Most (Top 5):
Buick, Mazda, Honda, Lexus, Toyota
Least (Bottom 1/3)
Chevrolet, Volvo, Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Ford, Mini, Volkswagen, Tesla, Lincoln
Historically, brands like Ford, Mini, and VW did better in CR Surveys (though not much), but for those buying new cars, 2020 models, which brought new technology with it, really hurt Ford/Lincoln SUVs, and many other brands.
Brands like Subaru and Mazda have been improving in the survey in the last couple of years, Mazda taking first place in 2020.
I think most of the results are ok but not 100%. No one (including the manufacturers) can not predict the 2020 model year reliability and only time can tell.
I don't trust CR
loL
This is a pretty expected ranking. Not like JD Power that gives out nonsense awards (initial quality- what's that even supposed to mean?). CR is a non-profit and they buy their test fleets to test. With that said, they aren't using an entirely perfect process and there's a small "pay to play" effect present. All said, is there really anything that screams foul play with a list that says Toyota/Lexus, Honda and Mazda are the most reliable brands? Not really....
And what was the criteria for reliability? New cars are usually reliable first few years.
Reliability is predicted using the reliability of a model from previous years, if there is a cary over engine and transmission etc. Some car brands start to fall apart right off the bat. Their predictions are usually accurate from my experience. If a Corolla has the same engine and transmission, and knowing Toyota, it would probably be rated the same as before. But this year for example, Tesla's Model Y was troublesome right out the gate. Depends on the car really.
How is Buick and Mazda at the top?
Mazda has literally been using the same technology since 2011, and has perfected it. Assembly lines are shared with Toyota. I would put Mazda third in reliability after Toyota and Honda. If classifying Buick as part of GM, it would be seen as a very unreliable brands but most of their most reliable products are rebadged European cars like Opel and Vauxhaul, which makes better cars than Chevrolet.
I do not trust anything these people say. Whoever pays them the most money gets the best rating. Just ask Scotty.
Not consumer reports. Many other magazines are like that but Consumer Reports uses clear data from it's subsribers and they don't make them up or hide them they identify key trouble spots in cars. It is normal in fact pretty safe to not trust CR but you need to realize that they clearly buy their own cars, test them using their own data, and update reiability using data from millions of vehicles. Their reliability predicitions are more accurate as they are fluid and have data on cars up to 20 years old. Its your choise to trust them or not but Scotty generalizes car brands while CR and car complaint websites take owner reliability on every car and year. For example, a 2012 Subaru Outback has a bulletproof engine and a well made manuel transmission, while the 2013 had major oil problems. This is reflected. Every car magazine is different. Plus you should NEVER get a car or reccomend a car just by looking at one source, like ONLY Scotty or ONLY Consumer Reports. You should look at many sources like technical service bulletins complaint data etc. The reason I know that CR actually has realistic ratings is because it lines up with what carcomplaints.com says which almost always corresponds to what Scotty says. Your opinion, my opinion is how today's society, including the media industry, goes.
Are you an employee of Consumer Reports, Karem? Anecdotal evidence is interesting but certainly not substantive. If you have any empirical evidence to support your opinion, please present it to us.
loL man no I just put it out their to show the opinion of CR and to get YOUR opinion I did not do this to make everyone think that I am a CR worker and believe 100% of what CR says. Just for a claim to response situation I put it out there.