2024 Worst Car Brands | Consumer Reports 

Wow, and you think you're hysterical posting such a "not funny" highl;y over-used joke? ugh

@@slowery43I think we found the Land Rover owner 😂

@@slowery43its pretty funny tho

​@@slowery43haven't arrived home yet?. Rover let ypu stranding in the middle of the roas? 🤣

😂

I honestly would feel guilty making that much money if my product was shit. That pay needs to be earned with a top quality product.

Ever since the 40th President of the USA (43 and 45 as well) cut the Capital Gains Tax, profit growth at nearly any cost is how the publicly traded members of the Fortune 500 do business. That's because Mary Barra, the Board and other CEO's don't earn that much in a salary, their compensation has to do with stock prices...

Thanks for pointing that out. In general, Japanese CEOs make far less than US CEOs. There is also profit sharing as standard and unions for non-management work. I know the hours are long, but at least my husband gets tons of vacation days. I think he's clocking in about six weeks of paid vacation a year.

Yea it hurt me to say- I think I am going to buy a Honda

Alfa Romeo is good. They are ironically the most reliable brand in all the stalantis brands.

That whole brand has been crap since at least the 80's. I have owned a couple and nothing but trouble. Wiring and transmissions seem to be the worst.

I have already known for years

have had several jeep, chrysler and dodge products over the last years and they are all just plain garbage. traded my 2023 durango in for a 2024 subaru.

i’ve know many people who bought a jeep… but never bought another, so lacking in so many ways

Euro-owned junk now.

"It's a Jeep thing" 😆

I was, but only because the Chinese brands seem to be missing.

And yet, I'm surrounded by these garbage heaps here in Arizona. Just Empty Every Pocket

Hurts to agree.

Jeep only good when it runs. Nothing but problems after 60k. I had one 😢

I have a 2018 jeep compass trailhawk diesel in australia. Im at 123,000km and the only problem I had was a faulty O2 sensor that was replaced under warranty

What are you talking about, everyone connected with Cerberus walked away with their Taxpayer Bailout. You expect the VEHICLE to be as good as it once was. Cerberus (look up the owners) on the other hand got wealthy off of Taxpayers like you and me. Consumers "just don't get it, that's why they're poor".

Just Empty Every Pocket. Actually I own a Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's been very reliable.

Yup. That's how the CEO of Toyota; perhaps the best and highest selling brand for the last 30 years earns around 7 million per year, yet the greedy Mary Barra of GM makes THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS.

Yea but I think Dodge is more like Pontiac

they should be out of business but there is a sucker born every minute...

Jeep has always had problems. They cannot discipline their dealers.

Suzuki Sidekick and Geo Tracker 92-98, best most durable vehicles ever made.

Loved my 94 tracker. Wish I never sold it.

Where I live, in the Colorado mountains, where we get a lot of snow, Subarus are everywhere. And I drive a 2021 Forester.

Congrats, we have the Outback wilderness, we love it.

BRO!!!!! Same here. Though mine was 2023

Same. Was a Honda driver for many years. Bought a Forester in 2016. Nice car, better car. Then bought a Tesla Model Y in 2022. Won't ever go back to gas.

But how does the Model Y do in the snow? @@StormyDog

You mean “never cry once”

I think current Tundra owners would disagree. Significant issues across the board. My family member is a service writer at a huge and busy Toyota dealership. When asked about the most problematic Toyota model, he didn’t even hesitate: The new Tundra.

@@chezzyperson3339 Nah, cry all the time.

Nah, have you seen the prices? I'm definitely crying at least once.

​@chezzyperson3339 Never cry until you see the bottom of the vehicle riddled with rust and corrosion, and the local mechanics refuse to work on your Yota. 😅

I've got a 13-year-old Chrysler Town and Country with 260,000 miles. It's only been in the shop 3 or 4 times for minor repairs. It was $12,000 and not close to 100k. The repairs were so minor, I've never needed a loaner. I just waited.

Ditto.

