FCA Receives Poor Scores In J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles brands compromised 4 of the bottom spots on J.D. Power and Associates’ 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study.

J.D. Power ranks the vehicle brands in its Vehicle Dependability Study by the variety of issues reported per 100 automobiles. The research study represents 177 prospective problems throughout eight categories.

Fiat fared the worst in the study with a rating of 298, followed by Jeep at 209. Infiniti helped divide the FCA brands by ranking at 208, nevertheless it’s right back to it after that with Dodge scoring at 187 and Ram scoring 183. Chrysler had the best scores of the FCA brands at 159, which is simply below the market average of 151.

This newest ranking compounds with Consumer Reports’ 2016 Car Reliability Survey where Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Ram made up the bottom four places. That survey also observed 4 FCA cars rank amongst the least reliable on sale, the Fiat 500L, Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade and Ram 2500 HD.