Lexus owners reported the fewest problems of any brand after three years -- 86 per 100, according to J.D. Power and Associates' annual Vehicle Dependability Study. It was followed by Porsche, Cadillac, and Lexus stable mates Toyota and Scion.
Across the industry, owners reported an average of 132 problems per 100 vehicles they had owned for three years, 13 percent fewer than the year before. The number had dropped steadily since the 2007 study, when the industry average was 216 problems per 100. In that span, the latest decline was exceeded only by a 17 percent drop in the 2009 study.
Today's report is notable because automakers built better vehicles in the depths of the Great Recession that threatened their very existence.
"Cars get better every year, but this year that improvement was even greater," said David Sargent, J.D. Power vice president of global automotive. "Despite all the turmoil, automakers were able to focus on building better vehicles.". Lexus
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