2020 JD Power vehicle dependable study

Bought a lemon recently?

That was bad luck because new vehicles, on the whole, are more dependable than ever.

That’s according to J.D. Power’s 2020 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, which was released Wednesday. The closely-tracked index has found that 2020 is the best year ever for vehicle performance.

The bottom line: Your new vehicle should hold up well. Really well. Either that or something went terribly awry.

The study, which automakers often trumpet to market their vehicles, tracks the number of problems in three-year-old vehicles during the previous 12 months. Per 100 vehicles, the average was 134. Seethe full list of brands lower down.

“Despite the increased adoption of complex vehicle technology, dependability continues to improve,” Dave Sargent, vice president of global automotive at J.D. Power, said in a statement. “There’s no question that three-year-old vehicles today are better built and more dependable than same-age vehicles were in previous years.”

Of the 32 automotive brands tracked by J.D. Power, Genesis – the luxury brand sold by Hyundai – topped the list of highest-quality brands. It was followed, in order, by Lexus, Buick, Porsche and Toyota.

At the bottom of the list is Land Rover. Second to last: Chrysler.

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