Mercedes’ plant tops worldwide, says J.D. Power

**FishtailnZ** · 06-10-2008

Looks like MB continues it's march back towards quality leadership in the automotive industry:

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Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz’s facility in Sindelfingen, Germany has been named the most reliable factory in the world, according to the U.S. Initial Quality Study published by J.D. Power and Associates. Second and third place also went to plants in Germany.
Vehicles from the Sindelfingen plant, near Stuttgart, recorded an average of only 33 problems per 100 vehicles (33 PP 100). The average among all factories studied was 118 PP 100. The plant manufactures the CL-, CLS-, E- and S-Class models.
Second place went to Porsche’s factory in Stuttgart, where the 911 is assembled, while third went to the BMW factory in Regensburg, northeast of Munich.
German cars also led when judged by brand name, with Porsche leading the total ranking for the third year in a row with 87 PP 100, and increasing its lead over its competition from 3 PP 100 in 2007 to 11 PP 100. The study’s authors also commended Mercedes for improvements in quality when compared with 2007, reducing its error rate by 7 PP 100.

**alroumi** · 06-11-2008

Thats great news mercedes has been improving and I hope that doesnt stop as the SLK that I've got had one minor problem that is very small in comparison to the ML which I had which was just problematic.

**Cold Shot** · 06-11-2008

Our ML has been problem free since we brought it home. Maybe they are getting better.

**alroumi** · 06-11-2008

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Originally Posted by Cold Shot

Our ML has been problem free since we brought it home. Maybe they are getting better.

Mine is the older W163 ML320 1999, the W164 you've got is excellent I've test driven it.

mtiede · 06-11-2008

What? 33 problems out of 100 cars? This is good? Every 3rd car has a problem? This sounds terrible to me.

I would have expected 1 in a 1000. or better. These numbers sound odd.

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mtiede Founding Member #7 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Western New York Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 1,642 Thanks: 100 Thanked 55 Times in 45 Posts	What? 33 problems out of 100 cars? This is good? Every 3rd car has a problem? This sounds terrible to me. I would have expected 1 in a 1000. or better. These numbers sound odd.

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