Consumer Reports – December 2018

1 LEXUS (6)

2 TOYOTA (14)

3 MAZDA (6)

4 SUBARU (6)

5 KIA (8)

6 INFINITI (4)

7 AUDI (6)

8 BMW (7)

9 MINI (2) 
NA

10 HYUNDAI (5)

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11 PORSCHE (3)

12 GENESIS (2)
NA

13 ACURA (3)

14 NISSAN (11)

15 HONDA (9)

16 VOLKSWAGEN (8)

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17 MERCEDES-BENZ (7)

18 FORD (11)

19 BUICK (5)

20 LINCOLN (4)

21 DODGE (5)

22 JEEP (4)

23 CHEVROLET (16)

24 CHRYSLER (2)

25 GMC (8)

26 RAM (3)

27 TESLA (3)

28 CADILLAC (6)

29 VOLVO (3)

0 100

IS GX

Tacoma Prius C

Rank Change

From Last Year

78

Range of Predicted Reliability Scores

(Brand Average in Colored Circles)

76

69

65

61

61

60

58

57

57

54

52

51

51

50

47

47

45

44

43

40

40

39

38

37

34

32

32

22

Least

Reliable

Most

Reliable

Brand

(Number of Models)

CX-3 MX-5 Miata

WRX

Cadenza

Q50

A3

X1

Cooper

Ioniq

Cayenne

G90

MDX ILX

G80

911

Crosstrek

Sedona

Q60

i3

Countryman

Santa Fe XL

Versa Note Maxima

Clarity Fit

Atlas Passat

E-Class GLS

Mustang Taurus

Enclave Encore

MKZ Continental

Journey Charger

Compass Renegade

Traverse Impala

Pacifica 300

Sierra 2500 HD Yukon

3500 2500

Model X Model 3

ATS XTS

S90 XC60

Q5

▲ 1

▼ 1

▲ 9

▲ 2

▼ 2

▲ 1

▼ 3

▼ 3

▲ 2

▲ 6

▼ 3

▼ 6

▼ 3

▼ 3

▼ 11

▲ 2

▲ 3

▼ 2

▼ 5

▼ 7

▲ 1

▼ 1

▼ 6

▼ 1

▼ 6

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Our brand rankings are based on the average

reliability for vehicles in a lineup. Below, we also

list the most and least reliable vehicle in each

brand lineup. Buick fell 11 spots, the biggest

decline, due to worse-than-average reliability for

its Enclave SUV. Mazda moved the most, up nine

spots, mostly due to reliability gains for the CX-9

and MX-5 Miata. To be included here, a brand

must have sufficient data for at least two vehicles.

CR lacks data to rank Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jaguar,

Land Rover, Maserati, Mitsubishi, or Smart. For

more details on reliability, go to CR.org/reliability.

BRAND WINNERS

AND LOSERS

Road Report: Reliability

Note:

NA indicates the brand was not ranked last year. — indicates the ranking is unchanged

from last year.