A number of of BMW’s core fashions are both due for a facelift or full-scale substitute however that didn’t cease the German automaker from snatching first place for the primary time in Client Stories’ annual listing of high manufacturers.
BMW climbed two spots to pole place, knocking earlier winner Subaru into second place in CR’s Auto Model Report Card Rankings. The annual competitors charges automakers on the efficiency, security and reliability of their automobiles based mostly on Client Stories’ personal impartial exams and suggestions accrued from member surveys.
“BMW builds many high-performing, full-featured, and dependable fashions, so it’s not stunning to see it on the high of our model rankings,” mentioned Jake Fisher, senior director of automotive testing at Client Stories. “However non-luxury manufacturers like Subaru, Toyota, and Mazda have additionally constantly ranked excessive over the previous few years, guaranteeing that customers don’t need to sacrifice affordability to get a high-quality automobile.”
BMW sister model Mini additionally scored nicely within the examine, transferring up 5 positions to 3rd, whereas Asian manufacturers dominated the rest of the highest 10, which consisted of Lexus, Honda, Toyota, Genesis, Mazda, Audi and Kia in that order. Twelfth-placed Buick was the best-performing home model, adopted by Dodge in fifteenth and Lincoln in sixteenth.
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| Rank | Model | Rating |
| 1 | BMW | 81 |
| 2 | Subaru | 79 |
| 3 | Mini | 79 |
| 4 | Lexus | 77 |
| 5 | Honda | 77 |
| 6 | Toyota | 76 |
| 7 | Genesis | 76 |
| 8 | Mazda | 75 |
| 9 | Audi | 74 |
| 10 | Kia | 73 |
| 11 | Acura | 72 |
| 12 | Buick | 71 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 71 |
| 14 | Porsche | 70 |
| 15 | Dodge | 68 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 66 |
| 17 | Tesla | 66 |
| 18 | Infiniti | 65 |
| 19 | Volkswagen | 64 |
| 20 | Volvo | 64 |
| 21 | Nissan | 63 |
| 22 | Ford | 63 |
| 23 | Chevrolet | 62 |
| 24 | Cadillac | 62 |
| 25 | Chrysler | 62 |
| 26 | Mercedes-Benz | 56 |
| 27 | GMC | 55 |
| 28 | Mitsubishi | 54 |
| 29 | Alfa Romeo | 53 |
| 30 | Jaguar | 52 |
| 31 | Jeep | 46 |
| 32 | Land Rover | 45 |
Lincoln’s mid-pack rating won’t sound that spectacular till you notice it climbed 10 locations from final 12 months, placing it comfortably forward of luxurious rivals Cadillac (twenty fourth) and Mercedes (twenty sixth). CR credit the improved reliability of Lincoln’s Corsair and Nautilus SUVs for its stronger displaying on this 12 months’s competitors.
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Tesla additionally improved its standing, transferring up six locations to seventeenth on the again of improved reliability, one thing British luxurious manufacturers Jaguar and Land Rover nonetheless battle with. Jaguar completed in thirtieth place, one rung under Alfa Romeo, whereas Thirty second-placed Land Rover saved Jeep the ignominy of propping up the chart for the second 12 months working.
Client Stories additionally highlighted Toyota’s tally of 9 low-emitting ‘CR Inexperienced Alternative’ automobiles, noting that whereas the Japanese model might need been gradual so as to add absolutely electrical automobiles to its vary, its showrooms supply loads of clear hybrids.