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From the April 2017 issue of Consumer Reports
2017 Annual Auto Issue
New
Car
Ratings
Nowhere else will you find such comprehensive,
independent ratings of 245 new cars. All ratings are
based on the proprietary performance and fueleconomy tests gathered at our world-class test track,
along with extensive subscriber surveys and
government and insurance-industry safety data.
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HOW TO READ
THE RATINGS CHARTS
Overall Score reflects a vehicle’s
performance in our road tests, results
from our Reliability and Owner
Satisfaction surveys, the availability of
a frontal crash prevention system,
and, if applicable, results from crash
tests by government and insuranceindustry agencies. We now deduct
points if a vehicle’s shifter lacks failsafes, is difficult to operate, and/or
can be confused with other controls.
Make, Model & Trim reflect the
particular vehicle we tested.
We expect similar new models to
perform comparably.
Recommended Vehicles did well
in testing, have average or better
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predicted reliability, and performed
adequately if included in crash tests. A
model that scores Poor in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety narrow-offset crash test can’t be
recommended.
Survey Results reflect findings of
annual Reliability and Owner
Satisfaction surveys taken by
Consumer Reports subscribers.
Predicted Reliability is based
on about 500,000 vehicles owned by
subscribers who reported problems
with their vehicles in our 2016 Annual
Auto Survey. It covers a model’s latest
three years of data.
Owner Satisfaction is based on
the percentage of owners who said
they would definitely buy the same
car again. The information is drawn
from feedback on more than
300,000 vehicles less than 3 years
old. Partial or limited data may be
used for either survey if the car is
new or redesigned, or if we have
insufficient survey responses.
Safety identifies whether a vehicle
has one or more frontal crash
prevention systems, such as forwardcollision warning and automatic
emergency braking. NA means no
such system is offered. Opt. means
it’s available on some versions but not
necessarily on the one we tested.
Models with standard systems are
rated from 3 to 5 based on how
many of these features are standard.
Road-Test Results display test findings
most relevant to each vehicle category.
We buy and test about 60 vehicles
each year, driving them for thousands
of miles and putting them through
more than 50 tests. Some tests, such
as those for braking and fuel economy,
are empirical and measured with
instruments; those for seat comfort
and agility are graded by our experts.
The energy consumption of electric
vehicles is expressed in a miles-pergallon equivalent rating (MPGe). Energy
consumption for plug-in hybrids is
listed in both electric and gas modes.
WE RATE CARS USING
THESE SYMBOLS
1 2 3 4 5
WORSE
BETTER
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APRIL 2017
ILLUSTRATION BY PATRICK HRUBY
Ratings Compact and midsized cars
Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium
79
Ford Fusion SE (1.5T)
77
Mazda6 Sport
77
Ford Fusion SE Hybrid
76
Chevrolet Malibu 1LT (1.5T)
76
Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
75
Ford Fusion Titanium (2.0T)
75
Hyundai Sonata
Hybrid SE
75
Hyundai Sonata SE (2.4L)
73
Nissan Altima 3.5 SL
72
Nissan Altima 2.5 SV
67
Volkswagen Passat SE (1.8T)
65
Volkswagen Passat SEL Premium
(V6)
64
130
51.5
Opt.
87
38
7.6
133
51.0
Opt.
86
26
6.4
136
50.5
Opt.
84
28
8.6
131
53.5
Opt.
85
30
7.7
136
53.0
Opt.
84
26
6.3
139
52.5
Opt.
89
26
10.2
128
55.5
Opt.
81
24
9.2
125
52.5
Opt.
79
32
7.5
132
53.0
Opt.
80
39
8.3
140
52.0
Opt.
80
29
8.4
130
53.0
Opt.
79
41
8.0
135
55.0
Opt.
78
22
7.4
130
53.5
Opt.
80
39
8.2
140
51.0
Opt.
78
28
9.2
139
50.5
Opt.
80
24
6.3
133
52.0
Opt.
71
29
8.4
135
52.0
82
28
8.6
129
52.5
79
23
6.8
132
52.5
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0
Std. / x
0
Std. / 4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
5
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
5
0
3
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3
0
3
0
3
0
4
0
4
0
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4
/ 40
0
4
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0
4
4/ 0
0
4
4/ 0
0
4
/ 40
0
4
/ 50
0
4
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0
4
3/ 0
0
3
5/ 0
0
4
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0
4
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0
4
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0
4
4/ 0
0
4
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0
4
3/ 0
0
4
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0
4
/ 40
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4
/ 40
0
4
5/ 0
0
5
/ 40
0
4
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0
4
4/ 0
0
4
4/ 0
0
4
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0
4
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0
4
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0
4
3/ 0
0
4
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0
4
/ 30
0
4
/ 40
0
4
4/ 0
0
5
4/ 0
0
5
4/ 0
0
4
/ 40
0
4
/ 40
0
5
/ 40
0
5
5
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
5
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
5
0
5
0
2
0
5
0
5
0
5
0
5
0
4
0
4
0
Luggage,
Suitcases +
Duffels/Cargo
Volume, Cu. Ft.
8.0
Controls
81
28
Seat Comfort,
Front/Rear
82
Honda Accord EX-L (V6)
86
Ride/Noise
Honda Accord LX (4-cyl.)
Opt.
Routine
Handling
83
Avoidance
Maneuver Speed,
MPH
Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.)
Dry Braking,
60-0 MPH, Ft.
84
Acceleration,
0-60 MPH, Sec.
Toyota Camry XLE (V6)
Road-Test Results
Overall MPG
85
5
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
3
0
4
0
3
0
4
0
4
0
3
0
4
0
4
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
RECOMMENDED
Road-Test Score
Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE
5
0
5
0
5
0
5
0
4
0
4
0
3
0
4
0
4
0
4
0
3
0
3
0
4
0
3
0
3
0
3
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
Safety
!
WORSEBETTER
Front Crash
Prevention
85
Owner
Satisfaction
Recommended
0
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CARS: MIDSIZED
Kia Optima EX (2.4L)
Survey
Results
Predicted
Reliability
Overall
Score
Make, Model & Trim
1 2 3 4 5
3+2
3+1
4+0
4+0
3+2
3+2
3+1
3+2
3+2
2+3
3+2
1+2
3+1
2+2
3+2
3+1
3+2
3+1
3+0
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