Tesla has a knack for not performing well in some reliability anddependability surveys, and the most recently released assessment fromConsumer Reportscontinued that trend after the electric automaker finished 27th out of 28 total brands. The report comes just days after Tesla’s Model 3 and Model ...
Tesla, the EV sales leader, which now has years of experience building vehicles, showed improvement in reliability, Fisher said. This was largely because a high proportion of Tesla's sales involve the relatively small and less-expensive Model Y SUV ...
Tesla Model 3 Consumer Reports chose the Tesla Model 3 because more charging stations are becoming available nationwide.Consumer Reports Operating this four-door sedan feels more like driving a sports car, Consumer Reports said. While the interior is very basic, the agile steering and swift accelera...
Tesla is one of the least reliable used car makers in the United States, according to Consumer Reports’ first-ever brand ranking for used cars focused on the reliability of 5- to 10-year-old models. The maker of the Model 3 and Model Y is just three points away from the bottom of ...
Two months after the influential Consumer Reports called Tesla's Model S the best-performing car ever, it pulled back slightly Tuesday, saying the luxury electric has more than average repair issues.
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The Tesla Model 3’s 152 feet is 21 feet longer than the class average of 131 feet for luxury compact sedans and 25 feet longer than the results for its much larger SUV sibling, the Model X. For what it’s worth, a Tesla representative told the publication that its own testing yielded...
Consumer Reports also cites a Car and Driver review, which noted inconsistencies with the braking, but, naturally, Tesla boss Elon Musk took to Twitter to respond. He said: “Very strange. Model 3 is designed to have super good stopping distance and other reviewers have confirmed this....
After the first round of testing was made public, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised to fix the problem within days. Consumer Reports says it was told by Tesla that the software helps the brakes adapt to variations in how they are used and how they respond in different environ...
Consumer Reports unveiled its annual auto reliability rankings on Thursday. Each year, the magazine surveys its sprawling subscriber base to predict which models will be most dependable. While newly redesigned models have the latest safety and fuel-economy technology, they also come with glitches that...