Most and Least Reliable New Cars You Can Buy Right Now

Buying a new car is one of the most expensive purchases most people will make in their lifetime.

Needless to say, when buying a new car, you’ll want to purchase the most dependable and reliable vehicle you can get for the money.

To help with your research, Consumer Reports recently published their updated auto reliability survey. You can use this information to see which new cars have been giving people problems and which have not. This information will help increase your chances of not buying a vehicle that will end up costing you a small fortune during ownership.

Biggest Complaint About New Car Reliability

Infotainment systems that bundle hands-free-communications, navigation, audio and their display screens is the number one area of complaints according to Consumer Reports. The main complaint is not that these systems break or fail, it’s when they’re not performed right by the consumer and cause frustration and aggravation to the user.

Best and Worst Reliability Ratings by Brand

The most reliable vehicle brand on the market is Toyota’s luxury line Lexus. Toyota came in second place and Audi, Mazda and Subaru rounded out the top five. Out of the twenty eight brands, foreign automakers held seven of the top ten spots. You can see where all the automakers ranked below.

Auto Brand Reliability Ratings

Best and Worse New Car Models Available

Below you’ll find the new car models that received the highest and lowest ratings for reliability. Many of the vehicles on the “Best List” also performed well with Consumer Reports individual testing, These vehicles have an asterisk beside them. Keep in mind that even though a vehicle is on the most reliable list, doesn’t mean Consumer Reports recommends them as a company. See all the vehicles below.

Most Reliable New Cars You Can Buy Right Now

Source: Consumer Reports

Least Reliable New Cars for 2015

Source: Consumer Reports
Click here to see the full results from the Consumer Reports survey.

Before Going Heading to the Dealership

When negotiating a new car’s price, it’s important to know the dealer invoice price and what other people are paying for the same vehicle in your local area. Otherwise, you won’t know what’s a good price to pay for the vehicle. I highly recommend using an online referral service such as Ryde Shopper or Motor Trend, their quotes will automatically include any discounts or cash-back incentives currently available in the marketplace.