PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLES - 2017

A list has been prepared of the number of problems owners have expressed per 100 vehicles by J.D. Power and Asso..  Given below are the top 10 best and the 10 worst:*

BEST (10)

Kia (72)
Genesis (77)
Porsche (78)
Ford (86)
Ram (86)
BMW (88)
Chevrolet (88)
Hyundai (88)
Lincoln (92)
Nissan (93)

WORST (10)

Infiniti (107)
Jeep (107)
Subaru (113)
Audi (115)
Mazda (125)
Land Rover (131)
Mitsubishi (131)
Volvo (134)
Jaguar (148)
Fiat (163)

Isn't it a surprise that Kia is #1?  But even so that is 72 complaints/100 vehicles that seems high.  Famous BMW is in the top 10 all right but well behind Kia. And look who is in the bottom 10, expensive cars like Audi and Volvo ( and Lexus is 98; Acura is 103).  In my opinion, Jaguar has always been a lot of trouble so I'm not surprised it is 2nd to last (I'm surprised it isn't last.).  A neighbor had one decades ago, and I think hardly a week went by that it wasn't in the shop.  Ditto for someone I knew at work.  Why people keep buying this car is a mystery.  Note there are 148 complaints per 100 cars or nearly 1.5 complaints per car.  I guess owners really like the styling.

* http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/new-vehicle-reliability-hits-high-but-driver-assist-features-struggle.html