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Old 02-07-2007, 03:36 PM
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Re: Reliability! Mazda tops list!

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Originally Posted by Gotian
actually if you read it carefully it says US to UK

and also what you have found compared to what is on here isnt much of a difference is it?
I did notice that US bit, but when looking at the chart you can't help but notice the presence of non-US brands (Renault, Fiat, Alfa, etc) and the absence of US only brands (Buick, Pontiac, Lincoln).

Here is J.D. Power's reliability survey- http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/10-08-06_14

Lexus, 136

Mercury,151

Buick, 153

Cadillac, 163

Toyota, 179

Acura, 184

Honda, 194

Jaguar, 210

BMW, 212

Infiniti, 215

Lincoln,220

Ford, 224

Oldsmobile, 224

Industry Average, 227

Chrysler, 232

Pontiac, 232

Subaru, 232

GMC, 239

Mercedes-Benz, 240

Chevrolet, 241

Nissan, 242

Mazda, 243

Porsche, 248

Hyundai, 253

Dodge, 258

Mitsubish, 260

Jeep, 264

Volvo, 272

Audi, 279

MINI, 280

Isuzu, 283

Saturn, 289

Volkswagen, 299

HUMMER, 307

Kia, 310

Suzuki, 318

Saab, 326

Land Rover, 438

As you can see, there are some major differences between TG and JDP. Mini is ranked very high in TG, but very low in JDP. Lexus wins in JDP, but places 8th in TG. Jag is high in JDP (beating BMW) and low in TG. Mitsubishi and Mazda are very high in TG, but place much lower in JDP. Nissan falls quite a bit from TG to JDP.

There are some noticable trends that both share- Land Rover is bad, as is Saab, VW, and Audi. BMW and Mercedes are pretty close to average (BMW a little above, Merc a little below). Ford is a bit above average. Honda and Toyota are consistently strong.
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