Lexus on Top for Quality: Lexus Leads J.D. Power Dependability Study AGAIN
August 7, 2008 by Malcolm
Filed under Automotive, Automotive News, J.D. Powers, Lexus
Lexus tops the J.D. Power 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) for the 14th year straight.
It comes a time were most of us just have to admit that Lexus has quality vehicles. Even if you had a bad experience with Lexus you really cannot sway too far away from the FACT that the build quality is excellent, they last a long time, and they have less problems per 100 vehicles as shown on the 2008 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study.
If you ever wonder how they get these numbers or conduct the survey then you can visit the source directly on J.D. Power and Associates web site link for the 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) here.
J.D. Power annual Initial Quality Study – Automotive
June 7, 2007 by Malcolm
Filed under Automotive, Automotive News, J.D. Powers
Ford brands topped the individual segment awards with the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln MKZ, Mazda MX-5 Miata and Mercury Milan.
Seems like Lexus has a fixed position always in the top 2 for the past several years.
2007 Automotive Brand Rank Problems Per 100 Vehicles
- Porsche 91
- Lexus 94
Lincoln 100 - Honda 108
- Mercedes-Benz 111
- Jaguar 112
Toyota 112 - Mercury 113
- Infiniti 117
- Ford 120
- Scion 123
- Hyundai 125
- Kia 125
- Industry Average 125
- Buick 127
- Chevrolet 129
- Volvo 129
- Acura 130
- GMC 131
- Nissan 132
- Saturn 132
- BMW 133
Pontiac 133 - Saab 133
- Subaru 133
- Cadillac 135
- Audi 136
- Chrysler 151
- Suzuki 153
- Mitsubishi 155
- Dodge 156
- Volkswagen 160
- Jeep 161
- HUMMER 162
- Mazda 163
- Land Rover 170
NOTE: Not included due to small sample size are: Isuzu and
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