J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Initial Quality Study
June 6, 2007

Defects or design complaints after 3 months of ownership

Nameplate rankings

Brand Problems per 100 vehicles
Porsche 91
Lexus 94
Lincoln 100
Honda 108
Mercedes-Benz 111
Jaguar 112
Toyota 112
Mercury 113
Infiniti 117
Ford 120
Scion 123
Hyundai 125
Kia 125
Industry Average 125
Buick 127
Chevrolet 129
Volvo 129
Acura 130
GMC 131
Nissan 132
Saturn 132
BMW 133
Pontiac 133
Saab 133
Subaru 133
Cadillac 135
Audi 136
Chrysler 151
Suzuki 153
Mitsubishi 155
Dodge 156
Volkswagen 160
Jeep 161
Hummer 162
Mazda 163
Land Rover 170

 

I considered a Jag XKR, but went with the LS 460 (don't ask).

One reason I shied away from the XKR was Jag's reliability. My wife has an S-Type that has run flawlessly, but I wasn't sure if that was just an abberation.

The salesman did quote the JD Power ratings regarding owner satisfaction, I guess he was right.

 

This JDPower Initial Quality Study (problems in the first 90 days of ownership only) does not necessarily reflects long(er) term reliability.
Remember, reliability is only one of several categories in measuring "quality".

Here are more details of the categories breakdown that they try to measure for each brand in this study - Click : http://www.jdpower.com/autos/quality-ratings

 

Link to the study: http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/new...df/2007088.pdf

 

I almost bought a range rover instead of the LS. Good thing I didn't!!!!