This post first appeared on Tundraheadquarters.com.

With nearly a half million responses from everyday owners, creating good statistical probability, Toyota and Lexus once again top the 2016 Consumer Reports Reliability Survey with the most reliable vehicles on the market. However, this isn’t to say all their vehicles are reliable with the head scratcher of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma now being considered as having average reliability.



The 2016 Consumer Reports Reliability survey goes out to millions of Consumer Reports subscribers and the non-profit’s team of statistical experts goes through the data to determine whether or not there is enough data and to make sure it isn’t fraught with irregularities. The statistical analysis is one of the ways Consumer Reports sees their survey as being better than other groups data. It is a very scientific process.

After this survey goes out, it is then collected electronically and Consumer Reports staff crunches the data to give us the list of the best and worst vehicles. Here are the results.

The 2016 Consumer Reports Reliability Survey Results

Most Reliable Brands

Toyota Lexus Buick Audi Kia

10 Most Reliable Cars

Toyota Prius Lexus CT 200h Infiniti Q70 Audi Q3 Lexus GX Lexus GS Mercedes-Benz GLC Chevrolet Cruze Audi Q7 Toyota 4Runner

10 Least Reliable Cars

Fiat 500L Ford Fiesta Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon Ram 2500 Tesla Model X Chrysler 200 Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Yukon XL Jeep Renegade Ford Focus Cadillac Escalade

Newly Recommended Models

BMW i3

BMW x5

Cadillac XTS

Chevrolet Camaro

Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Cruze

Chrysler 300

Ford Escape

Hyundai Santa Fe

Mercedes-Benz GLC

Porsche Macan

Tesla Model S

No Longer Recommended

Audi A3

Chevrolet Volt

Dodge Durango

Ford F-150

Honda Civic

Lincoln MKX

Mini Cooper

Subaru WRX/STi

Volkswagen GTI

Volkswagen Jetta

Volkswagen Passat

Interesting, Consumer Reports says the 2016 Toyota Tacoma fell in their analysis and is now considered “average.” How this happened is simply beyond me since Toyota really didn’t change very much on that truck and in fact the changes they did make? Really improves the product.