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Subaru Impreza 2.0L 79

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56.09.5 124 2+2OOOOO

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Honda Insight 1.5H

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53.010.4 134 3+1SSSSO

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Honda Civic 1.5T 72

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54.5 7.1 129 3+1SSSS–

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Hyundai Elantra 2.0L 67

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54.09.9 133 3+1SSOSO

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Kia Forte 2.0L

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55.0 10.3 139 3+0 – S – – –

Hyundai Accent 1.6L

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57.59.9 128 2+3OO–O–

Kia Rio 1.6L 59

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54.59.6 131 2+3OO–O–

Nissan Versa 1.6L 58

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52.59.6 130 3+1SSSSO

Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T 57

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52.09.0 135 3+2OO–OO

HOW TO READ

THE RATINGS

Recommended vehicles, indicated with

a check mark (

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), are the models with

the highest Overall Scores that meet

the threshold in their category.

Make + Model reflect the vehicle we

tested and its engine displacement.

Overall Score reflects a vehicle’s

performance in our road tests; the latest

results from the reliability and owner

satisfaction sections of CR’s exclusive

Annual Auto Surveys; the availability of

frontal crash prevention systems with

forward collision warning, automatic

emergency braking, and pedestrian

detection, along with blind spot warning;

and, if available, results from government

and insurance-industry crash tests.

Survey Results reflect findings from

CR’s Annual Auto Surveys, completed

by Consumer Reports members.

Predicted reliability is our determination

of how well a model will hold up, based on

the problems that members reported in

CR’s Annual Auto Surveys, which include

data on around 420,000 vehicles.

Owner satisfaction is based on the

percentage of surveyed owners who

said they would definitely buy the same

car again. We use a model’s latest three

years of data to determine the prediction,

provided it hasn’t been redesigned or

significantly updated. In cases where we

have insufficient survey responses, or

when a model is all-new or redesigned, we

use our expert judgment based on brand

track record and similar models to predict

reliability and owner-satisfaction ratings.

Road-Test Results include CR’s test

findings that we feel are the most rel-

evant. We buy and test between 50 and

60 vehicles each year, driving them for

thousands of miles and putting them

through more than 50 tests and evalua-

tions. The results of these tests make up

our road-test score. Some tests, such as

those for braking and fuel economy, are

measured with instruments; categories

such as seat and ride comfort, noise, and

fit and finish are graded by our experts.

The Usability rating is a combination of

our testers’ assessments of the ease of

performing everyday driving tasks, as

well as cockpit ergonomics and interface

design. The energy consumption of elec-

tric vehicles is expressed in a miles-per-

gallon equivalent rating (MPGe).

Energy consumption for plug-in hybrids

is listed in electric and gas modes.

Advanced Safety identifies whether

a vehicle has forward collision warning

(FCW); automatic emergency braking

that operates at city speeds (AEB,

city) and/or at highway speeds (AEB,

highway); a pedestrian detection system

(AEB, pedestrian); and blind spot warning

(BSW). Each system must be standard

on all trims to gain an extra point in the

Overall Score. We use S to indicate that

the system is standard; O means it’s

optional on some versions; a dash (–)

means no system is offered.

Why Some Vehicles Are Not Rated

Certain models have been redesigned

or extensively freshened since our last

test, or are new. All are scheduled to be

included in future road tests. Models

include the Chevrolet Corvette, Hyundai

Sonata, Mazda CX-30, Mercedes-Benz

GLB, Nissan Sentra, Toyota Highlander,

and Volkswagen Passat.

What Our Ratings Symbols Mean

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