Top-ranked vehicles in J.D. Power’s 2009 initial quality study at a glance

Top-ranked vehicles in J.D. Power’s quality study

J.D. Power and Associates on Monday released its annual survey of initial quality for 2009 model year vehicles, based on questionnaires from more than 80,900 new-vehicle owners.

These are the top performers and runners-up in each category. Activity vehicles refer to crossovers and sport utility vehicles.

Subcompact car:

—Highest ranked: Toyota Yaris

—Runners-up: Hyundai Accent, Honda Fit

Compact car:

—Highest ranked: Hyundai Elantra sedan

—Runners-up: Toyota Prius, Honda Civic

Compact sporty car:

—Highest ranked: Scion tC

—Runners-up: Volkswagen GTI

Compact premium sporty car:

—Highest ranked: Nissan Z

—Runners-up: Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

Entry premium car:

—Highest ranked: Lexus IS

—Runners-up: Cadillac CTS, Infiniti G-Series

Midsize car:

—Highest ranked: Nissan Altima

—Runners-up: Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Malibu

Midsize sporty car:

—Highest ranked: Ford Mustang

—Runners-up: none

Midsize premium car:

—Highest ranked: Lexus GS

—Runners-up: Acura RL, Lexus ES

Large car:

—Highest ranked: Mercury Sable

—Runners-up: Toyota Avalon, Chevrolet Impala

Large premium car:

—Winners: Lexus LS

—Runner-up: Mercedes Benz S-Class

Compact activity vehicle:

—Highest ranked: Chrysler PT Cruiser Wagon, Honda CR-V (tie)

—Runner-up: Mitsubishi Outlander

Midsize activity vehicle:

—Highest ranked: Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Ford Edge, Toyota 4Runner (tie)

—Runners-up: none

Midsize premium activity vehicle:

—Highest ranked: Lexus GX

—Runners-up: Lexus RX, Cadillac SRX

Large activity vehicle:

—Highest ranked: GMC Yukon

—Runners-up: Chevrolet Tahoe

Large premium activity vehicle:

—Highest ranked: Lexus LX

—Runners-up: Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

Midsize pickup:

—Highest ranked: Honda Ridgeline

—Runners-up: Nissan Frontier, Ford Ranger

Large pickup:

—Highest ranked: Ford F-150, Toyota Tundra (tie)

—Runners-up: Chevrolet Avalanche

Van:

—Highest ranked: Toyota Sienna

—Runners-up: Honda Odyssey

Source: J.D. Power and Associates