what the... JD Power Dependability Study...

[andylawcc]

http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4022547&src=msn&GT1=4244


Top Ten Nameplates

Lexus 162 PP100
Buick 187 PP100
Infiniti 189 PP100
Lincoln 194 PP100
Cadillac 196 PP100
Honda 209 PP100
Acura 212 PP100
Toyota 216 PP100
Mercury 224 PP100
Porsche 240 PP100

Top Ten Corporations

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. 207 PP100
American Honda Motor Co. 210 PP100
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. 240 PP100
General Motors Corporation 262 PP100
BMW of North America 264 PP100
Industry Average 269 PP100
Nissan North America 271 PP100
Ford Motor Company 275 PP100
Subaru of America, Inc. 288 PP100
DaimlerChrysler 302 PP100
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. 327 PP100

*PP100 = problems per 100 vehicle


anyway, not that I am hating Porsche, but I thought Nissan would generally be more reliable than Porsche...

 

[Excelsior]

I don't see how this is surpising? Porsches are well engineered and reliable.

 

[maziwanka]

woohoo GM is up there!

 

[CraigRT]

I think the list is off, but hey what do I know?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

This has been posted before.

As I said in the other thread, I am skeptical of JD Power's methodology and results. I know one thing for sure: If I were told I had to drive across Death Valley or a similarly hazardous environment unsupported, and I had to rely on my car's reliability for my personal safety, I would take a Toyota (#8) over a Buick (#2) every time.

 

[AsianriceX]

I remember reading an article about Nissan having a lot of defects being discovered with their new line of vehicles that are being built in the new Nissan plant. Something along the lines of Nissan sending over 200 of their engineers from Japan to do some quality control.

here

 

[SuperTool]

Infiniti is more reliable by far than Porsche, if you want to compare apples to apples. Not that it really matters since most of the nissans have been redesigned since 2001, save maybe for sentra.
Also, number of problems without mentioning the severity doesn't really say much. A broken tranny and a broken cupholder shouldn't have the same weight.