PCA SDR

JD Power initial quality survey

BRANDS OVERALL (defects per 100 vehicles):

Industry average was 108 per 100

Porsche (83)
Acura (86)
Mercedes-Benz (87)
Lexus (88)
Ford (93)
Honda (95)
Hyundai (102)
Lincoln (106)
Infiniti (107)
Volvo (109)
Ram (110)
Audi (111)
Cadillac (111)
Chevrolet (111)
Nissan (111)
BMW (113)
Mercury (113)
Buick (114)
Mazda(114)
Scion (114)
Toyota (117)
Subaru (121)
Chrysler (122)
Suzuki (122)
GMC (126)
Kia (126)
Jeep (129)
Dodge (130)
Jaguar (130)
Mini (133)
Volkswagen (135)
Mitsubishi (146)
Land Rover (170)

Porsche at the top. Land Rover at the bottom. Gosh... What a surprise.

Ford comes in 5th, on top of Honda? I really am surprised....

For the close relationship that Porsche now has with Volkswagen/Audi, I'm surprised how low VW is. C'mon Piech, get to work!

I've always wondered how "initial quality" was figured. We bought an '09 Charger. Zero problems so far. I have a '07 Caravan, zero problems. So why is Chrysler rated so low?
It seems to me that the "initial" problems would be covered under warranty. Unless it's a dependability problem, why even mention it?
Rating a car after, say, five years would be more important to me.
Look how many older Porsches there are still being driven.