Over the last decade, our friends in Korea have made some dramatic progress in automotive manufacturing and design since the days of buy one, get one free Kia sales. In fact, Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis landed three of the top five slots n the newly redesigned J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). Toyota and Buick also made the list of brands with the most reliable cars after three years of ownership.
What is the most reliable car brand?
Reliability has always been one of the most important factors for picking a car to buy. However, reliability is taking on new value as the supply chain issues continue to slam automotive supply.
“Many owners are holding on to their vehicles longer, so long-term dependability is even more critical,” said David Amodeo, director of global automotive at J.D. Power. “Some automakers are performing much better than others at preventing problems from occurring. These problems include the vehicle’s mechanicals, exterior, and interior—but also infotainment systems, driver assistance systems, and all the other electronic systems in today’s vehicles.”
With this in mind, finding the most reliable car brand is more important than anything else in the automotive industry at the moment. Although it’s a first for the company, the J.D. Power study lists Kia as the highest-ranked car company for reliability. Last year’s study had Kia in at third, so something must be changing with the brand. Hyundai came in at third while Genesis followed closely behind in fourth.
How reliable are Genesis cars?
Although Genesis still feels like an obscure brand to many drivers, the brand’s popularity is growing quickly, and for good reason. Overall, J.D. Power listed Genesis in fourth place, but it was the highest-ranked luxury car for reliability.
Even the mighty Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus fell to second place, followed by Porsche and Cadillac respectively.
What were the most important takeaways of the J.D. Power study?
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Take a bow, Kia
As we said at the beginning, Kia has come a long way. What was once a roughly-hewn economy car company has fully transformed into a world-class automaker that builds millions of strong models a year.
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