I don't know about the Toyota/Lexus being rated high because people don't drive them much...ask anyone who's owned Toyotas. They're rock solid. You seriously can't compare any domestic brand to them for a car driven 100K+ miles. I'm talking overall, not on a case to case basis. We all know people who have had problems with Toyotas/Hondas, but had great luck with their Jaguar, or whatever.