You go to the car dealership and buy a brand new vehicle, you are ecstatic about your new purchase until one day you’re driving down the road and you see it, the dreaded check engine light staring back at you. Don’t worry you won’t have to deal with this nearly as often depending on which vehicle you choose to buy.
According to J.D. Powers and Associates Vehicle Dependability study, Lexus is the most dependable vehicle on the road today with only 86 problems per 100 vehicles, to put that in perspective Chrysler was dead last with 192 problems per 100 vehicles. Lexus’s success was followed closely in rank by Porsche, Cadillac, Toyota, and Scion.
Toyota being the owner of Scion and Lexus we are thrilled to hold 3 of the top 5 spots!
Here is a complete list of how the study turned out; problems are based on 100 vehicles:
1. Lexus, 86
2. Porsche, 98
3. Cadillac, 104
4. Toyota, 104
5. Scion, 111
6. Mercedes-Benz, 112
7. Lincoln, 116
8. Ford, 124
9. Buick, 125
10. Hyundai, 125
11. Acura, 129
12. Honda, 131
13. Chevrolet, 135
14. Volvo, 143
15. Audi, 148
16. Smart, 148
17. Subaru, 149
18. Nissan, 152
19. Mitsubishi, 153
20. BMW, 154
21. GMC, 158
22. Mini, 161
23. Mazda, 163
24. Suzuki, 167
25. Kia, 169
26. Volkswagen, 169
27. Infiniti, 172
28. Jaguar, 172
29. Ram, 174
30. Jeep, 179
31. Dodge, 183
32. Chrysler, 192