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Would you trust Consumer Reports? Tesla is the #3 after BMW and Rivian, among brands "ranked on the average percentage of owners who said in CR member surveys

• prmoustache 2y ago
  Reports can vary depending of the duration of the reliability period. A while ago we saw here on HN a report from Danish mandatory technical inspection that showed that Model 3 were failing inspection much more than other EVs. Reliability is a bit vague, it also depends on your mode of purchase (new, second hand) and how long you plan to keep your vehicle. People who only lease cars and swap them every 4 years need a reliable car out of the factory but don't care if everything start to fall appart after 5 to 6 years. People who keep cars for 10 to 20 years or who buy second hand have different requirements. The later will likely buy cars that would have already been fixed in a recall but need a car whose parts are cheap, easily serviceable by an independent mechanic and whose general reliability is good in the long term.
  • decimalenough 2y ago
    Nobody's complaining about the reliability of 20-year-old Teslas because the first Model S rolled off the assembly line in 2012. (Yes, I know, Roadsters are older, but they're modded Lotus Elises.)