JD Power dependability study of 2009 vehicles
 

Lexus, Porsche, Cadillac Top J.D. Power 2012 Dependability Study

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"J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study

The results of J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study have just been released, and there's plenty of good news for auto fans.

Power's Dependability Study looks at problems associated with vehicles that are three model-years old (so the 2012 study examined rides from the 2009 model year). Power representatives interview original owners of those vehicles to find out how many problems they've experienced over the past 12 months. For the 2012 study, J.D. Power spoke to over 31,000 vehicle owners between October and December of 2011.

To assign rankings, J.D. Power calculates the number of problems reported per hundred vehicles, or PP 100. When all the data had been crunched for 2012, the news was good for most car companies: of the 32 brands included in the 2012 Dependability Study, a whopping 25 improved on their scores from 2011, with only six losing ground and one remaining flat.

Even better for Detroit fans: domestic marques improved faster than their foreign rivals. In 2011, they averaged 18 PP 100 more than imports. In 2012, that figure was cut to 13 PP 100.

In the end, though, Toyota was the Power's big winner for 2012. The Japanese automaker's premium brand -- Lexus -- drove to the #1 spot, with 86 PP 100. Porsche, Cadillac, Toyota, and Toyota's youth-oriented Scion rounded out the top five, followed by Mercedes-Benz, Lincoln, Ford, Buick, and Hyundai.

And despite the aforementioned improvements in Detroit, Chrysler's four brands landed in the bottom four spots, with the Chrysler brand on the lowest rung at 192 PP 100. Going up, we find Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Jaguar, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Kia, Suzuki, Mazda, and MINI.

As far as specific models go, the Lexus LS had the fewest reported problems of any vehicle on the road, with 72 PP 100. Other vehicles of note include:
•Toyota Yaris (best subcompact car)
•Toyota Prius (best compact car)
•Ford Fusion (best midsize car)
•Buick Lucerne (best large car)"

Pretty tight groupings except for Lexus - way ahead of the pack!

3 of the top 12(1/4) are Toyota.
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I'm suprised at the Honda/Acura showing. I think I'll take my chances though; Cathy's next car will probably be a Honda (if her Lexus ever dies).
Jim

I am very please with my Lexus GS DD. It's bullet proof car. The dealer preys a bit on wealthy dumb folks, but I service mine independantly.

Surprised me to see BMW that low...

You can't beat the Chrysler products for consistency though.

Even Toyota had Porsche and Cadillac sneak in between their different brands.

Seriously. BMW has a reputation for being pretty dependable. My '01 is running great at 160K.

I've never been interested in an infinity, but I am surprised they are in the cellar.

Chryslers race to the sewer has been a roaring success, hasn't it? Have they saved room in their club for Fiat?

Might have to re-think my prejudice.....I haven't bought an American car (Big 4) since 1967!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, next time you are car shopping, you might consider stopping by a domestic dealership...you might be surprised.

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