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J D Power report names Jaguar cars as most reliable!
The J.D. Power and Associates annual private report to automakers, "Initial Quality Study", is a widely followed measure of vehicle quality. Recently the company released limited data from the report but not the full report.
The report found that the new Jaguar cars had the fewest defects and the 1999 Kia cars the most.
The Agoura-based company said it based the results on 41,004 owners of 1999-model vehicles. They were asked about problems found in the first 90 days of ownership.The study showed Jaguar has the fewest defects per 100 new vehicles - 110. Buick was second at 114, followed by Infiniti(ll8),Acura(124), BMW(125), Lexus(l31), Toyota(135), Honda (137), Cadillac (139) andChrysler (148).
The average for all vehicles was 167 defects per 100 vehicles.
The bottom of the list showed Kia having the most defects at 333 per 100 vehicles.
Suzuki had 299, Isuzu 242, Jeep 234, Volkswagen 223, Daewoo 216, Land Rover 200, Mit-subishi 199, GMC 199 and Hyundai 194.
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