I think those results you posted are of an initial 90 day quality survey which to me seems totally plausible as purchasers of lower end vehicles seeking disposable transportation tend to pay less attention to details (usually just happy to get credit) as buyers of premium vehicle will be paying much more attention to paint, panel gaps, etc. It's pretty well a useless survey if you are interested in long term quality but I assume it was made just because more surveys equals more income. Not everyone is a cynic as being for-profit does not mean corrupt as plenty of companies are ethical and I've seen nothing from JD power that indicates they are in the pocket of the Koreans or GM. As long as they are simply tabulating surveys I don't see how it matters if they are for profit or not and their results are typically in the same ballpark as CR. I personally don't care for CR's actual car reviews themselves as they will trash good vehicles for having a lack of cup holders or difficult infotainment systems and totally miss the point on most performance vehicles but their long term reliability rankings are done similarly to JD power and a good reference.
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