Mazda No. 1 in Consumer Reports 2020 auto reliability survey
DETROIT – Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey. Mazda took top honors for the first time in the survey, which this year included Consumer Reports organization members who own more than 300,000 vehicles from model years 2000 to 2020. Consumer Reports said that the Ford Explorer SUV, redesigned for the 2020 model year, is among the lowest-scoring models of any manufacturer with transmission, electronic, and engine issues. Only the company's Model 3 small car was rated as reliable and recommended by Consumer Reports. Nearly half of the new models have much worse than average reliability, Consumer Reports said.
More cars vanish from South Florida dealership; owner says ‘No problem’
The dealership is located in Plantation, on State Road 7, south of Sunrise Boulevard. Are you trying to say we don’t take care of the customers’ keys?” Yardley asked Weinsier. Yardley admits, and a police report confirms, a box of customer keys was stolen from the dealership’s parts department. So the dealership apparently had the problem before and after the keys were stolen? Yardley claims the dealership does everything it can to secure customer keys.
Consumer Reports restores 'recommended' ratings to Tesla models
CNN image(CNN) - Consumer Reports has restored its coveted "recommended" rating to the Tesla Model S and Model 3, because Tesla has made its cars more reliable. Although Consumer Reports says the Models S and 3 need fewer repairs, it did have some bad news for Tesla, too: The Model X SUV continues to rank among the magazine's least reliable. Consumer Reports removed its recommended ranking from the Model S, Tesla's most established vehicle, a year ago. But problems with its reliability continued to lower its subsequent ratings until the Model S lost its recommended status last year. Fisher also said that the problems have not damaged opinion of the cars by Tesla owners--who have the highest customer loyalty in its survey, Consumer Reports has found.
Most drivers say safety tech has saved them from crashes
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CNN) - Most drivers with advanced auto safety technologies in their cars say the features have helped keep them out of crashes, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. Such safety systems use a variety of cameras and sensors to detect other vehicles, pedestrians and lane markings. Of car owners whose vehicle had this technology, 60% said it had helped them avoid a crash. Rear cross traffic alert systems, which alert drivers to vehicles approaching from either side as the vehicle is backing up, were credited with avoiding crashes by 52% of vehicle owners. The systems should be standard equipment on every new car, said William Wallace, a safety policy advocate for Consumer Reports.