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Most reliable car brands announced

19 March 2009 14:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elmin Ibrahimov â€“ APA-Economics. J.D. Power and Associates, a global marketing information services firm, has announced Vehicle Dependability Study-2009.
According to the ranking, Buick and Jaguar shared first place for brands with the most-dependable vehicles, ending Lexusâ€™s 14-year reign.

Buick climbed from sixth place last year in market research firm J.D. Power and Associatesâ€™ Vehicle Dependability Study, and Jaguar soared from 10th. They were followed by Lexus, Toyota and Mercury in the survey of owners of 3-year-old vehicles.

2009 Nameplate Ranking Â	Score (Lower score reflects higher quality)
Buick	Â 122
Jaguar	Â 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	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 263

To determine the most dependable vehicles on the road today, J.D. Power asked 46,313 initial owners of three-year-old cars to report, in eight categories, the type of problems the vehicles developed over the last year. Categories included driving experience, engine, exterior, features/controls, heating/ventilating/cooling, interior, seats and audio/entertainment/navigation.

All told, the survey covered 202 sub-categories across all areas of the vehicle.
Final rankings derive from a "problems per 100 vehicles" (PP100) score, with lower scores reflecting higher quality.
The annual study measures problems experienced by the original owners of vehicles after three years. Suzuki owners reported the most problems among the 37 brands assessed by J.D. Power.