Brand Reliability Rankings

# ↑	Brand	Score ↕	Severity/1K ↕	Complaints ↕	Recalls ↕	Est. Sales * ↕	Types
🥇	Lexus	90Excellent	0.3	382	12	1,776,000	SUVSedan
🥈	Buick	79Good	0.5	515	25	1,320,000	SUV
🥉	Infiniti	76Good	0.7	394	30	750,000	SUVSedan
4	Chevrolet	74Good	0.6	3,938	121	9,090,000	SUVTruck
5	Mazda	73Good	0.8	1,283	42	2,364,000	SUVSedan
6	Nissan	68Average	0.8	4,560	128	7,650,000	SUVSedan
7	Toyota	67Average	0.8	6,976	199	11,760,000	SUVSedan
8	Volvo	67Average	0.0	8	127	630,000	SUVSedan
9	GMC	66Average	0.7	2,286	67	3,630,000	SUVTruck
10	Ford	66Average	0.9	9,245	599	11,760,000	SUVTruck
11	Land Rover	62Average	0.9	210	96	408,000	SUV
12	RAM	61Average	1.6	6,462	230	5,220,000	Truck
13	Audi	60Average	0.8	1,091	198	1,560,000	SUVSedan
14	BMW	59Average	0.8	1,170	129	2,052,000	SedanSUV
15	Dodge	56Average	1.2	806	47	960,000	SportsSUV
16	Mercedes-Benz	48Below Avg	1.1	1,369	0	1,728,000	SedanSUV
17	Honda	48Below Avg	1.6	11,657	259	8,430,000	SUVSedan
18	Cadillac	46Below Avg	1.0	577	73	750,000	SUVSedan
19	Porsche	43Below Avg	1.1	394	116	468,000	SUVSedan
20	Subaru	41Below Avg	2.1	6,835	90	3,900,000	SUVSedan
21	Genesis	40Below Avg	1.6	530	74	450,000	SUVSedan
22	Hyundai	37Below Avg	1.6	7,001	122	5,580,000	SUVSedan
23	Kia	36Below Avg	1.8	4,925	116	3,708,000	SUVSedan
24	Volkswagen	31Below Avg	2.0	4,170	158	2,460,000	SUVSedan
25	Jeep	28Poor	2.2	8,703	222	4,740,000	SUVTruck
26	Lincoln	25Poor	1.4	611	244	540,000	SUV
27	Tesla	24Poor	2.5	3,740	352	2,298,000	EVSedan
28	Acura	23Poor	2.5	2,025	59	930,000	SedanSUV
29	Rivian	11Poor	2.4	171	51	105,000	EVTruck

How scores are calculated: Scores combine three data sources: NHTSA complaints & recalls (40%), NCAP crash safety ratings (30%), and third-party reliability surveys (30%, when available). Complaint and recall rates are normalized per 1,000 units sold using EPA production data so high-volume brands are fairly compared to niche ones. Scores are relative within the evaluated set — the best performer scores ~95 and the worst ~10, spread across the full range each year. This means a brand's score reflects how it compares to peers, not an absolute standard. Brands with no data for a given year show — and are excluded from rankings.

* Est. Sales figures are approximate annual US sales estimates used for normalization only. They are not sourced from official sales reports.