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Toyota and GM top JD Power Initial Quality Study

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Win 15 of the categories between them
In order of finish, the top three vehicles in each segment are:

CARS:

Compact Car: Toyota Prius, Kia Spectra and (in a tie) Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.

Entry Midsize Car: Chevrolet Malibu/Malibu Maxx, Hyundai Sonata and VW Jetta.

Premium Midsize Car: Buick Century and (in a tie) Chevrolet Impala and Pontiac Grand Prix.

Full-size Car: Buick LeSabre, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Ford Five Hundred.

Entry Luxury Car: Lexus IS 300/IS 300 Sport Cross, Jaguar X-Type and Cadillac CTS.

Mid-Luxury Car: Lexus GS 300/430, BMW 5-series, and Cadillac DeVille.

Premium Luxury Car: Lexus SC 430, Lexus LS 430, and Mercedes-Benz SL-class.

Sporty Car: Scion tC, Acura RSX, and Ford Mustang.

Premium Sports Car: Nissan 350Z, Honda S2000, and Porsche 911.

TRUCKS:

Midsize Pickup: Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Ford Ranger, and Subaru Baja.

Light-Duty Full-Size Pickup: Ford F-150 LD, Cadillac Escalade EXT, and Toyota Tundra.

Heavy-Duty Full-Size Pickup: GMC Sierra HD, Chevrolet Silverado HD, and Dodge Ram HD.

Entry SUV: Toyota RAV4, Mitsubishi Outlander, and Hyundai Tucson.

Midsize SUV: Toyota 4Runner, Mitsubishi Endeavor, and (in a tie) Honda Pilot and Nissan Murano.

Full-Size SUV: Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Toyota Sequoia.

Entry-Luxury SUV: Lexus RX 300, BMW X3, and Infiniti FX-Series.

Premium-Luxury SUV: Lexus GX 470, Lexus LX 470, and Lincoln Navigator.

Mid-Size Van: Toyota Sienna, Chrysler Town & Country, and Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan.

The overall results by brand were as follows, with problems per 100 units:
Lexus: 81
Jaguar: 88
BMW: 95
Buick: 100
Cadillac: 104
Mercedes-Benz: 104
Toyota: 105
Audi: 106
Infiniti: 109
Hummer: 110
Hyundai: 110
Honda: 112
GMC: 113
Lincoln: 113
Acura: 116
INDUSTRY AVERAGE: 118
Jeep: 120
Mercury: 120
Nissan: 120
Chrysler: 121
Chevrolet: 127
Ford: 127
Mitsubishi: 129
Pontiac: 129
Dodge: 130
Mini: 130
Scion: 134
Saab: 136
Saturn: 136
Subaru: 138
Kia: 140
Volvo: 140
Porsche: 147
VW: 147
Land Rover: 149
Mazda: 149
Suzuki: 151
Alex Law
Alex Law
Automotive expert