2023-08-06 11:46:24
Buying a new car can be stressful, not to mention expensive. It’s never a good time to shell out an absurd amount of cash to buy a new car, but when you must, it pays to have the best research at your disposal.
When it comes to product reviews, Consumer Reports is the gold standard. Compiling data on 300,000 vehicles from 2000 to 2023, CR’s team of engineers, journalists, researchers and scientists issued its annual automobile reliability survey, and it is among the most comprehensive available.
To arrive at its list of the most and least reliable automotive models, Consumer Reports used at least two model years of data to calculate a predicted reliability score on a scale of 1 to 100.
Seventeen problem areas were studied in depth, including minor issues (such as squealing brakes and broken interior trim) and major concerns (such as four-wheel drive repairs and out-of-warranty transmission issues).
All of Consumer Reports’ findings from its latest car reliability survey can be found on the CR (Consumer Reports) site, divided into several reliability lists and individual car model pages.
Below are Consumer Reports’ 10 most trusted models, the 10 least trusted cars, and the overall list of the most trusted automotive brands:
The 10 most reliable cars
The popularity of hybrid cars isn’t just due to the allure of the gas pump. Saving money should always be celebrated while filling up the tank, but it seems hybrids and plug-ins are growing in reliability as well.
As USA Today noted, overall, hybrid cars and midsize and full-size sedans from 2000 to 2022 (and some early 2023 models) are the most reliable vehicles according to Consumer Report’s survey.
According to the study, hybrid and plug-in SUVs are the third most reliable category with a score of 65:
2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid (reliability score: 93).
2023 Lexus GX (reliability score: 91).
2023 Mini Cooper (reliability score: 89).
2022 Toyota Prius (reliability score: 89).
2022 Mazda MX-5 Miata (reliability score: 85).
2023 Lincoln Corsair (reliability score: 82).
2023 Toyota Corolla (reliability score: 81).
2023 Subaru Crosstrek (reliability score: 80).
2023 BMW 3 Series (reliability score: 80).
2022 Toyota Prius Prime (reliability score: 77).
The 10 least reliable cars
While hybrid cars have high reliability scores, the same can’t be said for their pure electric counterparts, which earned a predicted reliability score of 36.
According to CR’s survey, electric vehicles and full-size pickup trucks had the lowest average reliability scores. Full-size pickup trucks are the least reliable vehicle category, receiving an average score of 30.
The following 10 models were found to have the highest risk of problems, according to Consumer Reports:
2023 Jeep Wrangler (reliability score: 24).
2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE (reliability score: 23).
2022 Jeep Gladiator (reliability score: 21).
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500/GMC Sierra 1500 (reliability score: 19).
2022 Chevrolet Bolt (reliability score: 17).
2022 Ford Explorer (reliability score: 16).
2022 Nissan Sentra (reliability score: 9).
2022 Lincoln Aviator (reliability score: 8).
2022 Hyundai Kona Electric (reliability score: 5).
2022 Ford F-150 Hybrid (Reliability Score: 4).
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