The firm J.D. Power and Associates released the results of its annual study about the cars and reliable brands of 2013, in which Lexus and Porsche brands occupy the top positions with a score of 71 and 94 respectively. These renowned brands are followed by Lincoln, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz with a greater difference in qualifying.

The survey measures problems experienced by owners of vehicles with three-year-old (2010 models) during the past 12 months. The reliability rating is determined by the number of issues presented for every 100 units, the lower is the score reflects a better quality.

Among all the manufacturers, Toyota Motor Corporation is the one that continues to perform better in terms of long term reliability as it won seven awards with the Lexus ES 350, RX; the Scion xB, xD and the Toyota Prius, Sienna and RAV4.

The Japanese company is followed by General Motors with four awards given to the Buick Lucerne, Chevrolet Camaro, Tahoe and GMC Sierra HD. Meanwhile American Honda Motor Corporation received two awards for the Acura RDX and Honda Crosstour. Other vehicles that obtained accolades in its segment were the Audi A6, Ford Ranger, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda MX-5 Miata and the Nissan Z.

Here the list of the most reliable brands with their corresponding score:

• Automaker: → Rating: issues per 100 vehicles
  
• Lexus → 71
  
• Porsche → 94
  
• Lincoln → 112
  
• Toyota → 112
  
• Mercedes-Benz → 115
  
• Buick → 118
  
• Honda → 119
  
• Acura → 120
  
• Dodge → 122
  
• Suzuki → 122
  
• Mazda → 124
  
• Chevrolet → 125

If you want to see the whole list of the most dependable cars classified by categories at the J.D. Power site, click here.

If you want to learn more about this 2013 U.S. vehicle dependability study results, how are they measured, how scores are assigned, etc., click here.

Source: J.D. Power and Associates

Hey John, any idea which of the winners are the cheapest ones available right now in the market? Best car deals and a lot of affordable pre-owned vehicle available! Love it!

Hi Franz, thanks for reading it. Looking at the whole list meticulously I can see that the cheapest ones you can find among the winners are the Hyundai Sonata sedan (Most Reliable Midsize Car), the Ford Ranger (Most Reliable Midsize Pickup), the Ford Focus (Top Rated Compact Cars), the Kia Soul (Top Rated Compact Multi Purpose Vehicle), the Volvo XC70 (Top Rated Midsize Premium Crossover SUVs) and the Toyota Yaris and Hyundai Accent (Top Rated Sub Compact Cars). I'm pretty sure you can find any of these vehicles in used condition, year 2010, for sale under $10000. By the way, thanks for your forum signature buddy, I like it

I saw the whole list and I didn't see the Toyota Camry, this is weird, surely it is giving away its recognitions by pure kindness.Just be baby.

American automakers occupying the last positions of the table, why? Looking for some affordable car for my son!