Rivian is shit and another proof how Americans cant build a reliable vehicles

Needs to be a pinned comment. Well said.

They also were evaluating road test and safety. That comment certainly does not need to be “pinned”

CR gets reliability data from surveying vehicle owners. CR’s reliability ratings are not based on their own opinions or testing.

Sorry to hear that. Love my Jag too. Haven’t needed any repairs yet but routine maintenance. The dealership here in Miami has been great so far.

@@dkim3046 I was really hoping Jaguar turned a corner when they were bought by Tata, but they just can't shake the same gremlins. My friend's dad repaired Jaguars for a living. They make beautiful cars, but he never wanted for work.

HAHAHAHAHA!!! LOLOLOLOL! 🤡 Of course a person with Toyota in their name would say this.

whonis paying CR paychecks 🤔

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw this.

Because liking a vehicle doesn't make it reliable.

People who have Rivians now are early adoptors who specifically chose an unusual brand instead of a mainstream one. They will most likely say they are happier with their choice compared to if they were general consumers.

I think they wanted clicks on their video by putting a Rivian in the thumbnail :/

I have owned Honda’s for the past 20 years and never had any issues. Don’t know about Mazda, I have never owned one. I have also owned recently Toyota and Lexus, it’s too early to tell on reliability, but I know that they have a very good resale value, that should say something. 😉

@@CaptainMarvel007 Some will say they've owned a Jeep for 20yrs and have had little to no issues. Same goes for Dodge or Ford, GM, etc.

@@ducktails1695 But Honda IS one of the most reliable for decades. Same for Toyota and Lexus.

@japanwatchconnectionenjoy ur chevy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@japanwatchconnection, if you're looking for a Honda car, I would suggest sticking with the 2.0-liter Honda engine, either naturally aspirated or at least multi-port fuel injected with turbo. In my opinion, their 1.5-liter turbocharged engine is not very good and was probably designed just for C.A.F.E. ratings. However, you can take your chances if you like. If you're interested, I recommend watching videos by Scotty Kilmer or The Car Care Nut discussing that engine in Honda vehicles before making a decision. Regarding the other three brands, I think they should be hybrids, such as Toyota, Lexus, and Mazda hybrids."

Are they wrong?

Even Steve Jobs had to heed to them...

I concur. I was a subscriber, filled out reliability surveys every year, always thought they were too vague and open to interpretation.

Isn't this the whole point of CR? Honest reports by owners of said vehicles. CR doesn't take advertising money, either.

Feedback loop? Huh? You mean their users have real world experiences and report them to CR? That’s a loop?

What’s going on is that people are defending their high ticket purchase I’m sure Rivian is a good company and will make the tweaks to improve where it can. The only rivian I’ve been in was underwhelming. But no experience other than just a ride. I’d be more worried if CR were pushing new product with untested reliability… would make me suspicious they are profiting somehow . IMHO the list checks out because as long as I’ve wanted a JEEP wrangler, I also want to live… so I never got one 😂

What’s going on is that paid trolls from Rivian on this comment section aren’t making a difference. Sorry your crap is crap.

Some of CR’s ratings are subjective like comfort and road feel. But their reliability data is based on owner surveys. Still, even though a car brand may not be very reliable, people could still like it for other reasons that outweigh reliability. Look at Jeep for instance, lots of people love those despite relatively low reliability.

Checking Rivian groups, I found a lot to be concerned about. One owner: "46 days to get a service appointment for my Rivian in the Bay Area. Like OP. Mine is making a ton of clunking noises and going back for the 5th time. Not to mention an axle that broke around 3k miles left us stranded on the side of the road." Also Rivian has a (still unresolved) vampire drain issue.

When is the last time you met someone foolish enough to drop $80k on a brand new vehicle... and then sensible enough to tell you that it wasn't worth the $80k and was junk?

anyone claiming they never had an issue with a vehicle is lying. No vehicle is issue free. None.

​@Idiotsincarshere for real... like the one coworker who I'll never forget how his Civic LITERALLY died while driving it... then was telling everyone how "bulletproof" and reliable of a car it was! 😂 Some people are so deluded.

