On a brand level the most prudent cars are made by Acura (honorable mention to Lexus and Infiniti), and, for the more rugged types, by Jeep (honorable mention to Ram and Jeep.) However, people choose brands, but buy cars. ….. avatar. ant. June 12th, 2013 at 10:47 am. So at the top, you say that Acura is best brand, but the only Acura car on the list is the MDX…… As a honorable mention. Weird. I won't be buying any used Ford Focus any time soon. Login to reply