Top 10 Brands Overall Tesla, Acura, Hyundai, Lincoln, and Lexus ---

Consumer Reports Just SHOCKED The Auto Industry

This CarEdge Live episode, hosted by Ray and Zach, focuses on Consumer Reports' annual vehicle and auto manufacturer rankings for 2025 (2:13).

Key discussion points include:

Consumer Reports Ranking Methodology The rankings are based on four key factors: road test performance, reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety (4:00).

Worst Brands Overall The bottom five brands for overall performance are Jeep, Land Rover, GMC, Dodge, and Alfa Romeo. Stellantis brands (Jeep, Dodge, Alfa Romeo) make up 60% of the bottom five, with luxury brands Land Rover and GMC also ranking poorly due to low predicted reliability and owner satisfaction (4:14-6:40).

Mid-tier Brands Rivian, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen are in the next tier of struggling brands, followed by Volvo, Buick, Mitsubishi, Ford, Cadillac, and Audi (8:26-10:35). Audi experienced a significant drop of 10 spots (10:24).

Lincoln and Ford's Surprising Ranking The hosts express surprise at Ford and Lincoln's relatively moderate reliability scores, given the high number of recalls, with Ford having 142 recalls in the year, more than doubling the previous annual record for any manufacturer (10:36-15:08).

Top 10 Brands Overall Tesla made a significant jump into the top 10 at number 10 (12:41). Other top brands include Acura, Hyundai, Lincoln, and Lexus (12:56-13:25). The top five brands for overall performance are Toyota, Honda, Porsche, BMW, and Subaru (17:31-18:48).

Reliability of Used Vehicles (5-10 years old) When considering the reliability of 5 to 10-year-old used cars, Lexus and Toyota dominate the top spots, followed by Mazda, Honda, and Acura. BMW also ranks surprisingly well in this category (21:21-22:15).

New Vehicle Reliability For new vehicle reliability, the top five brands are Toyota, Subaru, Lexus, Honda, and BMW (23:26-23:38).

CarEdge Services and Deals The hosts also promote CarEdge's car buying service, which helps customers with research, negotiation, and paperwork (1:42-2:00, 17:11-17:24). They also highlight current hybrid SUV and sedan deals, including 0% financing offers and lease deals from Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Ford, Toyota, and Lexus (27:34-29:43).