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Which Car Brands Make the Best Vehicles?

We ranked 34 brands based on the Overall Scores of their models, which include road tests, reliability, satisfaction, and safety

[vpatel867]

Merc. What happen?

[kgelfen360]

Originally Posted by vpatel867

Merc. What happen?

2.0 liter four banger with lots of batteries in AMG car…..

[ghaffari46]

Only if they make them prettier!

[baron95]

Lol - My two vehicles -G87 M2 and Jeep JLU Rubicon. I have the absolute best and absolute worst. Nothing in the middle.

Win some, lose some ��

[baron95]

Originally Posted by vpatel867

Merc. What happen?

Merc went off the rails 5 years ago and never recovered. their bifurcated EV line is a nightmare for dealers. Their interior electronics are a cheap Chinese light/ screen show.

[Deho]

Originally Posted by kgelfen360

2.0 liter four banger with lots of batteries in AMG car…..

It can't only be that; most reviews I've read of recent models have been pretty lukewarm, all drivetrains included. I've been reading a lot about the BMW i5 and EQE lately to compare them and almost every reviewer says the BMW has a better interior and feels better to drive than the Merc (and that's saying nothing about the look of the EQs). The new C-Series doesn't seem to get people excited either.

[tsbrown]

Originally Posted by kgelfen360

2.0 liter four banger with lots of batteries in AMG car…..

while that model certainly didn't help, I don't think that's the only problem. The chart says 12 out of 12 BMW models tested were recommended and a whopping 0 out of 11 MB models tested were recommended. The most recent MB models tested were a mix of C, CLA, EQE, EQS, and GL models. So pretty much the range of MB models tested and CR didn't like any of them. Ouch.

[araje]

Go BMW 😇

[TheBingoBalls]

Originally Posted by baron95

Merc went off the rails 5 years ago and never recovered. their bifurcated EV line is a nightmare for dealers. Their interior electronics are a cheap Chinese light/ screen show.

Mercedes build quality, while still good, isn’t what people say it is and it’s often overshadowed by pretty and aesthetically pleasing designs. Reliability is another area of concerned especially with the EQ cars and the C 43’s M139 engine which has the possibility to blow or just die.

Overall, outside of the S-Class, the rest of the line up isn’t as good as BMW’s offerings. People will still buy what they like but I couldn’t pick a Mercedes over a competing BMW model.

[tsbrown]

Also interesting is Audi's rating. Several years ago they had a publicly stated goal of being the highest selling German luxury brand, or something like that. But while they show 8 of 9 models tested being recommended, their owner satisfaction is dropping according to CR. This doesn't help sell more cars.

[chrisdavelaw]

Originally Posted by baron95

Lol - My two vehicles -G87 M2 and Jeep JLU Rubicon. I have the absolute best and absolute worst. Nothing in the middle.

Win some, lose some 😀

Ha I also have a G87 and a Jeep JK.

[Ibiza]

Not sure why this was CR report was reposted for “front page” news, as it’s old news. https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=30887727

[Bimmerfun82]

100%. BMW is doing a phenomenal job. We haven’t had a single issue on our BMWs the last 4 years and are very happy with them.

[JMD]

WoW! Subaru has to be proud of its brand rating!

[wesleyan92]

Originally Posted by Ibiza

Not sure why this was CR report was reposted for “front page” news, as it’s old news. https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=30887727

Different. Today report was published today 2/27. It is for overall best vehicle vs the one you quoted is the brand. The score and ratings are different.

Having said all that it is BS. Marketing gimmick by CR to get more clicks.

[GolfCoyote]

Originally Posted by baron95

Merc went off the rails 5 years ago and never recovered. their bifurcated EV line is a nightmare for dealers. Their interior electronics are a cheap Chinese light/ screen show.

Their interior definitely looks like a teenager got on Aliexpress and bought every piece of RGB and tech they could lol

[Schn3ll]

BMW Road Test score higher than Porsche... laughable.

Disqualified results just on that alone. Watch their Youtube channel to realize who is reviewing these cars and it will tell you all you need to know.


CU (CR) has definitely faltered in recent years. They have their own biases in tests now (not just automotive) and I have actually spent a large amount of time in my job reverse engineering their evaluation criteria in other categories. The conclusion is that it's flawed and that they bake in assumptions that are wrong in many cases - i.e. projected reliability (based on some of their own flawed parameters) and consumer satisfaction which is survey based and not 100% accurate due to their respondent counts.

Like most things today, the quality of their reporting has gone downhill.

[Neusser]

I am not surprised. EVs and a few wonky designs aside, they have been killing it these past few years.

[G35POPPEDMYCHERRY]

laughs in VCG OFHG OPG water pump and thermostat

[floridaorange]

Love my older Merc, interesting to see a list where KIA is top 7 but Merc and Volvo isn’t even listed questionable tbh.

[AM20 BMW]

As someone who used to work at Mercedes, I would stay far from them as possible. Felt so good when I finished work to get back in my BMW, plus including me even a lot of employees including technicians and a long working senior salesman all drive BMW’s and say it’s better.