2012 Quality Ratings by Brand

	Overall Quality?	Overall Quality - Mechanical?	Powertrain Quality - Mechanical?	Body & Interior Quality - Mechanical?	Features & Accessories Quality - Mechanical?	Overall Quality - Design?	Powertrain Quality - Design?	Body & Interior Quality - Design?	Features & Accessories Quality - Design?
Acura	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	5	3
Audi	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
BMW	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Buick	3	4	3	3	5	3	3	2	3
Cadillac	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	3	3
Chevrolet	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Chrysler	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dodge	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Fiat	2	2	3	2	2	2	5	2	2
Ford	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
GMC	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Honda	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4
Hyundai	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Infiniti	4	4	5	3	5	3	3	3	4
Jaguar	5	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5
Jeep	3	2	3	2	4	3	3	3	4
Kia	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Land Rover	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Lexus	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	3
Lincoln	3	3	5	3	2	3	5	3	3
MINI	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2
Mazda	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4
Mercedes-Benz	3	4	3	5	4	3	3	5	2
Mitsubishi	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Nissan	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Porsche	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4
Ram	3	2	3	2	5	4	3	5	5
Scion	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	4
Subaru	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Suzuki	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	4
Toyota	4	4	4	3	5	3	3	5	3
Volkswagen	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Volvo	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
smart	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3
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2012 U.S. Initial Quality Study

06/20/2012

As the U.S. automotive industry continues to recover, vehicle manufacturers post the strongest improvement in initial quality since 2009 and are producing higher-quality vehicles than ever before, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Initial Quality Study^SM (IQS) released today. More

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