J.D. Power and Associates Dependability Study
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J.D. Power and Associates Dependability Study
Maybe I shouldn't, but I trust J.D. Power and Associates studies far above and beyond Consumer Reports, which love imports for unknown reasons. I once read that Toyota owned part of Consumer Reports... food for thought at least.
Anyway, J.D. Power and Associates looked at the 2010 model year, now that they are three years old, and asked people how many problems they had had. Despite Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler being towards the bottom as having a few more problems than others, Ram (Dakotas, 1500s, etc.) were towards the top. The Dakota was voted 2nd most dependable mid-sized truck, right after the Ranger. It actually beat the Honda Ridgeline!
TOP 3 MODELS BY TYPE and SIZE
In order of ranking, fewer than three means no others ranked above segment average in problems per 100 vehicles:
• Subcompact car: Scion xD, Toyota Yaris, Hyundai Accent
• Compact car: Toyota Prius, Ford Focus, Mazda3
• Compact Sporty Car: Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mini Cooper, Scion tC
• Compact Premium Sporty Car: Nissan Z, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe, Volvo C70
• Midsize Sporty Car: Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang
• Midsize car: Hyundai Sonata, Ford Fusion, Buick LaCrosse
• Large Car: Buick Lucerne, Toyota Avalon, Chevrolet Impala
• Entry Premium Car: Lexus ES350, Lincoln MKZ, Cadillac CTS
• Midsize Premium Car: Audi A6, Volvo S80, Lexus GS 350/GS 460
• Compact Multipurpose Vehicle: Scion xB, Chevrolet HHR, Kia Soul
• Compact Crossover/SUV: Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Toyota FJ Cruiser
• Midsize Crossover/SUV: Honda Crosstour, Toyota Venza, Toyota 4Runner
• Large Crossover/SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Toyota Sequoia
• Entry Premium Crossover/SUV: Acura RDX, Audi Q5
• Midsize Premium Crossover/SUV: Lexus RX, Volvo XC70
• Minivan: Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey
• Midsize Pickup: Ford Ranger, Ram Dakota, Honda Ridgeline
• Large Pickup: GMC Sierra HD, GMC Sierra (light), Chevrolet Avalanche
NAMEPLATE RANKING
Problems per 100 2010 vehicles, average for all models:
• Lexus 71
• Porsche 94
• Lincoln 112
• Toyota 112
• Mercedes-Benz 115
• Buick 118
• Honda 119
• Acura 120
• Ram 122
• Suzuki 122
• Mazda 124
• Chevrolet 125
INDUSTRY AVERAGE 128
• Ford 127
• Cadillac 128
• Subaru 132
• BMW 133
• GMC 134
• Scion 135
• Nissan 137
• Infiniti 137
• Kia 140
• Hyundai 141
• Audi 147
• Volvo 149
• Mini 150
• Chrysler 153
• Jaguar 164
• Volkswagen 174
• Jeep 178
• Mitsubishi 178
• Dodge 190
• Land Rover 220
Source:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ncoln/1914527/
Anyway, J.D. Power and Associates looked at the 2010 model year, now that they are three years old, and asked people how many problems they had had. Despite Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler being towards the bottom as having a few more problems than others, Ram (Dakotas, 1500s, etc.) were towards the top. The Dakota was voted 2nd most dependable mid-sized truck, right after the Ranger. It actually beat the Honda Ridgeline!
TOP 3 MODELS BY TYPE and SIZE
In order of ranking, fewer than three means no others ranked above segment average in problems per 100 vehicles:
• Subcompact car: Scion xD, Toyota Yaris, Hyundai Accent
• Compact car: Toyota Prius, Ford Focus, Mazda3
• Compact Sporty Car: Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mini Cooper, Scion tC
• Compact Premium Sporty Car: Nissan Z, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe, Volvo C70
• Midsize Sporty Car: Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang
• Midsize car: Hyundai Sonata, Ford Fusion, Buick LaCrosse
• Large Car: Buick Lucerne, Toyota Avalon, Chevrolet Impala
• Entry Premium Car: Lexus ES350, Lincoln MKZ, Cadillac CTS
• Midsize Premium Car: Audi A6, Volvo S80, Lexus GS 350/GS 460
• Compact Multipurpose Vehicle: Scion xB, Chevrolet HHR, Kia Soul
• Compact Crossover/SUV: Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Toyota FJ Cruiser
• Midsize Crossover/SUV: Honda Crosstour, Toyota Venza, Toyota 4Runner
• Large Crossover/SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Toyota Sequoia
• Entry Premium Crossover/SUV: Acura RDX, Audi Q5
• Midsize Premium Crossover/SUV: Lexus RX, Volvo XC70
• Minivan: Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey
• Midsize Pickup: Ford Ranger, Ram Dakota, Honda Ridgeline
• Large Pickup: GMC Sierra HD, GMC Sierra (light), Chevrolet Avalanche
NAMEPLATE RANKING
Problems per 100 2010 vehicles, average for all models:
• Lexus 71
• Porsche 94
• Lincoln 112
• Toyota 112
• Mercedes-Benz 115
• Buick 118
• Honda 119
• Acura 120
• Ram 122
• Suzuki 122
• Mazda 124
• Chevrolet 125
INDUSTRY AVERAGE 128
• Ford 127
• Cadillac 128
• Subaru 132
• BMW 133
• GMC 134
• Scion 135
• Nissan 137
• Infiniti 137
• Kia 140
• Hyundai 141
• Audi 147
• Volvo 149
• Mini 150
• Chrysler 153
• Jaguar 164
• Volkswagen 174
• Jeep 178
• Mitsubishi 178
• Dodge 190
• Land Rover 220
Source:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ncoln/1914527/
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Sorry if I sounded a bit enthusiastic, I just thought it was neat that the Dakota beat out the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier. Everyone loves to brag about how reliable their 'yotas are...
