Archive for August, 2006
JD Power releases 2006 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) results
August 9, 2006 - 1:30 pm
Another year, another JD Power Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).
The VDS measures the reported problems encountered by original owners of 3 year old (model year 2003) vehicles.
This year’s industry average score is 227 problems per 100 vehicles (or 2.27 problems per vehicle on average). The top score belongs to Toyota’s Lexus brand for the 12th straight year with a score of 136.
Cadillac comes in 4th this year with a score of 163.
Other brands in the top 5 are:
2nd place – Mercury – 151
3rd place – Buick – 153
5th place – Toyota – 179
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