Infotainment screens are causing problems for new car owners.
A new study shows that out of 100 vehicles, 44.4 report problems with their infotainment systems in some capacity.
The largest jump year-over-year is from Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.
Modern cars have basically become smartphones on wheels. Unfortunately, that means that they seem to have also inherited the bugs, too—or at least that's what J.D. Power's 2026 Initial Quality Study has found.
The annual study measures how many problems new-vehicle buyers experience in their first 90 days of ownership across 10 categories. Here's the good news: Overall, people are seeing fewer problems than they did last year, and results improved in every category. The only area where buyers are seeing more problems than before is infotainment.
