We hear you, but Consumer Reports has an explanation: Let me guess some of you are already up in arms about the absence of certain brands, some of which have long populated the lower ends of any reliability list. What About The Brands Missing From The List? Meanwhile, the best brands (from the top down) were Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Mazda, and Honda. In terms of brands to avoid, this year, the worst performing brands (from the lowest up) were Mercedes, Jeep, VW, GMC, Chevrolet, and Tesla. Vehicles like the Lexus NX Hybrid, the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, and the Toyota Venza take top honors in the category.

Strangely, hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUVs were among the most reliable vehicles out there, with an average reliability score of 65.

The newfangled machines had an average predicted reliability of 36 with owners of the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Hyundai Kona Electric, and the VW ID.4 all reporting issues with the battery packs, the charging systems, the motors in their drive systems, and more. Electric vehicles did not fare well in this survey, either.

Pickups weren’t alone in their struggles, though. That compares abysmally to minivans (44), SUVs (51) and cars (sedans, hatchbacks, and coupes), which were the most reliable category of vehicle on the road, with an average score of 58. The vehicle segment has an average predicted reliability score of 30 out of 100. Indeed, all full-size pickup trucks had difficulties in this survey.

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