Tesla vehicles and electric sports utility vehicles (SUVs) from other brands are among the least reliable models sold in the United States, a reflection of the risk of the technology, published the organization Consumer Reports on Thursday (18).
Consumer Reports, a non-profit organization that evaluates products and services, said Tesla, the world’s most valuable vehicle maker, was ranked 27th out of 28 brands, just ahead of Ford’s Lincoln.
“Electric SUVs, as a category, are at the absolute bottom of the list in terms of reliability,” Consumer Reports director of vehicle testing Jake Fisher said Thursday during a presentation to the Detroit Automotive Journalists Association.
Among electric SUVs, Fisher said Ford’s MustangMach-E “is the only one with above-average reliability.”
Consumer Reports recommends the Tesla Model 3 sedan and rates its reliability as “average.” But Fisher said the rest of Tesla’s vehicles were below average.
Tesla’s Model Y electric SUV, Tesla’s best-selling vehicle, has problems with ill-fitting body panels, leaks and temperature control, Fisher said.
The Model X “still has issues with the gull wing doors,” Fisher said.
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