Survey Shows Audi and VW Edging Out All Others in Reliability And Quality

How about the Lexus LS460 defeating the Mercedes Benz S550 in the Japanese Car of the Year. We shouldn't look at that, or should we?

VW must be shipping lesser cars to the US, because VW reliability here is among the lowest in the industry. It's no statistical mistake either. VW deserves its low marks. And how does the VW product line support being the best in Germany? The Jetta is a flop.

the jetta isn't a big seller here, never has been. americans always seem to use the jetta for an example of everything. we buy the golf instead, and that is the best selling car in europe. and yes, vw reliability is nowhere near as terrible here as it is in america (from what the americans on this site say). IMO its pretty average.

I guess we're trying to spot you some credit that you'd want a proper sedan and not the midget-mobile Golf. Sorry.

The Jetta for U.S. consumption is made in Mexico.

Audi is considered best in Germany, I trust them.

No, Germans have preferred Audi for quite some time. They've been the best-selling premium brand there for a few years now. I love Audi's image- very cool, low-key. Makes you look like you know cars.

survey shows that you can find a survey to show anything

It would be interesting to see how the results are compiled. For example:
(i.) how is reliability measured
(ii.) what is the definition of customer satisfaction
(iii.) what are market strength and product strength
(iv.) what measures are included in an evaluation of car quality

In addition to understanding the definitions, I'd like to understand the weightings placed on each of the categories. It seems like with so many different measures any of us could come up with the result we wanted!

How could Audi win in terms of product strength - it has few SUVs, its performance models under-achieve compared to MB and BMW, and its core model the A6 is a poor substitute for the E class and 5 series

The A6 is a fine substitute for the 5 series or the E class, especially in Germany.

MDalle,

With each post you make yourself sound more and more like an unintelligent German-only guy.

We get that you don't care for Lexus. We get that big time.

Please be mindful not to tell others to go away and "not come back until you know what your talking about." If you were to take your own advice, we'd all miss you.

what was that i just heard about toyota engine fires?
oh yes, they happen. and there's a recall.

Good one huu76!

What a comeback!

Stick to politics, you really aren't very good at the whole 'car' thing.