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Annual Car Reliability Survey


Ford has secured its position as the only Detroit automaker with world-class reliability. About 90 percent of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln products were found to have average or better reliability.

Ford's sustained production of vehicles that are as dependable, or better than, some of the industry's best, dispels the notion that only Japanese manufacturers make reliable cars. Other than the Toyota Prius, the reliability of the 4-cylinder Fusion and Milan ranks higher than that of any other family sedan. Both of those Ford Motor Company products continue to beat the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. The last domestic sedan that had better reliability than the Camry and Accord was the Buick Regal in 2004.

Ford's position as the most reliable domestic carmaker includes good scores for its new Ford Flex SUV, Ford Taurus, Edge, and Fusion 6cyl.


Five of the eight most reliable family cars are hybrids, including the Toyota Prius, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid.



Chrysler's four-wheel-drive version of the redesigned Dodge Ram 1500 pickup did well in road tests and rates average in reliability.



Asian brands still in command of the 48 models with top reliability scores, 36 are Asian--Toyota accounts for 18; Honda, eight; Nissan, four; and Hyundai/Kia and Subaru, three each.  Hyundai and Kia continue to make reliable cars. The Hyundai Elantra and Tucson, and the Kia Sportage get top marks. The new Hyundai Genesis V6 is better than average.