The 2019 Dependability ratings and awards measure reliability based on the responses from more than 80,000 verified owners of 3-year-old vehicles annually. This rating focuses on the type and number of problems owners experienced during the preceding 12 months with their 3-year-old vehicle. The fewer the number of problems reported by car owners, the higher the score.
Ask a car buyer what’s most important to them in a new or a used vehicle and dependability is usually near the top of the list. According to the results of the 2019 VDS, the following 2016 model-year vehicles receive a dependability award for ranking highest in their respective segments.
Listed below in alphabetical order, and according to the findings of the 2019 VDS, this guide includes those 2016 model-year luxury coupes and convertibles that receive a Vehicle Dependability rating of 9 or 10 out of a possible 10.