Porsche, Jaguar top quality study

[JV911]

Performance brands Porsche and Jaguar have the taken top spots in the latest JD Power Initial Quality Study.

 

The American survey looks at problems during the initial 90 days of ownership and is considered a key indicator of long-term reliability.

 

It is the second year in a row Porsche has topped the survey, having taken top spot from Japanese luxury brand Lexus in 2013.

 

Jaguar continues to perform strongly with its new range of car, now that it is under the control of Indian industrial giant Tata, beating Lexus into second place.

 

The first non-premium brand is Hyundai in fourth place, beating Japanese rival Toyota, which ranked fifth.

 

Despite the ongoing controversy and fall-out from General Motors safety recall problems its flagship brand, Chevrolet, still ranked sixth in the study.

 

Backing up Hyundai’s strong performance was sister brand Kia which was equal sixth with Chevrolet, underlining the quality improvements both Korean brand have made in recent years. Kia beat German luxury giant BMW, which was ranked eighth, tied with Honda.

 

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[FlatSix]

Does that make this the most reliable car ever made?

[Hounddub]

It's the most misleading of the JD Power results really, but a great result for Porsche.

The initial survey responses reflect only the first 90 days of ownership and whilst can be a reflection of reliability issues, its usually also a reflection of poor handover and explanation of new cars from dealers. Anyone who comes back to complain they cant operate a vehicle system (like GPS or bluetooth) will replect in these results.

However, the cream always rises to the top. Porsche and Lexus always there abouts.