Who makes the highest-quality cars?

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Japanese and luxury automakers dominate the top 5 rankings by brand in a benchmark annual survey of new-vehicle quality. Ford's Mercury was the top U.S. brand, ranking No. 6.
By MSN Money staff with wire reports
Honda and Porsche lead the pack in J.D. Power and Associates' annual 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. Its Honda Civic, Fit and CR-V all got awards.
The study, released today, measures problems in the first 90 days of ownership. It questioned 81,500 people who bought or leased vehicles from the 2008 model year. A separate survey, due later this month, measures the reliability of 3-year-old models.
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J.D. Power says overall quality of brand-new vehicles improved to an average of 118 problems per 100 vehicles from 125 problems last year, a change of 6%.
Jeep was the worst performer, with 167 problems per 100 vehicles.
"This gain is driven not only by strong advances from many of the high-volume brands such as Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota, but also by very significant improvements by many other automakers," said David Sargent, vice president of automotive research at J.D. Power and Associates. "This industrywide improvement is a testament to the effort that automakers are putting into listening to the voice of the customer."
Rankings by brand and winners in individual segments follow:
J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey
Nameplate Problems 2008 rank 2007 rank Nameplate Problems 2008 rank 2007 rank
Porsche 87 1 1 Nissan 124 19 19
Infiniti 98 2 9 Volvo 124 19 15
Lexus 99 3 2 BMW 126 21 21
Mercedes-Benz 104 4 5 GMC 127 22 18
Toyota 104 4 6 Mazda 127 22 34
Mercury 109 6 8 Volkswagen 128 24 31
Honda 110 7 4 Hummer 132 25 33
Ford 112 8 10 Subaru 133 26 21
Jaguar 112 8 6 Scion 138 27 11
Audi 113 10 26 Dodge 141 28 30
Cadillac 113 10 25 Chrysler 142 29 27
Chevrolet 113 10 15 Mitsubishi 149 30 29
Hyundai 114 13 12 Saab 149 30 21
Pontiac 114 13 21 Suzuki 152 32 28
Lincoln 115 15 3 Saturn 157 33 19
Buick 118 16 14 Land Rover 161 34 35
Acura 119 17 17 Mini 163 35 NA
Kia 119 17 12 Jeep 167 36 32
Industry Average 118
Winner and runners-up in sales segments:
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