Consumer Reports’ latest annual owner satisfaction survey covers 350,000 vehicles from one to three years old. Respondents were asked whether they would get the same car all over again, and to consider attributes such as styling, comfort, features, cargo space, fuel economy, maintenance and repair costs, overall value, and driving dynamics.
The following list shows the top 10 vehicles with the highest satisfaction ratings. Note that the Nissan Sentra (47%), Jeep Compass (43%), and Nissan Versa Sedan (42%) were the least satisfying models according to owners.
- Tesla Model S (98 %)
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (95%)
- Porsche Cayman (91%)
- Porsche Boxster (91%)
- Porsche 911 (88%)
- Mercedes-Benz E 250 BlueTEC (88%)
- Porsche Cayenne (87%)
- BMW 328d (86%)
- Dodge Challenger (86%)
- Chevrolet Volt (85%)
Here are the highest rated vehicles in each market segment:
- Subcompact: Fiat 500 (64%)
- Compact: Mazda3 2.5L (79%)
- Midsize: Mazda6 (81%)
- Full-size: Dodge Charger (82%)
- Coupe/Convertible: Audi S5 (79%)
- Sport: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (95%)
- EV/Hybrid: Tesla Model S (98%)
- Wagon: Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon (80%)
- Premium compact: BMW 328d (86%)
- Premium Midsize/Full-size: Mercedes-Benz E-Class BlueTEC (88%)
- Compact SUV: Subaru Forester 2.5i (83%)
- Midsize SUV: Toyota Highlander V6 (82%)
- Full-size SUV: Chevrolet Suburban (84%)
- Premium compact SUV: Audi Q5 TDI (84%)
- Premium Midsize/Full-size SUV: Porsche Cayenne (87%)
- Minivan: Honda Odyssey (76%)
- Pickup: Ford F-250 and F-350 PowerStroke (80%)
Here are the highest rated vehicle makes:
- Tesla: 98%
- Porsche: 87%
- Audi: 79%
- Mercedes-Benz: 76%
- Lexus: 76%
- Jaguar: 75%
- Subaru: 74%
- Ram: 73%
- Dodge: 73%
- Volvo: 73%