Tesla(US:TSLA) Feng Huang Wang·2025-12-04 22:21Group 1 - Tesla has made significant progress in the annual automotive brand rankings by Consumer Reports, moving from 18th place last year to 10th place this year among 31 brands [1] - The top nine brands in the ranking are Subaru, BMW, Porsche, Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Lincoln, Hyundai, and Acura [1] - Jake Fisher, Senior Director of Automotive Testing at Consumer Reports, noted that Tesla's ranking improvement is due to enhanced vehicle reliability over time and a strategy of avoiding major model changes [2][3] Group 2 - Tesla relies heavily on over-the-air (OTA) software updates to adjust many vehicle functions, maintaining strong reliability in its powertrain compared to other electric vehicles [3] - Despite improvements, older Tesla models (5 to 10 years old) still rank low in reliability among all brands [3] - Lincoln, a Ford brand, is the highest-ranked American brand, showing the largest leap in the rankings, improving 17 places to 7th [4]