The most reliable car brands of 2026
The top 3 according to 25 votes from people: Lexus · Honda · BMW. (Updated Aug 22, 2026.)
Consumer Reports' 2026 brand reliability ranking, based on its member surveys on hundreds of thousands of vehicles. Score out of 100. Reliability is trending down overall, and Japanese brands dominate.
Top 10
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Lexus
60/100: Toyota's luxury brand slides to third.
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Honda
59/100: Civic, Accord and CR-V hybrids score well.
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BMW
58/100: the best European brand in the ranking.
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Acura
54/100: Honda's luxury arm.
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Toyota
66/100: back to number one, ahead of last year's winner Subaru.
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Nissan
57/100: a big climb in recent years.
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7
Buick
51/100: the only Detroit brand in the top ten.
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Subaru
63/100: the Impreza is the most reliable single model (80/100).
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Kia
49/100: rounds out the top ten.
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Mazda
Japanese brand that regularly ranks near the top of Consumer Reports reliability surveys.
Candidates
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Tesla
50/100: the most reliable EV maker.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Toyota and Lexus on top, no surprise. Where's Mazda though?