Best & Worst New Car Brands for 2016

Before spending your hard-earned money wouldn’t you like to know which car brands make the best, most reliable vehicles?

A question asked by many is, “Why do some new car shoppers buy one car over the other?” There are many reasons people choose one vehicle over another. Some factors include cost, quality, brand loyalty, customer service, and even previous experience with the vehicle’s brand.

As we all know, one good or bad vehicle doesn’t define a whole brand. You should also always research a automaker and its brand thoroughly before making a final purchase.

Consumer Reports takes a look at the top 30 car brands creating their car brand Report Card. Ranked from best to worst, they take a look at safety, performance, owner satisfaction, safety aides reliability and road-test data. To figure what car brands consistently deliver the best vehicles, Consumer Reports averaged the road-test score, overall score and predicted the reliability results for each model tested for the brand. This score was used to determine which auto brand makes the best cars.

The auto brand to rise to the top was Audi. Audi had an overall score of 80, with a road-test score of 83. Their predicted reliability for the brand is better-than-average and the percent of test models recommended are at 100 percent.

The worst brand on the list is Fiat. Fiat had zero models recommended and a very poor average road-test score of 52 and overall score of 38. The predictive reliability of the Fiat brand is rated at worst along with other car brands such as Jeep, Land Rover, and Cadillac.

Check out all the best and worst rated car brands for 2016 below.

Before Buying a New Muscle Car Do Research Online First

Before buying a new vehicle, 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 car.

As always, 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.

The Best and Worst Car Brands Available for 2016

#	Auto Brand	Overall Score	Road Test Score	Predicted Reliability	% of Test Models That Are Recommended
1	Audi	80	83	Better Than Average	100%
2	Subaru	78	80	Better Than Average	100%
3	Lexus	76	74	Best	88%
4	Porsche	76	84	Average	60%
5	BMW	76	85	Average	50%
6	Mazda	74	74	Better Than Average	100%
7	Buick	74	76	Better Than Average	80%
8	Toyota	72	69	Best	62%
9	Kia	72	75	Better Than Average	67%
10	Honda	71	73	Average	88%
11	Hyundai	70	76	Average	60%
12	Volvo	69	77	Average	25%
13	Mini	68	71	Average	50%
14	Mercedes-Benz	67	80	Worse Than Average	29%
15	Volkswagen	67	76	Average	71%
16	Ford	66	74	Average	38%
17	Lincoln	65	73	Average	25%
18	Scion	65	62	Better Than Average	75%
19	Acura	64	73	Worse Than Average	40%
20	Chevrolet	64	75	Worse Than Average	27%
21	Nissan	63	71	Average	33%
22	Infiniti	63	76	Worse Than Average	20%
23	GMC	60	71	Worse Than Average	17%
24	Cadillac	58	76	Worst	25%
25	Dodge	58	73	Worse Than Average	17%
26	Chrysler	58	73	Worse Than Average	0%
27	Land Rover	55	71	Worst	0%
28	Mitsubishi	51	46	Average	0%
29	Jeep	43	55	Worst	0%
30	Fiat	38	52	Worst	0%