Anoother link wi't past gone

Can it be done? Can anyone recall another brand that has gone from worst to even average?

Yes it can, Jaguar did it (in the Ford years).

Granted the JD Power survey is not just about reliability, it is about the more broad spectrum of consumer satisfaction, but reliability is inevitably a big part of that. Jaguar went from a poor performer to being right up alongside Lexus over the course over a fairly short period of time. Of course they have not maintained that level, and I'm not sure how long that high point lasted, but it is proof that it can be done.

Whether or not it is achievable in this case?. Maybe, but IMO unlikely. Why?, because JLR trade on the image and desirability of their products. In order to keep that, especially the image part, they have to have the latest gadgets (gimmicks?). And in order to get them into the cars, it is likely that testing has not been as rigorous as it should be resulting in niggly electrical issues which may in turn result in a car which won't actually go.

Skoda is an example

Old Skoda's were not unreliable, that is just a myth perpetuated by the jokes people like Jasper Carrot made a living out of.

They were actually very sturdy cars, just look at how well the rear engined machines (the butt of Carrot's jokes) did on the rally circuits. Yes, the quality of the cars dropped from the 70's through to the VW takeover, but quality and reliability are not the same thing.

Edited by badbusdriver on 05/07/2021 at 13:06

Toyota usually get into partnerships less so buying other makes.

As the new Boss path is less quantity and more quality, maybe reliability will be high on their agenda. Too late for the big US market where the JLR brand is at the pits due to to the Yanks ranking reliability higher than quality.