@@Idiotsincarshere like I said I must be lucky. For clarifocation my last 2 Cherokee trailhawks were traded in at 4 years old with around 70k km. Only did oil changes. Never had to do brakes or tires.

​@daved6464 clearly you don't keep your vehicles long enough to experience major issues. Even then jeeps constantly have recalls and are plain garbage. My cousin got a new gc last year and already had 4 recalls. Jeeps you lease you never buy.

Companies have to pay for the privilege of the award, its a complete sham on the public

@Billy ... Say it ain't so... "Jeep, Mercedes Benz and Range Rover - PURE LOW END CRAP!! 💩 💩" .... Took delivery of a '23 MB E-450 Wagon less than a year ago. .. Should Murphy's Law strike, there's always our '20 Subi Outback XT T. .. Cheers, Vail, Colorado ... Think Snow!

@@japanwatchconnection And it's also not like Toyota doesn't have recalls as well. They have lots of recalls.

Sorry... Honda has been making plenty of junk lately. Their Odyssey minivan has all kinds of complaints against it.

You've been misled

Avoid on insurance costs too!

Kia and Hyundai are both crap

Time to pull an insurance job.

Colleague of mine had a Renegade that would vibrate like crazy when in idle.

Those are the ones with the lithium battery inside the passenger compartment. Those videos of vehicles exploding were Jeep 4xes. The videos circulated for a year before going viral and the next day Jeep recalled them claiming it was due to a routine analysis. How could they fix a problem like that? Seal off the compartment and put in a snorkel? It's supposed to be off roadable so they might have done that to keep water out of the battery. Not good if you don't want dead occupants. Incredible that the regulators let them get away with this. The new Boeing.

I test drove a 23 Grand Cherokee 4xe and I knew almost immediately I would never buy it as it handled like a battleship. Went with a Mazda CX-90 PHEV and never looked back. Not to mention the Mazda was a lot more affordable than that hunk of junk.

Built in speed bump option....$2500

From my understanding, much of it is software related which is good since that can be fixed easily. The only common mechanical issue that I'm aware of is the retractable tonneau cover. I know they were working on a fix but I'm not sure what the progress was on that. That was over a year ago.

I don't know the details my neighbor had, but his was in the shop. I do know they had a bad batch of displays that plagued them. The Tonneau cover breaks as do shocks (and early if you treat it on dirt roads like a F150).

Coping hard

Take these with a grain of salt.

“Pretty well” is not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Well right there is an example, your Rivian had an issue - that means others could too, even though they haven’t been on the road very long.

Your one personal experience doesn't negate the entire line that's been having issues. But you did prove even you had an issue with your new Rivian, lol

Even then they sell incredibly well, have a loyal following, and routinely make appearances on best selling cars list every year. Clearly Jeep has done something correct to convince folks to overlook the reliability and buy their cars.

People who buy jeeps see it as a status symbol, and the little cult of jeep owners they got going on amplifies the brand loyalty. Add in the sunk cost fallacy and you now have a perfect recipe of people sticking with them despite their issues

...so you're saying those 70s & 80s Jaguars are reliable, then? 😉

Yeah, but they're cool still aren't they??😝

Yeah I remember when I was just 8 years old in 1994 my friends had Land Rover and it was well known brand that just breaks but was very cool

Wrong. As a repeat buyer \ owner, our Jags and Land Rovers have been far better than the Acura TLX and Audi we had in the past 5 years.

and you're very wrong but don't let reality stop you from going off. YEs they ahve amny models with problems but several that are bulletproof but truth is not something you want any part of

They make the results of their surveys available to anyone who subscribes to consumer reports.

IKR ? It doesn't make any sense

Doesn't make it any less suspect, Rivian won consumer reports "most loved brand by owners" so if that's the case how are they making the worst cars? This is purely subjective, I wonder if they are trying to cover up their previous prediction that that Rivians would have low satisfaction now by doubling down...

