Among specific models, the following 2015 model
year vehicles ranked best — with the fewest number of problems — followed by the two runner - ups.
Not exact matches
«For electric
vehicles in China, we have a new technology model every two
years,» says Dong Yang, a high -
ranking Communist Party official at the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers, the auto lobby.
While BMW emerged as the most reputable company overall in this
year's global survey, Canadians put Mercedes on top of the
vehicle category,
ranking 25 spots above the Beemer.
General Motors (gm), the largest U.S. automaker, is third in global sales
rankings, with six - month sales of 4.76 million
vehicles, down 1.2 % from a
year earlier.
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand took top
rankings with a reported average of 84 problems per 100
vehicles in 2009, improving 15 PP100 and moving up two spots from last
year.
Audi as a brand, however, is quickly climbing Consumer Reports» reliability charts, moving up four places in one
year to be
ranked the fourth - most - reliable automaker overall in Consumer Report's October 2013 report, in which subscribers rated 1.1 million
vehicles.
Fiat,
ranked 32nd last
year and this
year, scored 163 problems per 100
vehicles.
In recent
years, vintage 4x4
vehicles have climbed into the
ranks of the top collector cars with the first - generation Broncos leading the way.
In 1973, the Civic
ranked third in the European Car of the
Year awards, the highest
ranking for a Japanese
vehicle at that time.
For eight
years the Institute has been providing comparative
rankings of passenger
vehicles based on performance in frontal offset crash tests at 40 mph.
Ranking as Mitsubishi's third best - selling
vehicle, the Outlander SUV has had its best
year - to - date of sales since 2008.
J.D. Power
ranks the Mercedes - Benz GLK, Toyota Prius, Chevy Silverado and Dodge Challenger among the most dependable
vehicles over three
years.
The editors of Consumer Guide Automotive test drive hundreds of new
vehicles each
year, carefully grading each and choosing the top ones in each class as Best Buys, which is their highest
ranking.
J.D. Power and Associates»
Vehicle Dependability Award for the vehicle with the least amount of problems per 100 cars went to Buick this year, for ranking the lowest on the list, with 116 pr
Vehicle Dependability Award for the
vehicle with the least amount of problems per 100 cars went to Buick this year, for ranking the lowest on the list, with 116 pr
vehicle with the least amount of problems per 100 cars went to Buick this
year, for
ranking the lowest on the list, with 116 problems.
Power's 2015
Vehicle Dependability Study
ranked 31 2012 - model -
year car or truck brands according to the number of problems owners experienced.
GM notes that the Impala, a nameplate reintroduced four
years ago, has
ranked among the Top 10 best - selling
vehicles in the past three
years.
But it's still the top -
ranked vehicle at a Land Rover brand that's up 5 percent so far this
year.
The alliance of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co.and Renault SA of France says it led in global
vehicle sales for the first half of this
year, the first time it has claimed top
rank.
J.D Power uses information gathered from owners of 3 -
year - old, or 2011 model
year vehicles, to
rank overall dependability.
Earlier this
year, the GMC Yukon was
ranked highest in segment in the 2014 J.D. Power
Vehicle Dependability Study.
With the 1993 model
year about to get the checkered flag, I would have to
rank this week's test
vehicle, the Nissan Quest GXE, as the best all - round
vehicle I've driven this
year.
The U.S. News & World Report
rankings compare cars on the basis of safety, reliability and a consensus of industry experts» opinions, along with value — which is measured by a combination of a
vehicle's five -
year total cost of ownership and the average price paid for the
vehicle at the time the awards are published.
In November 2011 the Mitsubishi i
ranked first in EPA's 2012 Annual Fuel Economy Guide, and became the most fuel efficient EPA certified
vehicle in the U.S. for all fuels ever, until it was surpassed by the Honda Fit EV in June 2012 and the BMW i3, Chevrolet Spark, Volkswagen e-Golf, and Fiat 500e in succeeding
years.
Moreover, the 2013 model was
ranked as the No. 1
vehicle in its class in the 2016 J.D. Power VDS, with the current GX only getting that much better through the
years.
Honda has also led the Union of Concerned Scientists» (UCS)
rankings of overall
vehicle environmental performance since 2000, and numerous Honda
vehicles have been awarded top green accolades from the America Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE), appearing on the ACEEE's list of America's greenest
vehicles for 16 consecutive
years.
With the dust mostly settled on the 2015 automotive
year and frequent announcements for what is to come in 2016, many automotive publications are
ranking the best
vehicles of 2015.
Honda also has led the Union of Concerned Scientists» (UCS)
rankings of overall
vehicle environmental performance since 2000, and a Honda
vehicle has been included on the list of America's greenest
vehicles from the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE) for the past 16
years.
J.D. Power's annual
Vehicle Dependability Study
ranks 31 automotive brands according to problems reported by owners of three -
year - old
vehicles.
«We
ranked # 1 in quality for the second
year in a row in JD Power's Initial Quality Study, we are top three in Consumer Reports reliability and we are now introducing the all - new 2018 four - door Stinger Sports Fastback, Kia's fastest ever and our first performance
vehicle.»
The Yukon also was recently
ranked highest in its segment for the third - straight
year in the 2016 J.D. Power
Vehicle Dependability Study.
And, the results of a new survey show which brands are moving up the
ranks... The 2017 J.D. Power
Vehicle Dependability Study has just been released... and for the sixth
year in a row Lexus has held on to the top spot, but this
year there's a twist... Porsche also ties with Lexus as the two... Read More
For the eighth consecutive
year, Lexus was the highest
ranking brand in the J.D. Power and Associates
vehicle dependability study, the marketing research firm said.
The J.D. Power
rankings are determined by measuring service satisfaction of owners and lessees of
vehicle one to five
years old in the U.S. Five factors make up service satisfaction for the CSI Study: service initiation, service advisor, service facility,
vehicle pick - up and service quality.
«The CSI
rankings are based on dealer service performance during the first three
years of new -
vehicle ownership,» explained J.D. Power in a press release.
This
year, the Fit Tjin Edition joins the
ranks with a long list of upgrades that would put most SEMA - bound
vehicles to shame.
But it
ranked 14th out of 20
vehicles for total quality in a Strategic Vision survey of customers who purchased 2016 model
year vehicles between October 2015 and March 2016.
But I suspect the larger significance — at this stage of the game — is that the largest motor company in the world (
ranked by production volume) is now committed to all but eliminating fossil fuels from both its manufacturing plants and its
vehicle drivetrains in the next 35
years.
Although there has been an increase in the fatality rate of passengers in very large SUVs over the past three
years, it still
ranks as one of the lowest among other
vehicle types.
See the full story, including
rankings by model
year, at Insure.com's 2010 -2016 most and least expensive used
vehicles to insure.
On average, drivers from the «Music City» can pay about $ 1,209 a
year to provide liability protection for their
vehicles in Nashville — this
ranks Tennessee's capital as the 11th costliest.
According to 2008 statistics (the most recent
year available) Texas
ranks second in total number of
vehicles stolen across the country, and third in total number of motorcycle thefts.
Meanwhile, cross-industry IoT investments, which represent things like connected
vehicles and smart buildings, will
rank among the top segments throughout the five -
year forecast.