Most Reliable Cars in USA - 2014 List

  • 2011 Lexus GS350

    2011 Lexus GS350. For third consecutive year, Lexus is again the most reliable automaker in America with the most happy customers. Photo Credit: dealer.com

J. D. Power revealed recently the winning brands.

FThe renowned firm J. D. Power published last month its "2014 Vehicle Dependability Study," which reveals the brands and models of the most reliable cars in the United States.

The survey, in its 25th anniversary, examines the issues experienced during the past 12 months by owners of vehicles manufactured in 2011. On average, the reliability is determined by the number of failures that occurred for every 100 units, which in this case, a lower score would mean higher quality.

With the foregoing, J. D. Power found that, among the owners had fewer problems with their vehicles, the brand loyalty was even greater, and of course, only with a certain type of vehicle.

This 2014, the brand that continues for the third consecutive year as the most reliable, is Lexus, with a rating of 68 problems per 100 cars, followed by Mercedes-Benz with a score of 104 and Cadillac, in third place, with 107.

The reliability study is widely used by manufacturers and suppliers around the world to help them design and build better vehicles, which traditionally results in a high resale value and customer loyalty.

It also helps consumers to make wise decisions when buying a new or used car, being better informed.

The 2014 Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from more than 41,000 owners of vehicles year 2011, after three years of ownership. The survey was implemented between October and December 2013, and these were the results:

MOST RELIABLE BRANDS:
SCORE:
1. Lexus
68
2. Mercedes-Benz
104
3. Cadillac
107
4. Acura
109
5. Buick
112
6. Honda
114
7. Lincoln
114
8. Toyota
114
9. Porsche
125
10. Infiniti
128
11. BMW
130
12. Subaru
131
13. Chevrolet
132
14. Jaguar
132
15. Mazda
132
16. GMC
133
17. Ford
140
18. Nissan
142
19. Audi
151
20. Kia
151
21. Volvo
152
22. Scion
153
23. Chrysler
155
24. Volkswagen
158
25. Ram
165
26. Mitsubishi
166
27. Hyundai
169
28. Jeep
178
29. Land Rover
179
30. Dodge
181
31. Mini
185

Highest Ranked Models

This is the list of the top 3 most reliable makes and models classified by segment, where the number 1) had the highest ranking.

SEGMENT:
WINNER MODELS:
Subcompact Car
1) Honda Fit. 2) Kia Rio. 3) Nissan Versa.
Compact Car
1) Chevrolet Volt. 2) Toyota Corolla. 3) Honda Civic.
Compact Premium Car
1) Lexus ES. 2) Lexus IS. 3) Lincoln MKZ.
Compact Sporty Car
1) MINI Cooper.
Midsize Car
1) Toyota Camry. 2) Buick LaCrosse. 3) Honda Accord.
Midsize Sporty Car
1) Chevrolet Camaro.
Midsize Premium Car
1) Lexus GS. 2) Mercedes-Benz E-Class. 3) Lincoln MKS.
Large Car
1) Buick Lucerne. 2) Toyota Avalon. 3) Ford Taurus.