Vehicle Dependability Study -- JD Power

Fiero · 30th April 2006, 15:30

JD Power VDS ... a study undertaken by JD Power,which gives some insight on vehicle reliability of various brands(in the US) ... some of the results might surprise you ... it might shatter some myths about jap car reliability* ... which according to this study is restricted only to Honda and Toyota ... and you'll be surprised to see where Merc is at.

In a study based on 'number of problems per 100 cars'

Toyota owned LEXUS came in first
Toyota in 7th ... honda in 9th
ford an Chevy in 12th and 13th
hyundai rated 21st
other jap co's like nissan , mitsubishi and suzuki ranked 26th,27th and 31st repectively.
KIA ranked last ...

Merc at 28th and Audi at 32nd(gadget failure maybe??)

*before anyone pounces on me or the findings of JD Power about reliability of their fav jap cars,you should know that this study was not just about the 'engine',but the whole car.

study based on customer feedback on 3 year old cars(2002-2004)

here's the link:
http://www.jdpower.com/pdf/2005089.pdf

Cheers !

aniguchisan · 30th April 2006, 16:41

Long live Lexus.....

islero · 30th April 2006, 20:19

Hmm.....Mercedes seem to have improved a bit, though their place should be the top (for all the hype of the three-pointed star).

Fiero · 30th April 2006, 20:55

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Originally Posted by islero

Hmm.....Mercedes seem to have improved a bit, though their place should be the top (for all the hype of the three-pointed star).

i agree ... it should be up there with lexus ... heard quite a few stories about electronic failure in mercs ... maybe GTO can enlighten us on that

(j/k)

audi was a bit surprising too.

sajo · 30th April 2006, 21:25

I am surprised to see Lincoln LS on the list in the entry luxury car segment. They were known to have quite a few issues. Even edmunds.com's long term LS had some serious problems with it.

nevertouchme · 1st May 2006, 06:47

Oh yeah.... Very good piece of Info...

Thanks a lot mate....

Jai

30th April 2006, 15:30	#1
Fiero BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 359 Thanked: 166 Times	Vehicle Dependability Study -- JD Power JD Power VDS ... a study undertaken by JD Power,which gives some insight on vehicle reliability of various brands(in the US) ... some of the results might surprise you ... it might shatter some myths about jap car reliability* ... which according to this study is restricted only to Honda and Toyota ... and you'll be surprised to see where Merc is at. In a study based on 'number of problems per 100 cars' Toyota owned LEXUS came in first Toyota in 7th ... honda in 9th ford an Chevy in 12th and 13th hyundai rated 21st other jap co's like nissan , mitsubishi and suzuki ranked 26th,27th and 31st repectively. KIA ranked last ... Merc at 28th and Audi at 32nd(gadget failure maybe??) before anyone pounces on me or the findings of JD Power about reliability of their fav jap cars,you should know that this study was not just about the 'engine',but the whole car. study based on customer feedback on 3 year old cars(2002-2004) here's the link: http://www.jdpower.com/pdf/2005089.pdf Cheers ! Last edited by Fiero : 30th April 2006 at 15:33.*
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30th April 2006, 16:41	#2
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Long live Lexus.....
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30th April 2006, 20:19	#3
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Hmm.....Mercedes seem to have improved a bit, though their place should be the top (for all the hype of the three-pointed star).
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30th April 2006, 21:25	#5
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,157 Times	I am surprised to see Lincoln LS on the list in the entry luxury car segment. They were known to have quite a few issues. Even edmunds.com's long term LS had some serious problems with it.
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1st May 2006, 06:47	#6
nevertouchme BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 302 Thanked: 62 Times	Oh yeah.... Very good piece of Info... Thanks a lot mate.... Jai
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