Toyota’s Lexus is most dependable vehicle: JD Power

Lexus once again stands alone atop a closely watched list of vehicle dependability after Buick slipped from the No. 1 spot it shared with the Japanese luxury brand last year, J D Power and Associates said Thursday.

It’s the 14th straight year Toyota Motor Corp’s high-end brand has held the highest ranking in the annual study, which measures problems experienced by the original owners of vehicles after three years. Lexus had 120 problems per 100 vehicles, down from 145 last year.

“That’s a pretty good track record,” said Dave Sargent, J D Power’s vice president of automotive research. “They benefited to some degree … where a couple of their very important models in their second year on the market the ES and the RX, which together account for over two-thirds of Lexus sales both improved significantly.” Read more
Courtesy: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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