Rob, thank you for adding
Rob, thank you for adding this comment. I agree with you. Stories like this are hard to do with complete accuracy. I feel like they help shoppers with some useful data, but they are all imperfect. I've done some warning stories about Prius cars and oil burning and the headlight defect. To try to help used shoppers understand the model and be prepared. Stepping back, though, I like to look at it this way; "If you were going to buy a 2011 model year 39 MPG car if you didn't pick a Prius, what would you pick that offers a better likelihood of long-term reliability?" It's tough to answer!