The bottom ten on the list included, from worst to best, Scion, Fiat, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mini, Ram, Ford, Dodge, Subaru, and Mazda. For 2013, the top ten best-initial-quality brands, some tied, were Porsche, GMC, Lexus, Infiniti, Chevrolet, Acura, Toyota, Honda, Jaguar, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Cadillac. Japanese brands, such as Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura, Suzuki, and Mazda, have dominated the rankings for years. The IQS counts how many problems occur per one hundred vehicles per brand within the first three months of ownership, while the VDS counts how many problems were had in the last year of three-year-old vehicles. Powers Initial Quality Studies (IQS) and Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), for example, can give you a pretty good idea how reliable a particular brand might be. The best new cars make the best used cars and, taking a look at the J.D. Of course, I’m partial to Toyota and Honda, so I might say that anyway, but the numbers are with me! You’ve probably heard, and I know I’ve said to an untold number of friends, “If you’re in the market for a car, buy Toyota or Honda,” and with good reason. Rather than counting on anecdotal evidence, often colored by our own experiences, the number of repairs or breakdowns can be considered statistically. One fairly quantifiable aspect of automobiles is how reliable they are. Other automotive aspects might be somewhat harder to quantify, such as how comfortable the seats are, how easy the controls are for the navigation system, or how good the audio system sounds. What makes a car “the best” in any one category? You can quantify practically everything about a car so it can be compared to another, such as fuel economy, engine power, acceleration time, or towing capacity.
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