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2009 Nameplate Ranking

Problems per 100 Vehicles

Buick 122
Jaguar 122
Lexus 126
Toyota 129
Mercury 134
Infiniti 142
Acura 146
Lincoln 147
Cadillac 148
Honda 148
Porsche 150
Audi 159
Ford 159
Hyundai 161
Subaru 162
Chrysler 165
BMW 166
Industry Average 170
GMC 174
Mercedes-Benz 184
Chevrolet 185
Mitsubishi 185
Volvo 186
Nissan 199
Dodge 202
MINI 205
Saturn 211
Kia 218
Jeep 220
Pontiac 220
HUMMER 221
Scion 222
SAAB 226
Mazda 227
Isuzu 234
Land Rover 238
Volkswagen 260
Suzuki 263


Top Three Models per Segment
Car Segments

Sub-Compact Car
Highest Ranked: Scion xA
Suzuki Aerio
Chevrolet Aveo

Compact Car
Highest Ranked: Toyota Prius
Toyota Matrix
Pontiac Vibe

Compact Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Mazda MX-5 Miata
Subaru Impreza
Pontiac Solstice Convertible

Midsize Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Toyota Solara
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Ford Mustang

Midsize Car
Highest Ranked: Buick LaCrosse
Toyota Camry
Mercury Milan

Large Car
Highest Ranked: Mercury Grand Marquis
Buick Lucerne
Mercury Montego

Compact Premium Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Nissan 350Z
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
Acura RSX

Entry Premium Vehicle
Highest Ranked: Lincoln Zephyr
Cadillac CTS
Infiniti G-Series

Midsize Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Acura RL (tie)
Lexus ES 330 (tie)
Infiniti M-Series

Large Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Lexus LS 430
Lincoln Town Car
Cadillac DTS

Premium Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Lexus SC 430
Porsche 911
Chevrolet Corvette


Top Three Models per Segment
Truck / Multi-Activity Vehicle (MAV) Segments
Compact MAV
Highest Ranked: Honda Element
Honda CR-V
Mitsubishi Outlander

Midsize MAV
Highest Ranked: Toyota Highlander
Toyota 4Runner
Buick Rainier

Large MAV
Highest Ranked: Toyota Sequoia
Chevrolet Tahoe
Ford Expedition

Large Pickup
Highest Ranked: Toyota Tundra
Ford F-150 LD
GMC Sierra LD

Midsize Pickup
Highest Ranked: Ford Ranger
Honda Ridgeline
Toyota Tacoma

Van
Highest Ranked: Dodge Caravan
Ford Freestar
Toyota Sienna

Midsize Premium MAV
Highest Ranked: Lexus GX 470
Acura MDX
Lexus RX 330/RX400h

Large Premium MAV
Highest Ranked: Lincoln Mark LT
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Lincoln Navigator


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Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, performance improvement, Web intelligence and customer satisfaction. The company's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. For more information on car reviews and ratings, car insurance, health insurance, cell phone ratings, and more, please visit JDPower.com. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

triniexr

wow, there is a lot of Toyota/Lexus in there.

037

getakey

buick and jaguar??????

470hpGS400

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That front end blindes me. Give that grill some shades.

Nice to see my GX and SC are still raking number 1 as they always have. Solid pieces of machinery.

Tundra did well, good as I am picking me up one of those with the TRD blower on it.

RL did very well, looks like they licked the uncountable millions of problems that existed with the early 05-06 models. FLAME ME!

afjock21

ATTN: This survey was done on 2006 models.

They followed the cars for 3 years...

037

That would explain the 330's...

neuronbob

I had only a few issues with my 2006. I'd say the Powers survey was reasonably accurate.

470hpGS400

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Ton of Lexus/Toyota products up there. Some Honda/Acura products. The RL actually tied the ES330-itself a solid little car-drove several while the others were being serviced. I'm completely taken back with the Jaguar ranking though.

GoHawks

After experiencing a few issues with my Land Cruiser early on, it has aged well. I just hit 100K and got the timing belt replaced. A dad on my son's hockey team was driving with me one day. He works for Ford, so I thought it would be interesting when he got in. He said, "I've never ridden in one of these", and after the drive he said, "Wow, this thing runs so smooth". Another dad on the team once said the same thing, and asked, "does everything still work?".

Of course it still works. There is not a squeak or rattle to be had. We call it the Road Warrior as it has been everywhere between vacations, and hockey trips. I put new tires on it last year, and with the timing belt replaced, I should be good for a while. The SM told me he has a customer that puts 5K a month on his and he currently has 400K on it and it's still going strong.

I guess after living with some of the Detroit products of the past, people's expectations are so much lower.

As for the RL, aside from the chronic door handle issues (which is getting annoying), mine has been rock solid.

I too don't get how Jag rated so high. Everyone who I talk o wh has one says they love the car when it's not in he shop.