Lexus is back on Consumer Reports‘annual reliability rating. Toyota Motor Corp’s luxury division took the top spot last year, upstart Mazda, down to second place, while the Toyota brand stepped onto the podium in third place on its own. Overall, while Asian brands topped the list, European brands came in second and domestic followed.
Lexus ‘high scores stem from Land Cruiser The Prado-based GX SUV, which scores a perfect 100. Mazda’s second place is the result of the Miata’s strong performances, CX-9, CX-5, and CX-30, but is pulled down by Mazda 3package midpoint. Likewise, nearly all of Toyota’s product lines, from Prius come Avalon, they all got very high marks, but RAV4 and Corolla Hatchback lower the grade point average.
As last year, the only American brand that made it into the top 10 was Buick, which ranked 5th thanks to good scores for Visualization and Encore (through Enclave sub-rank). Eight of the top 10 brands are Japanese, with Infiniti in fourth place, and Honda, Subaru, Acura and Nissan following Buick in that order. Mini, at number 10, is the only European brand in the top 10.
Last place went to Jeep, Tesla and once again Lincoln ended up dead. While all Lincolns received poor grades, Pilot notable for receiving only 3 points out of 100. Similarly, last year’s lowest-scoring car was Ford Explorer, with which Aviator shares a platform.
All is not domestic gloom, however. Chevrolet Trailblazer mount Lexus GX with a perfect score, but the overall Chevy brand ranked 14th, dragged down by Escort ship, Silverado 1500 and Tahoe. Tahoe drew with GMC Yukon with the lowest score of this year, only 2 points each. Both the nearly identical Silverado 2500HD and GMC Sierra 2500HD are among America’s best-selling models, along with the Ford Bronco Sport, Mustang Mach E, Ranger and Chrysler 300.
Consumer Reports also points out that the notion that electric vehicles have fewer problems with fewer moving parts is not necessarily true. The Audi E-Tron and Tesla Model X both scored 5, the lowest of their respective brands, as more and more technology is crammed into these higher-priced EVs.
For a complete list of rankings by company and individual models, check out the full study at Consumer Reports.
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