Volvo 14/1 Audi14/1 Dodge16/1 Honda18/1 Hyundai18/1 Ford20/1 Volkswagon20/1 Nissan25/1 BMW25/1 Chrysler25/1 Mercedes-Benz33/1 Vauxhall33/1 Fiat40/1 Hummer40/1 Daewoo40/1 Alfa Romeo50/1 Ferrari66/1 Skoda
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Re: Bookie issues recall odds
I'm not so sure that there's a linear relationship between reliability/safety and the number of recalls. To my mind it means the manufacturer is doing something about a problem.
1. There have been two or three minor recalls on the Focus RS to date.
2. Renault fought tooth and nail not to recall all the Clios to fix the bonnet catches.
So it's not just Toyota.
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Toyota would have been a good bet then it seems - seeing as they have recalled a load of Prius' today!
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I read a piece in USA Today last week claiming a NYC cabbie could recreate the exact same braking problem by repeatedly driving his Prius cab over the same pothole. And Toyota are taking note. Honda of America must be rubbing their hands. And lets hope so after the Toyota targetted GM discounts - its cruel to add insult to injury....