Sorry Richardw but you sound a little behind the times. Like people who make Skoda jokes.
The JD Power Survey is a meticulous measure of customer satisfaction, including build quality and reliability, handling and much more.
Here are the results last year:- (Never let the facts get in the way of your bias!) Lots of Kias, Hyundai and Skodas trouncing BMWs and Mercedes.
The best cars to own 2021: 1-75 rankings
1
HYUNDAI KONA
92.35%
2
KIA RIO
92.16%
3
MAZDA CX-5
91.65%
4
TOYOTA C-HR
91.07%
5
SKODA KAROQ
91.00%
6
SKODA KODIAQ
90.92%
7
VAUXHALL GRANDLAND X
90.85%
8
VOLVO XC40
90.60%
9
KIA SPORTAGE
90.51%
10
SEAT ATECA
90.40%
11
TOYOTA RAV4
90.30%
12
PEUGEOT 2008
90.23%
13
LEXUS NX
90.15%
14
FORD PUMA
89.95%
15
KIA NIRO
89.92%
16
DACIA DUSTER
89.86%
17
KIA CEED
89.67%
18
TESLA MODEL 3
89.43%
19
FORD KUGA
89.35%
20
KIA PICANTO
89.35%
21
TOYOTA YARIS
89.32%
22
AUDI Q3
89.24%
23
MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS
89.08%
24
VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC
88.89%
25
HONDA CR-V
88.49%
26
NISSAN JUKE
88.40%
27
HYUNDAI IONIQ
88.19%
28
VAUXHALL CORSA
88.17%
29
RENAULT CLIO
88.15%
30
MINI COUNTRYMAN
88.12%
31
BMW 3 SERIES
88.00%
32
TOYOTA COROLLA
87.97%
33
HONDA JAZZ
87.95%
34
KIA STONIC
87.89%
35
FORD ECOSPORT
87.70%
36
SEAT LEON
87.51%
37
RENAULT CAPTUR
87.33%
38
MERCEDES-BENZ GLC
87.20%
39
SEAT ARONA
86.47%
40
NISSAN LEAF
86.45%
41
MG MOTOR UK ZS
86.43%
42
MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS
86.42%
43
SKODA OCTAVIA
86.37%
44
BMW 2 SERIES
86.31%
45
HYUNDAI I10
86.30%
46
BMW 1 SERIES
86.22%
47
SUZUKI VITARA
86.09%
48
VOLKSWAGEN POLO
86.09%
49
BMW 5 SERIES
85.56%
50
PEUGEOT 3008
85.46%
51
PEUGEOT 208
85.42%
52
NISSAN QASHQAI
85.36%
53
AUDI Q2
85.35%
54
MERCEDES-BENZ GLA
84.73%
55
AUDI A3
84.49%
56
BMW 4 SERIES
84.43%
57
HONDA CIVIC
84.34%
58
SEAT IBIZA
84.31%
59
MINI HATCHBACK
84.16%
60
TOYOTA AYGO
84.08%
61
BMW X3
83.82%
62
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
83.71%
63
FORD KA+
83.38%
64
HYUNDAI TUCSON
83.26%
65
AUDI A4
82.79%
66
AUDI A1
82.20%
67
FIAT 500
81.88%
68
FORD FIESTA
81.83%
69
VAUXHALL ASTRA
81.54%
70
BMW X5
81.33%
71
MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS
81.09%
72
FORD FOCUS
81.01%
73
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
80.27%
74
BMW X1
79.05%
75
DACIA SANDERO
78.06%