Consumer Reports Car Buying Guide ✔ | VALIDATED |

CR distills its vast amount of data into a single for each vehicle. This score is built upon four critical metrics:

This is arguably CR’s most influential metric. It is based on annual surveys of hundreds of thousands of CR members who report real-world problems they encountered in the previous 12 months across 20 potential trouble spots, ranging from engine and transmission to in-car electronics. consumer reports car buying guide

Every year, CR’s engineers put roughly 50 new vehicles through more than 50 rigorous tests at their 327-acre facility in Connecticut. These include acceleration, braking, emergency handling, fuel economy, and specialized tests like a "rock hill" to evaluate off-road capability. CR distills its vast amount of data into