According to Consumer Reports, Tesla has built some of the most unreliable cars. See which brands are among the best.

• Consumer Reports released its annual reliability research report on Thursday.
• Tesla and Lincoln ranked last, while Lexus, Mazda and Toyota were rated as the most reliable brands.
• The most reliable models in 2022 are Lexus GX, Kia Niro Electric and Toyota Prius Prime.
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The most valuable car company in the world makes some of the most unreliable cars, according to reports Consumer Reports Annual Reliability Study.

Electric car maker Tesla, now worth it More than $1 trillion (15 trillion rand), ranked 27th in the 28 brand consumer reports considered this year. Lincoln is the only brand that gets a low reliability score from a non-profit organization.

Consumer Reports uses surveys to find out the types of problems car owners have encountered in the past 12 months. It uses this data to predict the reliability of car manufacturers’ models in 2022 and to score each car.

The reliability scores of Tesla’s Model S, Model Y and Model X are all below average, which is a drag on the brand’s overall position. “Consumer Reports” still recommends the Model 3 sedan in 2022, which has average reliability.

2020 Kia Niro EV.

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In the first place are Lexus, Mazda, Toyota, Infiniti, Buick, Honda and Subaru. The bottom five are Volkswagen, Genesis and Jeep, excluding Tesla and Lincoln.this The most reliable model in 2022 They are: Lexus GX, Kia Niro EV, Toyota Prius Prime, Toyota Prius, Cadillac XT5.

In the research of Consumer Reports, electric vehicles are everywhere.this Kia Nile Electric Car, Nissan Leaf, with Ford Mustang Mach-E All scores are above average. Compact hybrid cars are the most reliable category.

All-electric SUVs are the worst performing category, with an overall score below average. Tesla Model X and Audi E-Tron ranked bottom in this segment. The problem usually does not involve motors or batteries, but rather components such as finicky in-vehicle electronics.

The 2022 Lexus GX Black Line SUV.

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Tesla’s quality problem has always been Well documented Over the years, the company has been racing — sometimes too fast — to accelerate production and deliver more vehicles. This is a typical model, even a carefully selected model, Improper decoration or body work, Audi and BMW and other German luxury brands have spent decades solving various imperfections.

But these mistakes did not seem to deter buyers or make them less fond of Tesla cars.Tesla Number one In Consumer Reports’ research on owner satisfaction.

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