The MOST (and least) Reliable Car Brands and Models you can BUY in 2024

As a technician Toyota is the gold standard for hybrid electric vehicles in the automotive industry they have perfected the technology over 25 years and no other vehicle manufacturers have ever come close to the reliability, refinement and durability.

I don't really trust Consumer Reports' rankings. I fail to see how a Mini (made by BMW) could be more reliable than a Honda or Acura, and it's also surprising to see Subaru above Mazda. I've seen CR rank car brand reliability weirdly in the past. Last year they said BMW was more reliable than Honda and Mazda, which seemed absurd

One factor is that reliability doesn't account for cost to repair, which is also going to be low for Lexus/Toyota giving them an even bigger lead (and high for Porsche, BMW, etc)

The same lesson is still relevant here. With rare exceptions over my 70 years on the planet., Toyotas and Hondas are the best cars made. I had German cars from Porsche then BMW and a new Audi A6 Wagon which was the biggest "P.O.S." ever. Everything in it broke or malfunctioned and half the time the dealer couldn't fix it the first time. After eighteen months I traded it in for an Acura and never looked back. 20 years later I am only on my second car. Most everything is routine: oil changes, brakes, tires, etc.👍

56 years old, owned many many cars of all brands. Money tight? Buy Toyota. Have money? Buy Lexus.

I think the reason the X5 is on the most reliable is that probably the bulk of sales are models are with that B58 inline 6 which has proven to be a stellar engine for them- I mean even Toyota used it in the Supra. And since introducing it they have made improvements to the design- I would guess with input from Toyota.

Toyota/Lexus. Mechanics will agree with that. 🥇

I just purchased a 2024 Camry XSE Hybrid about two weeks ago I love it! My first Hybrid.

The one that shocked me was the Mini at #3! Consumer Reports needs to re-evaluate their formula for this list. How can you say that a Mini(only sold 29k in the US) is a high ranking reliable brand vs a Toyota that sold over 2 million in the US?. Another shocker was how Nissan was ranked so low. I know that they are not the best Japanese car maker, but to me they should be ranked higher than many of those ranked above them.

4Runners are the ultimate apocalypse vehicle.

GREAT! I have a 2022 4Runner, 2023 Camry SE Nightshade, 2000 Camry, and last but not least a 2007 Honda S2000.

Thanks for the informative discussion. As a '22 RX owner, I'm over to CR to check it out. Happy holidays to you and yours.

They also need to do reliability numbers on cars:- 1) after 5-10-15 years 2) reliability number based on % of total car sales

As a multiple Porsche owner using one of them as an every-day driver, I do not find the good Porsche reliability rating surprising. I am comparing it to my previous everyday driver which was a Lexus. My experience is just as good with both. We’re talking about an RX and a 911, both around 10 years old.

Great video Kirk, My brother allmost got a Pacifica Plug in to. However they decided not to due to availability and ridiculous mark ups. Also glad I didnt keep my 4 door Wrangler I wone on TPIR. Talk about vindication.

I have owned my 2023 Lexus NX450h+ for 8 months now and have had zero issues/problems to date.

Just picked up a new ‘23 4Runner for purely the reason of reliability and durability. It gets critical reviews for being old and not all the latest tech but the trade off is that it is perfected, honed, and continually refined. Thats more important than the biggest screens and most complicated tech… There aren’t many vehicles new today that I would want to own after 10 years let alone 20. Less headaches as an owner, higher resale. Win win. I owned one of my Land Cruisers for 20 years, this 5th gen is the last vehicle like that you can still buy.

I will tell u that i have a 2023 tundra hybrid and before that i had the 2022 tundra non hybrid the 2023 is much better in quality they have improved and corrected there problems i just love this hybrid truck plenty of power and smooth driving

This does make me put the UX at the top of my list for a small hybrid compact crossover for urban living along with quite a bit of "retirement" highway miles. Have loved my TSX but after 19 yrs (with only major replacement being the alternator last year) it's time for it to go. So looking for my next 20 yr car. Pay cash, take care of them and cars aren't expensive over the long run.

I was surprised about the BMW X5 being the top 10 most reliable 😮😮