The most dependable vehicles in 2016:
Lexus, Porsche and Toyota showed the fewest problems after three years of ownership, according to the new JD Power rankings. Buick, ranked fourth, is the top- domestic brand .
Chevrolet was ranked 8th.
Most problems involved smartphones and other devices. Next came batteries.
Toyota’s models had the fewest problems in 10 of the 18 segments, representing the highest number of awards ever received by an individual company in the study.
The industry averaged 156 problems per 100 vehicles in the latest dependability study, up by four problems per 100 vehicles from 2016.