2021 Most and Least Reliable Vehicles

Well 2021 has come and gone, I'm pretty sure none of us are going to miss it. I keep hearing the same two words pandemic and supply chain issues. Okay then, the issue for 2021 was the lack of semiconductors and not the parts. I have seen pictures of factory parking lots FULL of finished SUVs, pickup trucks and cars. Well almost finished, missing the semiconductors, not sure what's happened to those 2021 vehicles if they were ever finished. Maybe the automotive companies will peal off the 2021 manufacture date off and stick on a new 2022 label when the semiconductors arrive. 😁

Which brings us to the reason for this post 2021's Most and Least reliable models.

The 10 most reliable cars of 2021, according to Consumer Reports:

1. Toyota Prius

2. Lexus NX

3. Buick Encore

4. Lexus GX

5. Honda HR-V

6. Toyota Prius Prime

7. Hyundai Kona

8. Audi A5

9. Audi A4

10. Mazda CX-5

The 10 least reliable 2021 models, according to Consumer Reports:

1. Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 1500

2. Subaru Ascent

3. Volkswagen Atlas

4. Jeep Compass

5. Volvo XC90

6. Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon

7. Tesla Model S

8. Jeep Wrangler

9. Ford EcoSport

10. Volvo XC60

Consumer Reports' ranking of the major automotive brands, according to their average reliability score:

1. Mazda (83)
2. Toyota (74)
3. Lexus (71)
4. Buick (70)
5. Honda (63)
6. Hyundai (62)
7. Ram (58)
8. Subaru (57)
9. Porsche (55)
10. Dodge (54)
11. Infiniti (54)
12. BMW (52)
13. Nissan (51)
14. Audi (46)
15. Kia (45)
16. GMC (43)
17. Chevrolet (42)
18. Volvo (41)
19. Jeep (41)
20. Mercedes-Benz (40)
21. Cadillac (38)
22. Ford (38)
23. Mini (37)
24. Volkswagen (36)
25. Tesla (29)
26. Lincoln (8)

Of course sometimes this all means nothing, we've all heard of the "Monday" built vehicles. Those vehicles we all bought because all the car gurus said they were tops in reliabilty and then behold the giant lemon. Please take this list with a grain of salt, sometimes things don't turn out as expected.

Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/consumer-reports-reliability-study/#:~:text=According%20to%20Consumer%20Reports%2C%20the,least%20of%20the%20least%20reliable).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/11/19/consumer-reports-auto-reliability-survey-2021-cars-trucks-suvs/6337648002/