J.D. Power's 2023 Most Dependable Cars

J.D. Power's annual survey looks back at the reliability of 2020 model cars over the last three years.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

February 10, 2023

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Images courtesy of Kia, BMW, Toyota, and General Motors

J.D. Power & Co. is back with its annual survey of the most dependable cars for 2023. Rather than an evaluation of current models, this is a look back at the dependability demonstrated by 2020 cars and trucks over the last three years of use.

We’ve built a slide show highlighting the top-finishing vehicles in each of the product classes identified by J.D. Power, showing the top three except in cases where there were fewer than three contestants.

This year's results mark a bit of a return to form for some industry giants, as Toyota, General Motors, and BMW grabbed all the spots not occupied by recent favorite, Kia.

This year's industry average Problems Per 100 vehicles (PP100) is 186, which marks an improvement of six compared to last year's average.

Lexus was the highest-scoring brand, with 133 PP100, followed by Hyundai luxury brand Genesis at 144, Kia at 152, Buick at 159, and Chevrolet at 162 to round out the top five brands.

One interesting factor highlighted by the survey is the demise of the sedan category, as none of the top-finishing midsize cars are even offered by their manufacturers for 2023 and JD Power dropped the Large Car, Midsize Sporty Car, and Midsize Premium Car categories from this year's survey. The top-ranked Small SUV and Midsize Premium SUV models tied in first place for the most dependable vehicles in the survey.

 

About the Author

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.

Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.

He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.

He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.

He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.

He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.

Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.

He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers

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