J.D. Power's Most Dependable Auto Brands

[Don Jacob]

Brand     Problems  rank
Lexus     136          1
Mercury  151          2
Buick      153          3
Cadillac    163         4
Toyota    179         5
Acura      184         6
Honda     194         7
Jaguar     210         8
BMW       212         9
Infiniti      210        10
Lincoln     220        11
Ford        224        12
Oldsmobile 224       13
INDUSTRY AVERAGE 227
Chrysler     232       14
Pontiac      232       15
Subaru      232       16
GMC         239        17
Mercedes-Benz 240  18
Chevrolet   241       19
Nissan       242        20
Mazda       243        21
Porsche    248        22
Hyundai    253        23
Dodge     258         24
Mitsubishi 260         25
Jeep       264         26
Volvo      272         27
Audi       279         28
Mini        280         29
Isuzu     283          30
Saturn   289          31
Volkswagen 299     32
Hummer 307          33 
Kia         310          34
Suzuki    318           35
Saab     326            36
Land Rover 438       37

[Sikotic™]

Ugh who the fuck wants to roll in a Mercury.

[Don Jacob]

Brand     Problems  rank
Lexus     136          1
Mercury  151          2
Buick      153          3
Cadillac    163         4
Toyota    179         5
Acura      184         6
Honda     194         7
Jaguar     210         8
BMW       212         9
Infiniti      210        10
Lincoln     220        11
Ford        224        12
Oldsmobile 224       13
INDUSTRY AVERAGE 227
Chrysler     232       14
Pontiac      232       15
Subaru      232       16
GMC         239        17
Mercedes-Benz 240  18
Chevrolet   241       19
Nissan       242        20
Mazda       243        21
Porsche    248        22
Hyundai    253        23
Dodge     258         24
Mitsubishi 260         25
Jeep       264         26
Volvo      272         27
Audi       279         28
Mini        280         29
Isuzu     283          30
Saturn   289          31
Volkswagen 299     32
Hummer 307          33 
Kia         310          34
Suzuki    318           35
Saab     326            36
Land Rover 438       37

1.Toyota Motor Company avg rank=3 (2 cars in the top 5)
2.Honda Motor Company avg rank=6.5
3.Nissan Motor Company avg rank=15
4. Subaru average rank=16
5. Ford motor Company ave rank=16.86 (1 car in the top 5)
6. General Motors Company avg rank=19 (2 cars in the top 5)
7. bmw group average rank=19
8. Daimler Chrysler Group Ave Rank=20.5
9. porsche=22
10. hyundai motor company=23
11. mitsubishi motor company=25
12. audio motors =28
13. isuzu motors=30
14. volkswagen=32
15. kia motor company=34
16. suzuki motor company avg=35

[R-Tistic]

Hmmm....me and my fam have two Toyotas, one Benz, and a Volvo (we had two before this one).

The 98 Corolla has been pretty good since 2000...the only major problem we have had is when the engine was completely destroyed once when I was accidentally driving in 2, but the warranty covered it and we got a new one. The Benz has never had major problems, but damn it always has somethin small wrong with it, and small shit costs a WHOLE lot. My mom wanted to keep her stock radio sytsem in there, and when the CD Changer or whatever went bad, it cost 250 or so just to fix it. The Vovlos have been runnin pretty damn good forever....we got a 88 D240, and it has never had anything major wrong, and I've had to drive it all summer and it hasn't had a single problem, even after 173,000 miles.

I know that my homeboy has a Dodge Neon, and something's always wrong with it. But he bought it used, and it could be because the previous owner didn't keep it in good condition. But it just feels like a plastic car to me.