Consumer Reports, a nonprofit organization that evaluates products and services, said Tesla, the world's most valuable automaker, ranked 27th out of 28 brands, just ahead of Ford Motor Co's (F.N) Lincoln brand.
"Electric SUVs as a vehicle category is the absolute bottom in terms of reliability," Consumer Reports director of vehicle testing Jake Fisher said Thursday during a presentation to the Detroit Automotive Press Association.
Among electric SUVs, Fisher said Ford Motor Co's Mustang Mach-E "is the only one with above-average reliability.".
Consumer Reports recommends the Tesla Model 3 sedan and rates its reliability as "average."
Consumer Reports has been critical of Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self Driving automated driving systems.
Fisher said Consumer Reports still has concerns that drivers will rely too much on technology that cannot safely take over driving, but that did not factor into the reliability scores.
The Buick Envision, which is assembled in China, was the most reliable compact luxury SUV in the Consumer Reports survey. »
