Lincoln Most Dependable Car (F)

Lincoln has been proven to be the most reliable car, and it's been quite some time since that's happened.

According to a study done by J.D. Power and Associates, Ford's F luxury brand is the top brand for a vehicle dependability survey for 2011. The study measures problems experienced by the original owners of vehicles after three years.

Follow Lincoln are Lexus, Jaguar, Porsche and Toyota.

Toyota swept seven segment awards, better than any other car maker.

Shares of Ford are up 14 cents to $14.32, a gain of 1%.