This thread is interesting.
Consumer Reports has nothing against anyone - it's math. Number of cars sold, versus number of cars with reported issues, etc. In some cases, I am sure the FRS/BRZ has over 100% failure (repeated failures on the same car).
We all know this car has issues, proven facts (condensation, gear grinds, pops and squeaks, etc.) which all of the members have kindly decided to share and we all learn as a group (and hopefully Toybaru as well) so there is no point crapping on CR.
I personally use CR for other stuff like tire reviews, microwaves, ovens, fridges, etc. and I find their stats quite nice but however, like all stats, they can be skewed to make something look exceptionally bad (percentages are the worst - one more defect out of a thousand this year versus none last year is an INFINITE increase in percent - wacky example but possible).
The key thing is, the demographic doesn't suit their usual consumer base and so they wouldn't recommend it purely on their stats.
Very simple example: if your grandpa, in his 60s is looking to buy a reliable A-B car, would you recommend this car or a Camry which can sit in the same price range?'
Also, Toyota took the Camry, RAV4 and Prius V being removed from their recommended list quite well:
http://www.latimes.com/business/auto...#axzz2lhIVuI9Z
Rise to the challenge. Don't ignore it.