Brand Reliability Rankings

# ↑	Brand	Score ↕	Confidence ↕	Complaints ↕	Recalls ↕	Est. Sales * ↕
🥇	Lexus	94Excellent	High · 78%	382	14	2,280,000
🥈	Toyota	89Excellent	High · 83%	10,675	297	20,703,000
🥉	Mazda	86Excellent	High · 81%	2,435	80	3,662,000
4	Honda	84Good	High · 96%	20,017	318	13,812,000
5	Land Rover	83Good	Med · 64%	210	165	564,000
6	Mercedes-Benz	75Good	Med · 71%	2,383	0	2,771,000
7	Chevrolet	70Good	High · 86%	6,671	168	15,194,000
8	Subaru	65Average	High · 96%	10,560	135	6,275,000
9	GMC	61Average	Med · 73%	4,045	87	4,753,000
10	Acura	57Average	High · 77%	3,879	115	1,604,000
11	Buick	56Average	High · 82%	1,518	54	1,924,000
12	Ford	55Average	High · 81%	20,452	765	18,950,000
13	Volvo	53Average	Med · 70%	245	187	925,000
14	BMW	52Average	High · 89%	1,754	156	2,940,000
15	Nissan	51Average	High · 81%	9,963	213	12,448,000
16	Infiniti	51Average	High · 77%	950	53	1,183,000
17	Genesis	50Average	High · 90%	722	89	459,000
18	Hyundai	50Average	High · 83%	11,613	142	6,736,000
19	Porsche	48Below Avg	High · 82%	603	161	672,000
20	Kia	45Below Avg	High · 93%	9,085	155	5,632,000
21	Lincoln	33Below Avg	High · 82%	731	267	614,000
22	Tesla	30Below Avg	Med · 74%	4,722	423	3,352,800
23	Audi	29Poor	High · 86%	2,496	269	2,320,000
24	RAM	28Poor	High · 90%	12,301	356	7,684,000
25	Dodge	26Poor	High · 80%	2,774	100	1,852,000
26	Volkswagen	25Poor	High · 90%	5,869	236	3,598,000
27	Cadillac	23Poor	High · 79%	1,060	88	963,000
28	Jeep	11Poor	High · 85%	16,032	286	5,763,000
29	Rivian	11Poor	High · 90%	171	51	79,000

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.