Consumer reports is a joke. Ten years ago they were a reliable source, but now they beat up companies that don't align with their views. As far as Teslas go I must have gotten lucky because in two and a half years the only thing I have had to do to mine is put washer fluid in it, oh and wiper blades. Not a single rattle, no missfit panels, literally nothing. Without a doubt, it's the best car I have ever owned and in my 45+ years of driving I have owned a couple dozen. I had a 2023 Audi S3 prior and in 9 months it was in the shop 3 times for warranty work. I bought my daughter the new body style Chevy Trax 2+ years ago and it just hit 49,000 miles and the only problem she had and wasn't even aware it existed, but they had to update the cars software because of something minor with the center screen. Guess I need to look and see where they have Chevy.

Regarding CR surveys - those likely indicate customer sentiment. Ant it is a valuable metric. A lot of Tesla buyers are buying from a different brand. And they are comparing to what they previously had. This kinda tracks with reviews of Teslas - the build quality is not on par to others.

EV's resale values aren't nose diving, the IRA restored EV tax credits, so resale values fell by as much as tax credits offered. Because if a new car costs say 40k and it comes with a 7.5k tax credit, would you buy the same car 1 year used for 35k? Of course not, you'd expect a 1 year used car to cost 32.5k - 1 year deprecation.

My faith in Consumer Reports has vastly waned over the years.  Their priority of marking automated safety systems as beneficial over basic human awareness is highly concerning.  An example: Bright headlights that are marked higher because it allows thee driver "to see further," but ignoring how it blinds all oncoming drivers, is not a safety trade-off I want to encourage.  And yet--here we are.

Automated braking?  The first time I witnessed this was on a Jeep.  It was braking randomly on curvy roads because it detected oncoming vehicles in the curve as a threat.  Cars behind us could potentially rear-end us.  Atrocious!  Worse than the intention!

I have a suspicion that Teslas automation makes drivers WORSE, because of the false sense of security.  Anecdotal and all, but it's a rare Tesla driver that bothers to signal on lane changes.  Possibly because they have depended on the car automating it for them?

I was a subscriber of CR for years.  I could easily manipulate the driver feedback survey they sent out yearly.  There were no checks or balances for verification of my answers.  That in and of itself isn't scientific.  There's a survey bias present in just answering their surveys.  All-around a very messy way to gather data, and therefore:untrustworthy.

Buick is the only American car in USA's top 10.