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Quality Survey Puts Porsche, Honda On Top

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By DEE-ANN DURBIN

The Associated Press

Published: June 5, 2008

DETROIT - Honda and Porsche lead the pack in J.D. Power and Associates' ranking of initial vehicle quality.

Porsche is the top brand, with the fewest reported problems per vehicle. Honda has winners in three segments, more than any other automaker. The Honda Civic, Fit and CR-V all got awards.

The study released Wednesday measures problems in the first 90 days of ownership. It questioned people who bought or leased vehicles from the 2008 model year.

J.D. Power says overall quality improved to an average of 118 problems per vehicle from 125 problems last year.

Jeep was the worst performer, with 167 problems per vehicle.

Here's a look at the J.D. Power annual survey of initial quality for 2008 model-year vehicles, based on questionnaires from more than 81,500 new-vehicle owners. Activity vehicles refer to crossovers and sport utility vehicles.

Subcompact car

•Winner: Honda Fit

•Runners-up: Kia Rio, Hyundai Accent
Compact car

•Winner: Honda Civic

•Runners-up: Toyota Prius, Hyundai Elantra
Compact sporty car

•Winner: Mazda MX-5 Miata

•Runners-up: Subaru Impreza, Pontiac Solstice
Compact premium sporty car

•Winner: Mercedes Benz CLK-Class

•Runners-up: Porsche Cayman, Volvo C70
Entry premium car

•Winner: Infiniti EX-Series

•Runners-up: Infiniti G-Series, Acura TSX, Volvo S40

Midsize car

•Winner: Chevrolet Malibu
•Runners-up: Mitsubishi Galant, Ford Fusion

Midsize premium car

•Winners: Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Infiniti M-Series (tie)

•Runners-up: Lexus ES 350, Audi A6

Large car

•Winner: Pontiac Grand Prix
•Runners-up: Mercury Sable, Mercury Grand Marquis
Large premium car

•Winner: Lexus LS

•Runners-up: Mercedes Benz S-Class, Cadillac DTS
Compact activity vehicle

•Winner: Honda CR-V

•Runners-up: Chrysler PT Cruiser, Ford Escape

Midsize activity vehicle

•Winner: Dodge Durango

•Runners-up: Hyundai Santa Fe, Toyota Highlander

Midsize premium activity vehicle

•Winner: Lexus RX

•Runners-up: Porsche Cayenne, Lexus GX 470

Large activity vehicle

•Winner: Toyota Sequoia

•Runners-up: Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon

Large premium activity vehicle

•Winner: Lincoln Navigator

•Runners-up: Infiniti QX56, Cadillac Escalade

Midsize pickup

•Winner: Dodge Dakota

•Runners-up: Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma

Large pickup

•Winner: Chevrolet Silverado LD

•Runners-up: Toyota Tundra, Chevrolet Avalanche

Van

•Winner: Ford E-Series

•Runners-up: Nissan Quest, Chevrolet Express

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