Most Japanese motorists – when heading out to buy themselves a new car – aren’t looking at a performance weapon (take it from one of our editors who has lived in Japan) instead they will go out to buy a reliable, small, economical car … often a kei car.īen, our editor who lived in Japan and travels back there regularly, used this piece of quirky JDM engineering as his daily driver: Yes, this is a JDM car. Remember that JDM truly means any car that was built for the Japanese market, and Japanese car buyers aren’t all “Midnight Club” participants. There is a far bigger world of JDM cars that are focused on affordability (in terms of purchase price, fuel economy, and running costs/maintenance). In fact, these “hero cars” are only a small slice of the JDM ecosystem. However (and it’s a big however) there is a lot more to JDM motoring than performance cars like the GT-R or Supra.

In fact, if you ask the average car enthusiast to name the most reliable JDM car, they would probably give you an answer from the list of “usual suspect” performance classics, maybe something a bit more modest like the EK9 Civic Type R. Think of great JDM performance cars like the Nissan Skyline GT-R, Toyota Supra MK4, DC2 Honda Integra Type R etc … all of these cars are typically more reliable than their contemporary European or American competition. Conclusion – What Is The Most Reliable JDM Car?.

Most reliable jdm cars