For the past 11 years Lexus has held the number one spot in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study. This year Lexus holds the top spot again, but for the first time Lexus has tied with another automaker, Buick!
The study looks at the number of reported problems for three-year old vehicles (2004). Lexus and Buick vehicles had 145 problems per 100 vehicles, which is the lowest score in the industry. Cadillac held the third spot (162), Mercury was fourth (168) and Honda took the fifth spot (169).
So out of the top 5 automakers, only two are from Japan? Interesting. I guess US automakers are finally turning things around.
The top ten automakers:
1. Buick/ Lexus (tie)
3. Cadillac
4. Mercury
5. Honda
6. Toyota
7. BMW
8. Lincoln
9. Subaru
10. Oldsmobile (remember Olds still had 2004 models)
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