NEW YORK — Lexus again stands atop a ranking of vehicle dependability after Buick slipped from the No. 1 spot it shared with the Japanese luxury brand last year, J.D. Power and Associates said Thursday. It’s the 14th straight year the Toyota unit has held the top position.
“That’s a pretty good track record,” said Dave Sargent, J.D Power’s vice president of automotive research. “They benefited to some degree . . . where a couple of their very important models in their second year on the market — the ES and the RX, which together account for over two-thirds of Lexus sales — both improved significantly.”
How they rank
Leaders in J.D. Power and Associates’ survey of 2005 vehicle dependability, ranked by problems reported per 100 vehicles:
1. Lexus 120
2. Mercury 151
3. Cadillac 155
4. Toyota 159
5. Acura 160
6. Buick 163
7. BMW 164
8. Lincoln 165
