’2011 US Vehicle Dependability Study’ released 14 most reliable car

Lacing the recall was not affecting the credibility of the Toyota. Marketing research institutions, JD Power and Associates, on Monday (03/21) released the results of ’2011 US Vehicle Dependability Study’. The result is there, 34 marks the most reliable car. The car is a vehicle that is marketed in the United States.

JD Power press release states, these assessments are based on statistical assessment of the number of existing problems in one brand of car provided by respondents. Each brand is represented by 100 cars.

“Overall, car manufacturers have made significant improvements in reducing the traditional problems, especially with the interior of the vehicle, engine and transmission, and steering and brakes during the last few years,” said David Sargent, vice president of global vehicle research JD Power and Associates.

“However, some manufacturers are adding features and new technology to meet consumer demand and new legislation, has faced a potential new problem,” he asserted.

Sargent says, there are 250 kinds of problems that are valued and sought opinions to the respondent who is the owner of the car. Thus, the fewer problems that exist in the vehicle – as indicated by the little score – then the car was more reliable.

The results refer to the lowest score – or the most reliable car – is 101 and the highest score or the largest number is 221. The industry average score, ie the average value of all brands surveyed was 151.

Interestingly, says a press release, Toyota was able to continue its reliability thus remains a trusted brand that has a high reliability in the United States. In fact, there are seven models made by Toyota to be a reliable model. They are, Lexus RX, Toyota Scion xB, Toyota 4Runner, Prius, Sienna, Tacoma, and Tundra.

It is also common on the Ford Motor Company. Four models of the Ford was recorded as a trusted consumer model, namely the Ford Fusion, Mustang, Lincoln MKZ and Lincoln Navigator. The products made by General Motors in this category there are three, namely the Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS, and the Chevrolet Tahoe.

Data refer to the institution, from 34 car brands that are above the industry average score of only 14 brands. This means that the 14 brands of car is the most reliable.

They are:

Lincoln (101)Lexus (109)Jaguar (112)Porsche (114)Toyota (122)Acura (123)Buick (125)Mercedes-Benz (128)Cadillac [General Motors] (130)Hyundai (132)Honda (139)Ford [Ford Motor Company] (140)Saab (146)Infiniti [Nissan Motor Company] (151)

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