Latest Issues
The best 2025 model in each of eight classes, now a year old and on the used market. Seven different makers take the eight classes, the Nissan Altima tops mid-size cars, and the Toyota Sequoia posts the best score of any winner.
11 of the 22 hybrids we can score match or beat their class — against 2 of 38 EVs. And the question every hybrid shopper asks, whether the hybrid beats the gas version of the same car, has a clean answer: from Toyota and Lexus, 7 times out of 7. From everyone else, 2 of 12.
Thirty-five 2025 electric vehicles scored against their own classes — not against each other. The median EV sits in the 24th percentile where a gasoline vehicle sits in the 58th, and the five that beat that are not the ones selling best. Includes the full 2025 reliability matrix.
Two electric SUVs beat their classes outright across four model years, and the Tesla Model Y is not one of them — it ranks 6th. The year-by-year table shows why a four-year average punishes exactly the vehicles that fixed themselves.
Not one electric sedan averages better than its class across four model years — so this is a ranking of the best available options, written that way. The Nissan Leaf posts both the single best year and one of the worst, two years apart.
Seven of America's fifteen highest-volume EVs rank in the bottom quarter of their own class, including the fourth best-seller at dead last. Across every rankable 2025 EV, sales and class standing correlate at r = 0.23 — effectively nothing.
The 2022 Wrangler has one system running at six times its class average. The 2022 Bronco has nine systems running hot. That difference decides which one you can actually inspect for — and why changing the model year flips the answer entirely.
Five model years, both powertrains, and one clear finding: these two don’t fail differently, one just fails far less often. Plus the single component that sank the CR-V’s worst year.
Not the highest-ranked cars on the road. The highest-ranked cars you can actually buy for the money — checked against real listings. Kia Forte, Nissan Altima, and Rogue ranked by Frequency and Severity Index.
The data-backed guide to the most reliable used pickups you can buy right now. Seven trucks ranked by Frequency and Severity Index—Toyota, Nissan, and one smart GM pick.
If you’re shopping for a barely-used vehicle, the smart play is finding a model with a track record of staying out of the shop. Our 2024 rankings across Mid-Size Sedans, SUVs, and Compact Cars — scored by real-world Frequency and Severity data.
Buying a used car is one of the biggest financial bets most of us make, and it’s usually made with surprisingly little hard data. Here’s how to read each section of the dashboard.
WANT THE FULL PICTURE?
Every article references the same dataset subscribers access in the Master Dashboard. Filter by make, model, year, and component — all in one place.