Tough year for US automakers. Only Buick managed to make it into the Top-10 most-reliable brands, coming in at #8. Of the 27 brands Consumer Reports looked at (based on a survey of 640,000 owners), GM's Cadillac came in dead last.
"Not a single U.S. model landed on the list of the 10 most reliable vehicles, which included the Kia Niro, Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86, Lexus ES, Lexus GS, Lexus IS, Audi Q3, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Prius V, Toyota Prius C and Infiniti Q70.
The 10 least reliable models included the Chevrolet Camaro, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Jaguar F-Pace, GMC Acadia, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta, Fiat 500, Cadillac Escalade, Tesla Model X and Volvo XC90."
Ford came in at #15, though its Focus and Fiesta ranked well below-average. Fiat Chrysler's Jeep brand came in at #20, while Dodge and Ram crossed the line at #24 and #25, respectively.
Brand reliability
Here are the latest reliability rankings from Consumer Reports. Last year’s rankings are in parentheses.
1. Toyota (2)
2. Lexus (1)
3. Kia (5)
4. Audi (4)
5. BMW (9)
6. Subaru (11)
7. Infiniti (8)
8. Buick (3)
9. Honda (10)
10. Hyundai (7)
11. Nissan (13)
12. Mazda (6)
13. Porsche (16)
14. Mercedes-Benz (17)
15. Ford (18)
16. Volkswagen (22)
17. Chrysler (27)
18. Chevrolet (15)
19. Acura (12)
20. Jeep (23)
21. Tesla (25)
22. Lincoln (20)
23. Volvo (19)
24. Dodge (26)
25. Ram (29)
26. GMC (24)
27. Cadillac (21)
Buick is only U.S. brand on Consumer Reports Top 10 reliability list
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"Not a single U.S. model landed on the list of the 10 most reliable vehicles, which included the Kia Niro, Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86, Lexus ES, Lexus GS, Lexus IS, Audi Q3, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Prius V, Toyota Prius C and Infiniti Q70.
The 10 least reliable models included the Chevrolet Camaro, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Jaguar F-Pace, GMC Acadia, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta, Fiat 500, Cadillac Escalade, Tesla Model X and Volvo XC90."
Ford came in at #15, though its Focus and Fiesta ranked well below-average. Fiat Chrysler's Jeep brand came in at #20, while Dodge and Ram crossed the line at #24 and #25, respectively.
Brand reliability
Here are the latest reliability rankings from Consumer Reports. Last year’s rankings are in parentheses.
1. Toyota (2)
2. Lexus (1)
3. Kia (5)
4. Audi (4)
5. BMW (9)
6. Subaru (11)
7. Infiniti (8)
8. Buick (3)
9. Honda (10)
10. Hyundai (7)
11. Nissan (13)
12. Mazda (6)
13. Porsche (16)
14. Mercedes-Benz (17)
15. Ford (18)
16. Volkswagen (22)
17. Chrysler (27)
18. Chevrolet (15)
19. Acura (12)
20. Jeep (23)
21. Tesla (25)
22. Lincoln (20)
23. Volvo (19)
24. Dodge (26)
25. Ram (29)
26. GMC (24)
27. Cadillac (21)
Buick is only U.S. brand on Consumer Reports Top 10 reliability list
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."