Feb 13, 2019 COSTA MESA, Calif: 13 Feb. 2019 — It’s a continuing love story for most owners and their vehicles as overall dependability for three-year-old vehicles improves 4% from last year, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS). The Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) examines issues reported by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles. This study measures car reliability by analyzing problems experienced over the past 12 months of ownership in such areas as: features and controls; engine and transmission;entertainment and navigation; heating and cooling; the overall driving experience, and more.
I don't put much faith in the J.D. Power dependability study. Don't get me wrong, I think Lexus/Toyota makes the most reliable passenger vehicles on the planet but I think it's laughable to think any of the German brands or American brands, especially Chrysler, are more reliable than Honda/Acura long term.I see even Ford is ranked above Honda.
I know one person that owns a new F-150 that is maybe 2 and half years old. He had to have the steering column replaced and also his passenger side door would not stay latched at times.Chevrolet and Buick are ranked 4th and 5th I see. I know about 5 or 6 people that have owned newer model Chevrolet's and Buick's and all of them have had problems. The problems range from oil leaks and faulty electrical components to as severe as having an engine rebuilt on a Silverado with less than 100,000 miles. The Buick owner had transmission failure with less than 90,000 miles.I don't know many people with German cars but I've read enough about their reliability to gather they are nowhere close to Toyota and Honda on reliability. I always heard that German vehicles were reliable until I did some research into it.I used to be in the camp of 'buy American cars only' but owning a Jeep was it for me.
I had constant problems with it. I traded it in on my first Toyota and have never bought anything but Japanese vehicles since.I would not put much weight behind these studies. They need to do long term studies of maybe 8-12 years or longer.
Which looks at the dependability of three-year-old vehicles—2016 modes—shows a lot of good news for and its various brands. And rounded out the top five brands for the highest dependability, falling in behind industry staples Lexus, Porsche, and Toyota, which, respectively, took the top three spots. Overall dependability improved four percent over last year’s study.
However, while overall dependability did increase, automakers are still facing some issues.“Vehicle dependability continues to improve, but I wouldn’t say that everything is rosy,” said Dave Sargent, Vice President of Global Automotive at. “Vehicles are more reliable than ever, but automakers are wrestling with problems such as voice recognition, transmission shifts, and battery failures. Flawless dependability is a determining factor in whether customers remain loyal to a brand, so manufacturers need to help customers who are currently experiencing vehicle problems and address these trouble spots on future models.”While Buick and Chevrolet rounded out the top five most dependable vehicles in the study, GMC and Cadillac languished in the rankings. JD Power measures the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles during the past 12 months by the original owner. The lower the score, the higher the ranking. The industry average is 136 problems per 100 cars.
Chevrolet ranked fourth with 115 problems per 100 cars, and Buick ranked fifth 118 problems per 100 cars. Had while did slightly better with 161 problems per 100 cars.JD Power also awarded General Motors five segment awards for the,. Chevrolet and Buick were the only two domestic automakers to perform better than the industry average in the study. After Buick, Ford was the next highest dependable domestic automaker with 146 problems per 100 cars.
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