2012 Performance and Design Ratings by Brand

Award Recipient
  Overall Performance and Design? Performance? Comfort? Features and Instrument Panel? Style?
Acura 4 4 4 4 4
Audi 4 4 4 4 4
BMW 4 4 5 4 4
Buick 3 3 3 3 4
Cadillac 4 4 4 4 4
Chevrolet 3 3 3 3 3
Chrysler 3 3 3 4 3
Dodge 3 3 3 3 3
Fiat 3 3 2 3 3
Ford 3 3 3 3 3
GMC 3 3 3 3 3
Honda 3 3 3 3 3
Hyundai 3 3 3 3 3
Infiniti 4 4 4 4 4
Jaguar 5 4 5 4 5
Jeep 3 2 3 3 3
Kia 3 3 3 3 3
Land Rover 4 4 5 4 4
Lexus 4 4 4 4 4
Lincoln 4 4 4 4 4
MINI 4 4 3 3 4
Mazda 3 3 2 3 3
Mercedes-Benz 4 4 4 4 4
Mitsubishi 2 2 2 3 2
Nissan 3 3 3 3 3
Porsche 5 5 5 5 5
Ram 3 3 3 3 3
Scion 3 3 2 3 2
Subaru 3 3 3 2 2
Suzuki 2 2 2 3 2
Toyota 3 3 3 3 3
Volkswagen 4 4 4 3 3
Volvo 4 3 4 3 4
smart 2 2 3 2 2
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*Please note that jdpower.com Ratings may not include all information used to determine J.D. Power and Associates awards. Learn more about how J.D. Power Circle Ratings are calculated.

  • As owners continue to shift toward smaller vehicles, they are finding that the ones they buy are often just as appealing as the larger vehicles they previously owned, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM released today.

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