Independent reliability findings from VehicleReliability.com's analysis of nearly 6,000 vehicles. Every figure on this page can be quoted with attribution, and each links to the article it comes from.
Data as of August 2026 · refreshed quarterly
EVs need fixing far more often than gas cars — but the fixes cost the same. The median 2025 electric vehicle draws issue reports at 2.89× its class average, against 0.74× for gasoline. Fix severity is 1.00× against 1.00×.
Source: The 5 Most Reliable EVs of 2025 →The typical 2025 EV ranks in the bottom quarter of its class. Median class standing for 2025 model-year vehicles: electric 24th, hybrid 54th, gasoline 58th.
Source: The 5 Most Reliable EVs of 2025 →Toyota and Lexus hybrids beat their own gas versions every time. Across 19 models sold both ways (2022–2025), Toyota and Lexus hybrids scored better than the gas version 7 of 7 times. Every other brand: 2 of 12.
Source: The 5 Most Reliable Hybrids →Hybrids match or beat their class far more often than EVs. Of models with two or more scored years since 2022, 11 of 22 hybrids are as reliable as their class average or better. For electric vehicles it is 2 of 38.
Source: The 5 Most Reliable Hybrids →Nearly half of the best-selling EVs rank in the bottom quarter of their class. 7 of the 15 best-selling 2025 EVs rank in the bottom 25% of their own segment. Across all ranked 2025 EVs, sales and class standing correlate at r = 0.23 — effectively no relationship.
Source: Best-Selling EVs of 2025, Ranked by Reliability →For used EVs, the model year matters more than the model. The Tesla Model Y's combined score improved from 1.98× in 2022 to 0.72× in 2025, and the Ford Mustang Mach-E's from 1.99× to 0.72×. A 2022 and a 2025 of the same EV are not the same purchase.
Source: Most Reliable Electric SUVs, 2022–2025 →Median of every rankable 2025 vehicle in each powertrain group, against its class average. Reproduce with attribution.
Source: VehicleReliability.com analysis of NHTSA complaint data, weighted by U.S. sales. Where you can, link to the article a figure comes from, or to vehiclereliability.com.
Scores cover 5,949 vehicles sold in the United States, model years 2004 to 2025, identified by make, model, model year and powertrain. Each is built from failure reports filed with NHTSA by owners and repair shops, weighted against U.S. sales so high-volume models are not penalised for selling well, and benchmarked against every other vehicle in the same class and model year. Two measures are kept separate: Fix Frequency, how often a vehicle needs fixing, and Fix Severity, how costly those fixes are. Full methodology.
Latest research: the most reliable used cars of 2025, by class — the Toyota Sequoia has the best score of any 2025 class winner.
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