New J.D. Power "Quality" survey shows Lexus NO.1

05/29/96

A recently completed 40,000 sample car owner survey conducted by the respected J.D. Power research firm in Thousand Oaks, CA provided few surprises, as Japanese cars took the first two spots. The criteria is "fewest problems per vehicle and the questionnaires covered 90 days of ownership. The rankings:

1. Lexus
2. Infiniti
3. Volvo
4. Honda
5. Toyota
6. Saturn
7. Mazda
8. Mercedes
9. Saab
10 Acura
11 Lincoln
12 Geo
13 Jaguar
14 Porsche
15 Cadillac
16 Mercury
30 Mitsubishi
31 BMW

Bill Maloney -- The Auto Channel