At the top are Lexus and Toyota once again, with the GX as the most reliable Lexus and the Prius C as the most reliable Toyota. Subaru, Kia, and Infinity have also stayed in the top six spots, though Mazda made a huge leap from 12 to number three. That leap, CR says, comes courtesy of Mazda “[working] out problems that plagued the CX-9 SUV and MX-5 Miata roadster.”....
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Dodge, Kia Take First Place in 2020 J.D. Power Quality Study
For the first time ever, domestic automakers took the top—and bottom—position in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). The top honor belongs to Dodge, which tied with Kia for first place, while the bottom rung, such as it is, was filled by Tesla. There was more good news from the Fiat Chrysler stable, as FCA's overall performance was better than the industry average for first time in its history, moving up seven places since last year. Ram also moved way, way up, coming in third after being buried down at 21 last year. The IQS attempts to measure the quality of new vehicles, calculating the number of problems reported per 100 vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership, what J.D. Power calls PP100. The lower the PP100 number, the higher that model's or brand's quality....
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