(For the record, Consumer Reports refers to itself as CR, and refers to its more than 6 million online and magazine subscribers as members.)īrand rankings are compiled based on detailed survey responses about individual models, for the most recent three model years, said Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, in a phone interview. Transmission complaints cropped up for certain models for the Hyundai, Kia, Subaru, and Toyota brands, Consumer Reports said. Those included belt-driven, continuously-variable transmissions, and gearboxes with eight or nine gears. Technologically advanced transmissions, often aimed at greater fuel efficiency, were the source of many complaints.High-end, battery-powered, electric SUVs, a category dominated by the Tesla brand, are among the least reliable vehicles - but for issues other than their electric powertrains, like fit and finish, or how well features like climate control work.Gasoline-electric hybrids and plug-in hybrids are among the most reliable individual models in the survey-partly because some of them are based on tried-and-true models that have been in production for years, so manufacturers have gotten all the bugs out.

The top-rated brands for 2022 were Subaru, Mazda, BMW, Honda and Lexus. It ranks cars on performance, comfort, efficiency and safety in addition to reliability. Click to see the Consumer Reports 2022 Brand Report Card.

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