Posted on 02/13/2022 7:29:45 AM PST by Roadrunner383
For the first year ever, Kia leads J.D. Power's annual Vehicle Dependability Study with a score of 145 problems per 100 vehicles. Buick (147) and Hyundai (148) round out the top three. The highest premium brand on the list is Genesis, with a score of 148.
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Same thing was said of Japanese cars around the late Sixties when the Datsun 510 showed up.
“145 problems per 100 vehicles is the best?”
Look at some of the common ‘problems’!
Popular (or unpopular, depending on your point of view) complaints include built-in voice recognition (8.3 PP100), Android Auto/Apple CarPlay connectivity (5.4 PP100), built-in Bluetooth system (4.5 PP100), not enough power plugs/USB ports (4.2 PP100), navigation systems difficult to understand/use (3.7 PP100), touchscreen/display screen (3.6 PP100), and navigation system inaccurate/outdated map (3.6 PP100).
Subaru below Ford? ROTFLMAO!
In the early days Japanese cars weren't very good. But we know that that's no longer true. I won't be surprised if in 5 to 10 years Korean cars are widely considered to be bulletproof...as is the case with Japanese cars.
He had to put some new parts on the exhaust system -
which is understandable.
Last I heard the thing is still running strong. I do not
know how many miles are on it now.
And not long ago I had a Kia rental while my car was in the shop. I wasn't at all impressed.
Just sayin'...
I've owned a number of Fords over the years including Escorts, Tempos, Tauruses and even a F-150 until it rolled over one icy morning and almost killed my wife.
Now I have a Subaru Outback and I have to tell you it is one incredibly reliable car. Routine maintenance like oil changes is all you need. Proper paddle-shifting has my original brake pads in excellent shape even after 40,000 miles. As for driving in snow, it is the best. The boxer engine is great for winter driving.
Nissan makes a decent car too. I've had Rogues, Muranos, Maximas, Quests and one one Sentra. All decent cars.
But Subaru Outback is the best car experience ever. Will likely pick up the Outback Wilderness for my next one.
J D Powers only looks at the first six months. Honda and Toyota easily last 200,000 miles with routine maintenance. Hyundai and Kia are good lease cars and can shine for the first 80K. I have two Honda Elements, one an 04, and the other an 05. They both have 140K plus miles. The 04 has had nothing but routine maintenance, the 05 has needed a starter and alternator. Perhaps the people who pay the extra money for Honda/Toyota take better care of them, they sure look better with age. Porsche, BMW, Mercedes after a few years become “endless money pits.”
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That one and the Genesis SUV are simply beautiful automobiles. If I were in the market for another vehicle, the Genesis SUV would be top of my list.
My brother owns a body shop and he’s seen everything as deep into a vehicle as you can possibly see. He said Hondas are the best built vehicles in existence and Toyotas are tin cans in comparison.
My Elantra GT Sport has been flawless. While it isn’t Golf GTI fast its still can get fun with the 201 HP while saving plenty of coin over the GTI. OF COURSE Hyundai killed it off in the States last year, but the same power train is in the KIA Forte GT.
That’s a sharp looking sedan for sure.
I had a discussion one time in the 90s with a manager of a clothing manufacturing plant which had a sister plant in Mexico. He said that production in Mexico was slow, but the output was better quality.
That was a long time ago. Perhaps things have changed.
“does a cracked dashboard knob count the same as a blown tranny?”
That.
JD Power ratings are worthless.
“Tesla not included due to small sample size”
Yet Range Rover with all of 17,000 car sold in the USA was. I smell a Rat.
Just get a Toyota truck or SUV. Sure the body might rust, but you'll still get 250K trouble free miles out of them easily.
The new Kia EV 6 will have a range of 315 miles and the capability to high speed charge from 10 to 80% in 18 minutes. Hyundai/Kia have come a long way since the 80s when they were looked on as pos cars.
I rented a Subaru Outback a few years ago and was impressed.
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