Stellantis And Tesla Hit Rock Bottom In CR’s Used Car Brand Reliability Rankings
Stellantis And Tesla Hit Rock Bottom In CR’s Used Car Brand Reliability Rankings
Stellantis And Tesla Hit Rock Bottom In CR’s Used Car Brand Reliability Rankings
Stellantis And Tesla Hit Rock Bottom In CR’s Used Car Brand Reliability Rankings
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As the used car market heats up, buyers are increasingly hunting for reliable pre-owned options. With so many choices out there, knowing which brands are likely to hold up over time can potentially save you from a costly mistake and guide you toward dependable options.
Consumer Reports is now shining a spotlight on the world of pre-owned cars, and their latest findings make one thing clear: Japanese brands are killing it, while Tesla and Stellantis brands are bringing up the rear. The latest rankings reveal that while some brands continue to impress, others are entrenched in the “avoid if you can” category.
To compile these reliability rankings, Consumer Reports scrutinized over 150,000 vehicles owned by its members, comparing the number of issues each model faced to the average for vehicles from 2014 to 2019. This process produced reliability scores for each brand, showcasing the best and worst in used car reliability. Only 26 brands made the cut, as the rest lacked sufficient data.
Not surprised.
Stellatis is just the rebranding of Chrysler and Chrysler has been shit for at least 30 years.
It would be interesting to see car owner profile matched to this list. I suspect the rankings are also largely affected by the types of people who buy certain brands.
I have no quantitative data for this, but I suspect the reason Buick (which are largely just shzugzed Chevys) has a notably better reliability ranking than Chevy is a) their owners are generally older and more apt to perform routine upkeep/maintenance and b) they are not used as utility vehicles.
Well good bye consumer reports cuz you know Elon (or as trump calls him, Leon) is gonna try to sue them out if existence for being mean to him.
Didn’t expect to see BMW and Buick so high up the list.
My experience is totally anecdotal, but I own a 2013 Chrysler 300, as does my mom (same year). Both of us have 230,000+km on it.
We both have had the exact same “issues”. The Bluetooth module dies after 10 years. And the sway bar bushings need replacing every 3 years.
And…thats it. I have a couple minor rust spots on mine. Hers is worse for sure, but it’s purely cosmetic. Coincidentally I was chatting with a guy who has a 2012 300 and his had just the same issues as ours.
Besides oil changes/brakes/tires, in 8 years I’ve spent less than $1000 on repairs. Same for my mom. A friends 2008 300 is past 400,000 on his. I just haven’t see a reason for the rep Chrysler has.
How can Stellantis (Chrysler/Jeep/Ram) hit rock bottom if they already were rock bottom?
Lol stellantis
This analysis doesn’t make any sense. I’ve worked in the industry for 25 years. They’re looking at cars 5 – 10 years old:
1. They have Lincoln vastly better than Ford. Lincoln has no vehicles that are not restyled Fords.
2. BMW is number 7, ahead of Subaru and other very low TCO brands. Not possible.
It’s possible this is all self-reported data, or something else is screwing up sample size. But their rankings don’t appear to make any sense and appear very click-baity.
Had my Tesla 3 for 3.5 years. Other than tires, I’ve had to…….replace an air filter. The S has had issues, but as far as I can tell, the 3 is rock solid