{"id":1131,"date":"2024-12-31T16:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:25:26","slug":"consumer-reports-subaru-surpasses-toyota-lexus-as-most-reliable-car-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/2024\/12\/31\/consumer-reports-subaru-surpasses-toyota-lexus-as-most-reliable-car-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Reports: Subaru Surpasses Toyota, Lexus as Most Reliable Car Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Subaru being catapulted into first place, according to Consumer Reports, is not based on the company advancing their designs and technology, but instead of sticking with what works and fine-tuning the process of building their cars.File photo: The Global Guy, licensed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CAMDEN, NJ – Subaru has taken the crown\u00a0as the most reliable car band<\/a>\u00a0according to Consumer Reports’ 2024 brand reliability report, dethroning mainstays Toyota and its sub-brand Lexus, who nonetheless remain among the list\u2019s top five carmakers when it comes to vehicles you can count on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumer Reports based their findings on extensive examination of more than 300,000 cars, trucks, and SUVs that were sold between 2000 and 2025, averaging owner satisfaction, safety rating, expected reliability, and road test results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the nonprofit consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy group also assessed other issues that consumers may have encountered \u2013 ranging from paint defects to serious concerns such as engine problems \u2013 both right after driving their new vehicles off the dealer\u2019s lot and years down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subaru being catapulted into first place, according to Consumer Reports, is not based on the company advancing their designs and technology, but instead of sticking with what works and fine-tuning the process of building their cars. For example, many Subaru vehicles retain the same parts throughout multiple model years, which prevents new and unexpected issues from arising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven Subaru models in total were ranked by Consumer Reports, with six \u2013 all gas-powered vehicles \u2013 receiving ratings ranging from average, above average, or well above average; the one electric vehicle from the company on the list, the Solterra EV, received a subpar rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumer Reports generates a reliability ranking on a scale of 100, with points deducted from the total for issues in several identified \u201ctrouble areas,\u201d in addition to owner satisfaction surveys and internal testing; Subaru received an average reliability rating of 68 out of 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, Lexus fell to second place on the list with an average reliability score of 65, and Toyota slipped to third with an average reliability score of 62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the least reliable carmakers ranked in the report were Jeep and GMC, who tied with average reliability ratings of 33, followed by Cadillac with 27 and Rivian with 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CAMDEN, NJ – Subaru has taken the crown\u00a0as the most reliable car band\u00a0according to Consumer Reports’ 2024 brand reliability report, dethroning mainstays Toyota and its sub-brand Lexus, who nonetheless remain among the list\u2019s top five carmakers when it comes to vehicles you can count on. Consumer Reports based their findings on extensive examination of more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-market-updates","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n