# Consumer Reports drops 12 models from its recommended list

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/consumer-reports-drops-12-models-from-its-recommended-list/127510>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consumer-reports-drops-12-models-from-its-recommended-list/127510 "2018-10-25T14:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consumer-reports-drops-12-models-from-its-recommended-list/127510/1 "2018-10-25T14:26:57Z")

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… because of reliability issues:

> **[12 Models Lose CR Recommendation Over Car Reliability Issues](https://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/car-reliability-issues-models-lose-cr-recommendation-car-reliability-survey/?EXTKEY=NWTSD1810P&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20181025_nsltr_whatsnew_newsletter)**
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> Results from Consumer Reports' latest Annual Car Reliability Survey show models with declining reliability and those models that are newly recommended. Learn more about car reliability concerns.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consumer-reports-drops-12-models-from-its-recommended-list/127510/2 "2018-10-25T16:28:35Z")

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And Honda isn’t doing that great overall:

> **[Who Makes the Most Reliable Cars?](https://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars/)**
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> Consumer Reports' latest car reliability survey ranks the brands and reveals how regions compare, telling you who makes the most reliable cars.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/consumer-reports-drops-12-models-from-its-recommended-list/127510/3 "2018-10-26T03:33:02Z")

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The BMW X1 and the Genesis seems to have more problems with the basic guts of the vehicle, powertrain, suspension, brakes etc. The others seemed like the problems were mostly focused on electronic gizmos, especially the touch screens, and various add-on systems. Good link.