We’ve updated our car reliability stats to cover through the end of June 2014. With this, they’re about 14 months ahead of what you’ll find elsewhere.
Among 2014s, we’ve had absolutely no repairs reported for the Audi A4 and Toyota Camry. One of these is less expected than the other. The new Mazda3 and new Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra have also been nearly problem-free. (With larger sample sizes, the Lexus IS and Toyota 4Runner would likely join this select group.) The new Subaru Forester also continues to score very well, if not as well as those already listed.
We have our first reliability score for the new Chevrolet Corvette, and it’s deep in the yellow zone. This might partly reflect a marginal sample size, though. Repairs have only been reported for two of 26 cars, not a scary proportion.
Clearly ugly among the 2014s: the large GM crossovers (despite being in their eighth model year), revised Grand Cherokee, and the new-for-2013 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60. The Jeep continues to suffer from glitches with its new infotainment system, and these affect many other systems. The Pathfinder, like the Altima, continues to have driveability problems due to its new-generation CVT (continuously variable transmission). Nissan has now replaced the transmissions in some vehicles, and bought back some others.
Worst of all among the 2014s we have stats for: the new Acura MDX. Unlike with the RDX when it was new last year, it’s not clear what the common problems are yet. The overall count is just high.
The 2014 Tesla Model S would probably score even worse than the MDX, but we don’t have a large enough sample size for it yet. The 2013 Tesla continues to score poorly.
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