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A little good news for Toyota amid all the negative press coverage it's been collecting lately - its Prius hybrid - well, the 2007 model of the Prius hybrid (right) - has been named the top compact car for longterm reliability in the annual JD Power & Associates dependability study.


It's the third year in a row that Prius took the top spot in the study, which ranks three-year-old vehicles based on responses from thousands of owners. The 2005, '06 and now '07 Priuses are the only hybrids to have been selected long-term reliability champion in any vehicle segment.


Whether the industry-leading hybrid will be in the running for a fourth title next year remains to be seen, though.


Toyota is embroiled in a series of ongoing controversies over its dedication to safety versus profit and the reliability of its recent models after a number of brake and accelerator safety-related recalls involving more than 8 million vehicles including its 2004-2010 Prius models.


Before the Bad News


The JD Power survey was conducted before news of those troubles broke, and rated the 2007 model-year Prius for problems owners' encountered over the subsequent three years.
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Prius Named Top Compact Car for Longterm Dependability by JD Power was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.