J.D. Power and Associates  says Ford’s Lincoln is the most dependable vehicle.

Each year, the company asks car owners if they’ve experienced any problems with their vehicles in the last year.  According to the J.D. Power website, “understanding owner-reported quality problems is one of the many inputs that automakers around the world use to improve vehicle quality and long-term dependability, and this is precisely what J.D. Power and Associates provides with its auto industry benchmark, the Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).”

The Associated Press reports Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand took the title for 2011.  The report says Lexus came in second, followed by Jaguar, Porsche, and Toyota.