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J.D. Power and Associates, one of the leading firms that provide marketing information for customers has just released their 2007 Initial Quality Study (IQS). The IQS measures the quality of vehicles after 90 days of ownership, and determining the problems encountered per 100 vehicles from different automakers. IQS defined this as the PP100 ranking.

Check out the results of J.D. Power and Associates' 2007 IQS below.

2007 Nameplate IQS Ranking (the number denotes the problems found per 100 vehicles)

Porsche - 91
Lexus - 94
Lincoln - 100
Honda - 108
Mercedes-Benz - 111
Jaguar - 112
Toyota - 112
Mercury - 113
Infiniti - 117
Ford - 120
Scion - 123
Hyundai - 125
Kia - 125
Industry Average - 125
Buick - 127
Chevrolet - 129
Volvo - 129
Acura - 130
GMC - 131
Nissan - 132
Saturn - 132
BMW - 133
Pontiac - 133
Saab - 133
Subaru - 133
Cadillac - 135
Audi - 136
Chrysler - 151
Suzuki - 153
Mitsubishi - 155
Dodge - 156
Volkswagen - 160
Jeep - 161
HUMMER - 162
Mazda - 163
Land Rover - 170

In addition, IQS also determine the vehicle models with the highest quality and value in various vehicle segments. Here are the Top Three Models per Segment according to IQS

Sub-Compact Car
Highest Ranked: Kia Rio-Rio5 Honda Fit
Hyundai Accent (Total)

Compact Car
Highest Ranked: Honda Civic (Total)
Toyota Corolla
Hyundai Elantra Sedan

Compact Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Mazda MX-5 Miata
Scion tC
Subaru Impreza (Total)

Compact Premium Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Porsche Boxster
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

Entry Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Lincoln MKZ
Acura TSX
Cadillac CTS

Midsize Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Mercedes-Benz E-Class (Total)
Lexus GS 350-GS 430-GS 450H (Total)
Infiniti M-Series (tie)
Volvo S80 (tie)

Large Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Audi A8 (tie), Mercedes Benz S-Class (tie)
Lexus LS 460

Premium Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Porsche 911 (Total)
Lexus SC 430

Midsize Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: Ford Mustang
Toyota Solara (Total)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Midsize Car
Highest Ranked: Mercury Milan
Honda Accord (Total)
Ford Fusion (tie)
Mitsubishi Galant (tie)

Large Car
Highest Ranked: Pontiac Grand Prix
Toyota Avalon
Ford Five Hundred (tie)
Mercury Montego (tie)

Truck - Multi-Activity Vehicle (MAV) Segments
Compact MAV
Highest Ranked: Honda CR-V
Nissan Xterra
Hyundai Tucson

Midsize MAV
Highest Ranked: Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Highlander (Total)
Mercury Mountaineer

Large MAV
Highest Ranked: Toyota Sequoia
Chevrolet Suburban
GMC Yukon (Total)

Midsize Premium MAV
Highest Ranked: Lexus RX 350-RX 400h (Total)
Lincoln MKX
Lexus GX 470

Large Premium MAV
Highest Ranked: Lincoln Mark LT
Lincoln Navigator
HUMMER H2

Large Pickup
Highest Ranked: Chevrolet Silverado Classic HD
Ford F-150 LD
GMC Sierra LD

Midsize Pickup
Highest Ranked: Toyota Tacoma
Honda Ridgeline
Dodge Dakota

Van
Highest Ranked: Chevrolet Express (Total)
Kia Sedona
Ford E-Series