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Ford quality woes have dominated the headlines for a couple of years now, with plenty of data to suggest that The Blue Oval has struggled mightily in that department for some time. Aside from taking the “title” of being the most recalled manufacturer in 2022, FoMoCo has had its fair share of high-profile problems in terms of quality, prompting CEO Jim Farley to hire a new “czar” in that area, as well as place a major emphasis on making improvements to the company’s manufacturing processes and new vehicle launches. However, it will take some time for Ford's quality to improve, and in the meantime, the automaker didn’t fare terribly well in the newly-released 2023 J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS).
While its Detroit Big 3 counterparts enjoyed some strong results in the most recent version of this long-running study, Ford wound up ranking below the industry average and behind much of its competition with a score of 201 PP100, or problems reported per 100 vehicles. This year’s study polled 93,380 buyers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles, asking them 223 questions centered around nine categories – infotainment; features, controls, and displays; exterior; driving assistance; interior; powertrain; seats; driving experience; and climate.
Ford quality woes have dominated the headlines for a couple of years now, with plenty of data to suggest that The Blue Oval has struggled mightily in that department for some time. Aside from taking the “title” of being the most recalled manufacturer in 2022, FoMoCo has had its fair share of high-profile problems in terms of quality, prompting CEO Jim Farley to hire a new “czar” in that area, as well as place a major emphasis on making improvements to the company’s manufacturing processes and new vehicle launches. However, it will take some time for Ford's quality to improve, and in the meantime, the automaker didn’t fare terribly well in the newly-released 2023 J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS).
While its Detroit Big 3 counterparts enjoyed some strong results in the most recent version of this long-running study, Ford wound up ranking below the industry average and behind much of its competition with a score of 201 PP100, or problems reported per 100 vehicles. This year’s study polled 93,380 buyers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles, asking them 223 questions centered around nine categories – infotainment; features, controls, and displays; exterior; driving assistance; interior; powertrain; seats; driving experience; and climate.