Consumer Reports publishes an annual ranking of predicted reliability for every major automaker. Its predictions are based on problems that owners of 380,000 vehicles from model years 2000 to the present report experiencing in the past 12 months.
This year, Buick ranked eighth while Tesla climbed to ninth place. They’re the only U.S.-based automakers in the top 10.
The five lowest-scoring automakers are all U.S. brands. They are Chrysler, GMC, Jeep, Ram, and Rivian. Ford had a strong showing, landing at rank 11. The average score of a U.S. automaker is 41 out of 100. German automakers average 50 out of 100. Asian-based automakers lead with an average of 56 out of 100.
