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    Lexus, Toyota, Porsche top list of most reliable cars in America, J.D. Power says

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...rs/2846324002/

    Toyota dominated a prestigious annual study on vehicle dependability, but General Motors was close behind and German automakers improved markedly this year.
    Toyota's luxury Lexus brand took the top slot in the 2019 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study for the eighth straight year. Toyota's namesake brand tied for second.
    Volkswagen Group's Porsche shared the second-place spot and won the first-ever award for the most dependable vehicle in the industry: the Porsche 911 sports car.
    GM's Chevrolet and Buick placed fourth and fifth, respectively, among all brands.
    The annual J.D. Power study gauges dependability of 3-year-old vehicles over the last 12 months, meaning this year's survey assessed the 2016 model year.
    Dependability is a key point of consideration for shoppers, and it typically factors into long-term resale values.


    Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and VW all showed improvement, as every German automotive brand beat the industry average for the first time in the study's 30-year history.


    Fiat Chrysler's Fiat brand was last, registering nearly 13 percent more problems than the next-worst brand, Land Rover. But the Chrysler brand delivered the most improvement of any brand, falling just short of the industry average.


    One brand that wasn't tracked: Tesla, due to "insufficient sample size," in part tied to restrictions the company placed on the sharing of vehicle data, J.D. Power spokesman Kyle Reuter said in an email.
    Of the 20 major vehicle segments tracked by J.D. Power, Lexus, Toyota, BMW, Chevrolet and Buick were the only brands that earned multiple most-dependable vehicle honors, with two each. (Scroll to the bottom to see the list of the most reliable vehicles in the industry, according to the survey.)


    At least three of the nameplates honored in this year's study have since been discontinued or are poised to go out of production this year: the Buick LaCrosse, Buick Verano and Chrysler Town & Country. Several others have been since redesigned.


    The study, which measures the number of problems per 100 vehicles, found a 4 percent overall improvement for the industry from the previous year. That makes it the best-ever year for vehicle dependability.
    "But I wouldn’t say that everything is rosy,” said Dave Sargent, vice president of global automotive at J.D. Power, in a statement. "Vehicles are more reliable than ever, but automakers are wrestling with problems such as voice recognition, transmission shifts and battery failures."
    Researchers tracked 177 specific problems in eight major categories.
    The industry average was 136 problems per 100 vehicles.
    How the major brands ranked:

    1. Lexus: 106
    2. Porsche: 108​​​​​​​
    2. Toyota: 108
    4. Chevrolet: 115
    5. Buick: 118
    6. Mini: 119
    7. BMW: 122
    8. Audi: 124
    8. Hyundai: 124
    10. Kia: 126
    11. Infiniti: 128
    12. Volkswagen: 131
    13. Mercedes-Benz: 134
    14. Subaru: 136
    15. Nissan: 137
    16. Chrysler: 146
    16. Ford: 146
    16. Honda: 146
    19. Lincoln: 147
    20. Mitsubishi: 158
    21. Mazda: 159
    22. GMC: 161
    23. Cadillac: 166
    24. Jeep: 167
    25. Jaguar: 168
    26. Acura: 171
    26. Ram: 171
    28. Dodge: 178
    29. Volvo: 204
    30. Land Rover: 221
    31. Fiat: 249

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    damn tick...
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    My 2012 Prius Has 335,000 kms, and has only needed brakes and tires, never seen the dealer in 7 years.

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    Picking 3 years old isn’t that great. A lot of vehicle don’t have many issues within 3 years. It should be 4-5.
    Saleen 89-373....long gone....!!

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    wonder if it changes when factoring in cost of repairs not number of repairs.

    one might have only had one problem but was super expensive to fix while others had more issues but were smaller/ cheaper to fix

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