Study: 2009 Ford models have fewer problems than Honda vehicles

Posted: Apr 17, 2009
Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Ford has a lot to celebrate as of lately. The Dearborn automaker is currently marketing the 45th Anniversary of the Mustang, celebrating growth in two of Europe’s largest markets with the sale of 170,000 2010 Fiestas units (check out our first drive of the Fiesta later today) and of course, is proud to be the only American automaker that has yet to ask the Obama administration for any loans.

Well, Ford can add one more thing to a very exciting 2009 so far. According to a new study by the RDA Group of Bloobfield Hills, FoMoCo models had fewer problems in their first three-months of operation than Honda vehicles.

The study showed how the Dearborn automaker is nearly neck-and-neck with Toyota in terms of quality for its 2009 model year vehicles and how it is in statistical tie with Japanese brands when it comes to customer satisfaction. 

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Detroit News

 

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  • JC
    Who cares!!! Who owns a car for 3 months and then gets rid of it???

    The ownership experience is long-term. This 3-month metric is ridiculous and only serves the marketers. It is in the long term reliability that Honda excels. Give me good long term reliability and I'll be impressed.

    Advise to Ford. Please stop taking cheap credit for unimportant metrics.

    What DOES go a LOOOOOONG way to improve Fords image is that it did NOT take any government bailout like Chrysler and GM. It is virtually impossible for me to ever buy any of these two brands because of the low road taken.

    GM, Chrysler: There's nothing I can do about giving away my tax money for your bailout plan, but there is something i can do about making sure you do not take any more of my money by boycotting your inefficient practices, mediocre products and now what little positive image you had is further tarnished by you TAKING our hard earned taxes when you should have gone BANKRUPT.
  • GMfan87
    awesome, congrats Ford. its about time we start dispelling these quality myths...i wonder how GM and Chrysler would have done.
  • Neil
    This story coming to a Ford TV commercial near you soon!!!

    But it does prove that America can make cars as good as anyone, if you have good management, focus (no pun intended) on Quality not quantity and Deal realistically with creditors and unions.

    And they haven't started selling their best car here in the US yet!!!
  • Ivan Gutierrez
    These are the kind of stories I enjoy reading in the morning.
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