Strait up. CR has completely lost the plot. Rivian in the worst brands list after they get the highest score from consumers? What the fuck are you guys doing?

​@@IshTheEngineerThey have horrible reliability. Just cuz rich tech bros love them doesn't mean they're reliable. How is that difficult to understand?

Lots of people are. A few bucks to find the most reliable products is well worth it. Or, buy whatever and deal with the consequences later.

CR recommendations are worth it. Read the details. This video doesn't do justice to the huge amount of data they provide members.

maybe it's initial owner satisfaction. then,... reality kicks in.

Because it's irrelevent. People like lots of dumb stuff--Trump, Biden, organized religion, Totinos pizza rolls, McDonalds, prostitution--but affinity doesn't make something good. Heroin has a very high customer satisfaction rating, also.

What Yuppie isn't 100% satisfied with their purchase? THEY purchased it afterall! Clearly they picked the best... and all the drawbacks couldn't be as bad as what they didn't pick! 🤣 There's a reason why most products reviews are either 5-stars or 1-star with little in between.

I have a 2020 Grand Cherokee SRT. Best damn vehicle I have ever owned, and it will pass just about everything on the road. So far just oil changes and one air and cabin filter. In four years!

No it shouldn't I love my explorer st

@@chikidd24 yea but those are not the most reliable cars out there in reality. They tend to have oil condensation pretty often.

The interiors on all EV look terrible to me... and "influencers" keep trying to say that they're "clean" and "minimalist"... as those replacing all the physical controls with a giant iPad is a good thing. 🤦

You're a dufus if you actually believe that. Legacy auto marketing spend is way larger than Tesla or Rivan. Billions and billions more every year.

CR is very untrustworthy IMO. It's like they're paid by different brands and they take reviews and blow them out of proportion. We also don't know the backstory of some of these reviews either. Basically if it's not a Toyota it's a POS and not recommended. Why people keep turning to them is beyond me. I've never trusted them.

Wasn't this list based off of NHTSA service and recall data and customer surveys. Everybody knows Toyota makes the most conservative and reliable cars. It's been like that for at least 40 years and the gap is just getting bigger. Nissan fell off the map in the early nineties and Honda has started doing poorly just recently. The only anomaly is Porsche. But the Americans are so bad now they can't scrape by making anything at all economical and the Germans were government funded and running off the backs of other European nations (for cheap parts and modules) and ultra cheap Russian energy. Now that's all gone and they're failing at EVs more then anybody. Too complicated. Too tightly packaged. Parts too expensive. Too much labour to repair. Don't know how to integrate software. And everybody knows Range Rover is a pretend premium German car without any reliability at all.

Owner satisfaction is based on many things besides reliability. It also works on a different timeline. You may love your new car a lot when you get it and only fall out of love six months later after the first time it has to be at the dealer for a week.

Tata own jaguar landrover .nothing to do with FCA.

Desperation and ignorance.

Everyday driver?

@@Blue-moon12 no response from OP.. but here's another owner I found in a Rivian group: "46 days to get a service appointment for my Rivian in the Bay Area. Like OP. Mine is making a ton of clunking noises and going back for the 5th time. Not to mention an axle that broke around 3k miles left us stranded on the side of the road."

The rating was in the video. 55 out of 100 if I recall correctly. They went over, briefly, their methodology. Due to screens breaking, shocks failing, and the tonneau covers, reliability has been an issue. Plus software. When Rivians work right, they are wonderful. Also, look into the costs of accident repair costs on Rivians. They might be the worst in the world.

JD Power only is worth looking at if you got a new car every month.

jd power is a marketing company. not an authority on...well, anything

Lexus

Never assume that kind of stuff! Watching this video may just have saved you a lot of money and frustration.

