Top Quality Cars By Brand – July 2016

 

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Kia overtook Porsche in J.D. Power’s annual report card on vehicle quality, marking the first time in 27 years that a nonpremium brand has topped the list.

Tthe Jeep, Chrysler, and Subaru showed the strongest improvement. Jaguar plunged from third place last year to 27th overall.

The study is based on more than 80,000 responses from owners and lessees of 2016 model-year vehicles after 90 days of ownership. Consumers were surveyed from February through May.

J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Initial Quality Study rankings

Rank Brand Problems per 100 vehicles
1 Kia 83
2 Porsche 84
3 Hyundai 92
4 Toyota 93
5 BMW 94
6 Chevrolet 95
7 Buick 96
8 Lexus 96
9 Lincoln 96
10 Nissan 101
11 Ford 102
12 GMC 103
13 Infiniti 103
14 Volkswagen 104
Industry Average 105
15 Audi 110
16 Mercedes-Benz 111
17 Cadillac 112
18 Jeep 113
19 Ram 114
20 Chrysler 115
21 Mitsubishi 116
22 Dodge 117
23 Subaru 118
24 Honda 119
25 Acura 122
26 Scion 123
27 Jaguar 127
28 Mazda 127
29 Mini 127
30 Land Rover 132
31 Volvo 152
32 Fiat 174
33 Smart 216