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Consumer Reports 10 Most Reliable Cars for 2024Consumer Reports 10 Most Reliable Cars for 2024
A familiar carmaker again dominates the top 10 (or so) list.
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A road trip is more stress free in a car you know will be reliable.Lacheev via Getty Images
At a Glance
- No pickups made the list.
- Only a single non-Asian automaker is in the top 10.
- A battery-electric vehicle made the cut.
Consumer Reports has compiled the survey results for more than 300,000 vehicles built during model years 2000 through 2024 to produce this year’s list of the top 10 most reliable cars.
A single carmaker dominated the list, taking seven of the eleven slots (there was a tie), reconfirming that company’s reputation for reliability. There are no pickups in the top 10, while that vehicle type is heavily represented among the least-reliable models, which is something for shoppers to consider when contemplating the purchase of a pickup truck for daily suburban driving.
A battery-electric vehicle earned a spot on the list, showing that there’s nothing inherent in that technology that handicaps it compared to combustion-powered vehicles.
The survey goes out to Consumer Reports members through online questionnaires that ask about any problems members may have had in the previous 12 months with 20 aspects of their vehicles. Survey respondents can address specific issues that caused them problems.
Consumer Reports weights problems based on severity to create a predicted reliability score for each vehicle, from 1 to 100. To be eligible, vehicles must have been available for at least two model years with enough survey respondents to provide valid scores.
Click through the slide show to see which cars earned top ratings this year.
About the Author
Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.
A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.
Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.
Dan, testing the 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish. ANDY MORGAN/ASTON MARTIN
He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.
He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.
He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.
He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.
Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.
He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
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