Ranking Car Brands by Reliability: Key Insights & Comparisons

Toyota. That is S-tier, always at the top of the list of every reliability report. Land Rover. Land Rover is D-tier, has too many maintenance issues. Lexus. Lexus is S-tier, especially for the luxury brands, and obviously it's owned by Toyota. Honda. Honda is also going to be S-tier, one of the most reliable brands out there. Mazda. Mazda is B-tier, it has decent cars and great reliability ratings. Mercedes. Mercedes is going to be D-tier, a lot of the new cars that come out have some cheap finishes and does not have very good reliability. Subaru. Subaru is going to be S-tier, especially for reliability. It is at the top of a lot of reports and actually last year was the number one most reliable brand according to Consumer Reports. Acura. Acura is C-tier, obviously owned by Honda, but is more expensive and is one of those cars that is not as reliable as something like Lexus. Hyundai. Hyundai's reliability is getting better, so that one is at C-tier. Kia. Kia is also a C-tier. Ford. Ford is a B-tier, especially since the maintenance isn't that expensive on Fords. Chevrolet. Chevrolet has been lower in rankings on reliability, but this is mostly because the Trailblazer has had a bunch of issues, so for Chevy we're going to put that as a B-tier for the rest of these. Volkswagen. Volkswagen is going to be C-tier, has way too many reliability issues. BMW. BMW is going to be B-tier, has actually had decent reliability ratings as of late. Audi. Audi is going to be C-tier, it had some great reliability rankings over the course of the last year, but this current year has had a lot of it drop because of hybrid models.