@@Sashazur I don't really know what else is out there in that segment tho... It seems like everything is either about the smaller crossovers or larger 3 row SUVs... the Grand Cherokee fit perfectly between the two and it seems like nobody caters to that segment anymore

Weird, people are stupid, weird. 😂😂😂

@@sethtenreccan't afford one

I own one and it's great. A lot of the rating for that comes from service delays and charging. Again the specific rating that CS used isn't available so who knows? Why has cars that have the worst consumer ownership rating got high

Just because a *brand* has bad reliability, doesn’t mean that *every* car they make breaks down. It only means there’s a *higher chance* it’ll break down.

@@Sashazur People seem to think 1 user experience defines the entire brand, LOL. For some reason, people just don't understand this concept. They put more weight into a one off experience then industry wide or product wide information.

one has to wonder if that is why jeep is so low on reliability...although, it seems to me that wrangler owners are the ones beating them up, and those things are actually pretty good, it's their other models that are trash

You’re the exception

Or a shill 😂

Are you towing your jeep with a Toyota?

This is an assessment of 2024 models, not 2015

Jeeps have always been crap. Just because yours has made it 75k miles (not a lot btw), doesn't change that.

@@jakecosenza69 Entitled to your opinion!

​@silverstarflite135 to do 75k miles without any issues is good going. You'll find a lot of people jump on the bandwagon to bash a brand, when they have no experience whatsoever with the brand.

Consider yourself lucky then

The issue is, people only go into forums to complain about something. Nobody ever goes into a forum to say how great their vehicle is (or very very little do) so it's not always a good sample of a vehicle. It's like nobody drives back to the dealership they got their vehicle from to tell them how great it is. They only show up when something is wrong.

Seems to be a lot of Rivian owners in the comment section that have never made a video about their Rivian. Do that and link us to it. Otherwise, it's a little suspect.

And people think their Land Rover is the bomb 😂😂

Ford sold them a heap of crap for sure!

I don't get it. Is there a problem with Tata or just some prejudiced BS?

100% correct.

there's a difference between love and whats actually reliable. For example, I have a friend who absolute adores his bmw and will never bad mouth it. But this thing has left him stranded many times, costs an arm and a leg to repair, and seems to always have a light pop on in the dashboard. He doesn't care, he will give it a 9.5/10. Doesnt mean the shitbox is reliable. EV owners are the same, they love their car so much they can overlook the issues because they are early adopter issues, doesn't mean they are reliable though.

Yeah satisfaction depends a lot on attitude. Owner satisfaction counts for a lot more when it’s for a boring cheap car vs an expensive cool one.

​@@sshhddoo9892And owners love the reliability of their Rivians ... so 🤔

Rivians are nice vehicles but to be fair there are growing pains with a new brand. CR should mention that.

@@sshhddoo9892 my 2¢ 22k miles in I have been to the shop twice. Neither stopped me from driving the vehicle. That's a 2022 R1T. Now my 2021 F150 went to the shop 4 times by 14k miles all stopped me and left me stranded on the roadside. I was so happy to trade that in for the Rivian in 2022. The vehicle before that a 2017 M240i went to the shop 8 times 3 of which left me stranded. 2008 Audi... Oh boy that thing was always a wreck of some kind mechanically. My point being. CR is using "predicted reliability" with the brand and not highlighting that very heavily. Most Rivian owners I have met have had similar luck with them being more reliable then your general experience with a Tesla or Ford/GM truck.

Rendered completely unusable or unresponsive due to software issues.

One of the car's computers wouldn't even boot properly, making the car unusable. Aka, basically a brick. The term comes from mobile devices with the same issue, little black bricks.

When a device becomes unusable to the point it is as useful as a brick. This can happen to vehicles where the software encounters an error that prevents operation. These can leave you stranded and unable to move the vehicle to a safe place. You could relate this to a vehicle's engine seizing up from not changing the oil. Software issues cannot always be fixed and sometimes requires replacement.

It means that something happened so that the item can no longer function at all. It usually happens with equipment containing a computer (or computers), and it either got a software update where the new software doesn’t work, and also makes it unable to be reloaded with the old software if you wanted to go back. It could also be a critical hardware component that failed, rendering the item completely inoperable

It’s a slang term for. Sitting parked with lots of trouble