Consumer Reports recently released its automobile reliability ratings Thursday with Toyota Motor -owned Lexus, Mazda , and Toyota ranking as the top brands in that order. Stellantis’ Jeep, Tesla , and Ford Motor’s Lincoln made up the bottom three.
Tesla’s next-to-last finish matched its 2020 ranking. It had four models in the survey. “While Tesla’s Model 3 has average reliability, the Model Y still has body hardware issues with the tailgate and door alignment, paint defects, and multiple other problems,” Consumer Reports said. “The Model X and Model S both have body hardware, climate system, and in-car electronics problems.”
Regardless of Tesla’s low ranking, it’s still the EV titan and there’s little doubt the electric vehicle market is on the rise. In 2021 alone, EV sales have more than doubled.
Ford’s electric version of its top-selling F-150 pickup truck had record-breaking pre-orders and sales, and in September the company said it would build three battery factories and an electric truck plant in Tennessee and Kentucky, creating 11,000 jobs over the next four years.
By the end of 2020, there were 1,019,260 EVs registered in the U.S., 42% of them in California. But that’s still only 2.5% of the total automotive market.
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