Consumer Reports 2018 Most Reliable Car Brands

Consumer Reports each year asks its subscribers whether they've had problems with their cars. We use that information to produce our annual reliability survey, which this year includes data from 640,000 vehicles. 

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[Piznick]

I refuse to believe that crystler is up 10 spots

[darban]

Wanna hear a joke?











...American cars

[ryantfinchum]

I'm surprised CR isn't charging me to watch this video..

[Ethans]

The average age of cars on the road in the US is more than 10 years. So to many people, reliability rankings would have a lot more credibility if it focused on cars at least that age. Reliability data for cars less than 3 years old is almost meaningless.

[KidKingdomHearts]

Currently on a Toyota Corolla 1997 (I'm a broke college student paying my way through school lol) with 91, 000 miles on it. Had it since 60, 000 miles around 4 years ago. It was the first big purchase I've ever made with my own hard earned money, and to this day NOTHING has gone wrong with it.

It's been thorough NY State Winters and multiple road trips and still stands strong without loosing a single pep in it's step. I truly love Toyota for their reliability and plan to stay brand loyal until the end of my life (or until I can afford a Tesla) with plans to buy a Lexus one day. Glad to see I root for the right team.

[lavayuki]

I like Japanese cars, particularly Honda and Toyota

[mynameisgladiator]

You put Mercedes and reliability in the same sentence and you didn't die laughing. You're a good actor.

[conceptcs]

Never had an unexpected repair for my Lexus or my Toyota's. Can't say the same for the Nissans I owned.

[spaghetti]

Kia has really upped their game with reliability and 7 years warranty is no joke

[brendenaerosmithfarr]

No surprise the Toyota brands top the top 2. But how on earth did Chrysler make it up there?

[bobbyraejohnson]

OK I was taking this list serious until they said vw and bmw

[twin_]

I never see any chryslers, kias, toyotas or Lexus broken down on the side of the road. The only cars I ever see broken down are chevrolets and other gm products.
Pretty spot on.

[Bargainteers]

I think Consumer Reports dropped in their reliability test lately as well

[spreadeagled]

After I had my Oldsmobile GM Diesel debacle back in 1984, I quit buying GM products and turned to foreign cars. I’ve been happy ever since.

[archangele]

What I want to see is reliability ratings on cars with over 100K miles. Also how good car manufacturers honour their warranty. I bought an Infiniti and their warranty is total crap. They will find ANY way to get out of covering items under a warranty. I know I'll never buy another one. Now, Honda is great. They atually replaced a transmission in my 01 Accord when it had 109K miles on it due to an issue they had from 1999 to 2002. It was well out of normal warranty but they still did it at no cost to me. After I unload this Infiniti Q60S, I plan to go back to Honda. The Infiniti is a great driving car but, I need a car I can depend on and one which is not going to cost me a couple grand in repairs that Honda would have covered. (Oh, the Infiniti has only 34K miles on This is a $50K car too)

[weeknightdrive]

220k miles on my 2010 prius, and not a single problem yet. Best investment ever.

[arniejonassen]

I'm sorry but when I think of car reliability I don't think of the infotainment system, I think will the car will get me from point A to point B and do so reliably over the course of ownership. I wish the infotainment issues would be excluded from these tests or at least less of a factor in them. As long as the infotainment system works it shouldn't be an issue. They are computers and most computers have glitches. An infotainment system that is slower to respond than others does not mean it's less reliable.

[whydoievenbothertoputthish]

Soo cars can be unreliable due to an crappy infotainment system?

[ELPJM]

Toyota is the best company. I own a 2016 Corolla S Premium, fully loaded with navigation, sunroof etc. I'm at over 50, 000 miles with no problems. Just been taking it for regular maintenance like oil changes and rotation of tires. There's a reason why Toyota is popular. Quality, reliability and dependability.

[Mabeylater]

Your reliability rankings shuffle around more than a deck of cards. It's so short-sighted that it's almost a joke. NEW CAR RELIABILITY NEEDS TO BE WEIGHTED AND MONITORED FOR MORE THAN JUST 3 MEASLY
Last year: "Audi is no 3", so u go out and buy an Audi
The next year: "Audi dropped". WHAT THE
You're handing out 'reliable status' way too easily and without considering if a model's reputation of producing quality/junk has been clearly established. Toyota and Lexus have CONSISTENTLY produced reliable models so their recommendation is more reassuring.