Porsche 911 tops 2022 J.D. Power dependability study, but Korean brands dominate

The Porsche 911 was ranked probably the most reliable car in J.D. Energy’s annual Car Dependability Examine for the U.S. market in 2022, the second-straight yr the German sports activities automotive has topped the examine.

Porsche itself did not fare in addition to it usually does when it got here to the general model rankings, having slipped 5 locations to seventh within the examine. As an alternative, it was the Korean manufacturers that dominated, with Kia, Hyundai and Genesis taking out the primary, third and fourth spots, respectively. In second was Buick, whereas Toyota rounded out the highest 5.

The annual examine examines issues skilled in the course of the previous 12 months by unique homeowners of autos purchased new three years in the past, which for the 2022 examine means fashions that have been new for the 2019 mannequin yr. Near 30,000 homeowners have been surveyed within the examine.

Manufacturers in addition to particular person fashions in well-liked segments are ranked by the variety of issues skilled per 100 autos (PP100), with a decrease rating reflecting greater high quality. This yr’s examine coated 184 particular issues throughout 9 primary classes, starting from powertrain to infotainment to driving expertise and, new for 2022, driver-assist.

The examine now additionally measures an proprietor’s satisfaction, together with whether or not the proprietor nonetheless finds the car as interesting after the few years or possession, in addition to what software program updates have been made to maintain the car recent.

As talked about above, Kia topped the model rankings, with its PP100 rating coming in at 145. Buick and Hyundai have been shut behind with scores of 147 and 148, respectively. On the different finish of the spectrum, you’ve gotten Land Rover in final place with a rating of 284. Volvo and Ram accomplished the underside three. The business common rating this yr was a PP100 of 192.

Earlier than you write off these manufacturers on the backside, notice that most of the issues discovered are quite superfluous. For instance, among the most typical issues have been associated to voice recognition, Bluetooth connectivity, and different infotainment-related options. The truth is, the class with probably the most issues reported by homeowners was infotainment.

Observe, Tesla is not included within the examine. The model would not grant J.D. Energy permission to survey the homeowners of its autos in 15 states, which made the pattern measurement too small to be legitimate. A small pattern measurement can also be why you aren’t getting any of the unique manufacturers within the examine.