Reading Consumer Reports' judgments based on their subscriber surveys, I would say that Tesla reliability is comparable with BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The Tesla M

Reading Consumer Reports' judgments based on their subscriber surveys, I would say that Tesla reliability is comparable with BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The Tesla Model S rates 3/5 or "average" in expected reliability, while the Model X is 1/5 or "much worse than average". Out of 12 reviewed BMW models, the 2 Series is 5/5, the X1 is 4/5, and all others are 3/5. (BMW also owns Mini; all 3 reviewed Minis score 2/5.) Benz is worse, or at least less consistent: out of 12 models, 7 score 3/5, 2 each score 1/5 and 2/5, and one scores 5/5. (Benz owns Smart; the Smart ForTwo scores 2/5.) I think that at worst, you can say that Tesla is slightly worse than BMW and Benz. And since the Model X is a new model, the low score for it could reflect early bugs not yet fixed.