Subaru climbed two spots to first place in Client Reviews‘ annual rating of probably the most well-performing, secure and dependable automotive manufacturers.

Mazda, which was No. 1 in 2021, completed second this yr.

Six of the highest 10 manufacturers this yr had been Japanese; the highest-ranking U.S. model was Buick, which was eleventh.
Jeep dropped three spots to final, changing Alfa Romeo, which rose 4 locations to twenty eighth.

The largest drop this yr was from Tesla, which fell seven spots to twenty third place. Client Reviews, in a press launch Thursday, cited the “tough to make use of” steering wheel within the Mannequin S and Mannequin X. The EV maker’s Mannequin 3 is its solely nameplate with a excessive sufficient rating to be really useful by the patron information group.

“It dropped greater than another automaker, type of resulting from their very own selections,” Jake Fisher, senior director of automotive testing at Client Reviews, instructed Automotive Information.

For the second yr in a row, Client Reviews gave Inexperienced Alternative designations to the cleanest, lowest-emitting passenger autos. Toyota led with 11 Inexperienced Alternative fashions, although it doesn’t have any battery-electric autos presently available on the market.

10 prime picks

Client Reviews additionally introduced its annual listing of 10 prime picks for automobiles, SUVs and vans on Thursday.
5 of the automobiles are new to the listing this yr: Nissan Sentra, Nissan Rogue Sport, Honda Accord/Accord Hybrid, Toyota RAV4 Prime and Ford Mustang Mach-E

Though each Nissan autos are priced beneath $25,000, they nonetheless are geared up with lots of the identical luxurious and security options related to high-end manufacturers, Fisher mentioned.

“Superior security programs have actually gone down the road and aren’t only for luxurious autos anymore,” he mentioned.

The opposite automobiles on the listing are the Subaru Forester, Toyota Prius/Prius Prime, Kia Telluride, Honda Ridgeline and Lexus RX/RX Hybrid.

The Mannequin 3 was left off the listing this yr, with the Mustang Mach-E taking its place as the luxurious EV.
Client Reviews was stunned at how properly the Mustang Mach-E carried out, Fisher mentioned.

“We began driving the car, and it’s only a terrific car. It is quiet, snug and has numerous expertise, however it’s very easy to handle it,” Fisher mentioned.

The Toyota Prius is on the listing for the nineteenth yr within the row, longer than another mannequin.

To be amongst Client Reviews’ prime picks, a car should ship the newest security options and have a few of the highest total scores in different examined classes, the press launch mentioned. It conducts greater than 50 exams on every car it evaluates, together with braking, dealing with, consolation, comfort, security and gasoline financial system.