J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)
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True, but, fortunately, the Fiat unreliability of today is not quite the same as the notorious F.I.A.T. (Fix it Again, Tony) problems of the old Fiats before they left the American market in the 1980s. A Fiat purchase today ensures at least reasonable reliability for daily driving, if clearly not as good as the best vehicles in the survey. Today's Fiat, for example, will not develop into a piece of Swiss Cheese with rust-holes the first time it snows and they treat the winter roads.
Last edited by mmarshall; 02-26-15 at 06:22 AM.
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Lexus Fanatic
So they are still number one the quality got worse if now there are 89/100 and last year it was 68/100. Anyone notice this? Looks like a slip to me even they still maintained the #1 position.
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new nav system is definitely the reason for lower scores, but at the same time, it is a lot better system than before.
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#27
Lexus Test Driver
Maybe it's the carbon build-up in IS's bringing down the brand for the 2012/13 years? I know CR lowered their ranking for the IS two years ago when all the complaints started surfacing.
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Lexus Test Driver
I read an article yesterday where respondents gave poor marks for some models because they had difficulty with the voice recognition systems. What does that have to do with dependability? It just tells me that the entire JD Power methodology is flawed, and ^^^^ this is just more evidence of that.
They also put the Lincoln MKS as a midsize and the Ford Taurus as a large car, and the Lincoln MKZ as a compact. It's ridiculous.
They also put the Lincoln MKS as a midsize and the Ford Taurus as a large car, and the Lincoln MKZ as a compact. It's ridiculous.
Last edited by tex2670; 02-27-15 at 08:09 AM.
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Lexus Test Driver
Why does a system that is harder than average to use count toward "dependability"? Isn't that just whether you like your car, ie, "satisfaction" index???
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Lexus Test Driver
But so was the Camry, which at the time, was almost a twin. These guys are supposed to be "experts".