Tesla didn’t fare nicely on this yr’s J.D. Energy Dependability research. Of the 33 automakers ranked, Tesla acquired thirtieth, beating solely Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, and naturally Land Rover. 

This was the primary time Tesla acquired ranked by J.D. Energy for dependability. The corporate bases the rankings on surveys from house owners of autos which can be three years previous: 

The 2021 Dependability rankings and awards measure reliability primarily based on the responses from greater than 80,000 verified house owners of 3-year-old autos yearly. This ranking focuses on the kind and variety of issues house owners skilled in the course of the previous 12 months with their 3-year-old car. The less the variety of issues reported by automotive house owners, the upper the rating.

This implies the corporate reviewed surveys from house owners of Teslas from 2018. In the event you can recall, late 2017 is when “production hell” was occurring with the then new Mannequin 3 that triggered many build quality issues. This might be one of many causes for Tesla’s low rating. Though, the construct high quality of the Mannequin 3 and the remainder of its lineup has improved over time. 

The JD Energy survey tracks 177 particular issues in eight classes, together with HVAC issues, infotainment points, exterior flaws, and powertrain points. 

Homeowners reported on common 121 issues per 100 autos. The highest three manufacturers are Lexus with 81 issues per 100 autos, Porsche was second with 86, and Kia took the bonze with 97. Tesla acquired 176 issues per 100 autos. The final three are Jaguar (186), Alfa Romeo (196), and Land Rover (244). 

Tesla was the one model with an asterisk that said: “Tesla didn’t enable its car house owners to be surveyed, so it didn’t technically meet J.D. Energy’s rating standards, however the research leaders independently obtained sufficient information to offer the model a rating.” May this be one more reason for the low rating? 

Nevertheless, it hasn’t all the time been dangerous with J.D. Powers. Final month, Tesla acquired reward from the  firm by receiving prime honors for a premium EV ownership study. Subsequent yr’s dependability research must be higher for Tesla since house owners of 2019 autos will likely be surveyed. 

Lastly, please needless to say Tesla was ranked in opposition to automakers which were designing and manufacturing autos for many years. Tesla solely has a few decade of quantity manufacturing below its belt.