It can be challenging for car buyers to know the best vehicle to buy. This is especially the case when you have so many options available. However, with its annual Car Reliability Survey, Consumer Reports helps buyers make a decision. It recommends the most reliable vehicles, whether it’s an SUV, pickup truck, sedan or EV. But the reality is that, among all those who recommend Consumer Reportsjust a electric car has gone off the list for next year, the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E.
The Only 2023 Electric Car Consumer Reports Doesn’t Recommend
Just last year Consumer Reports added the Ford Mustang Mach-E to your list of recommended cars. This was due to the excellent reliability ratings that the electric crossover SUV from surveys of organization owners.
However, now, it is a different story. For this new edition CR no longer recommends the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-Eand this turned out to be the only electric car to suffer that fate.
Why doesn’t CR recommend the Mustang Mach-E anymore?
For the Automotive Reliability Survey, Consumer Reports evaluated 17 potential problem areas during the previous year. Some things like the brakes, the engine, the noises, the electrical systems, the paint and the leaks were included in it. Thus, CR surveyed more than 300,000 vehicles. And it was, using the survey results, that the organization calculated the predicted reliability ratings of nearly all new cars sold in the United States. USA.
To bad luck Fordthe Mustang Mach-E 2023 lost his recommendation Consumer Reports due to decreased reliability, as indicated by the Survey. According to the Ford Authority, the reliability decline is due to owners having issues with the driver’s screen freezing. Mustang Mach-E. The EV crossover also had issues with the charging system, in addition to electrical problems and errors. Some owners even found fault with the battery cells.
The brand issued a statement responding to the loss of the CR recommendation and the reliability problems of the electric Mustang Mach-E:
“We listen to all customer feedback, including Consumer Reports, and concerns raised by customers. The survey results were from a population of vehicles early in the launch of these vehicles and those concerns have been addressed ever since. For Mach-E we issued a recall for certain 2021 and 2022 vehicles. [Nosotros] we update the software to avoid any damage to the contactors. In July, we released an OTA (over the air) update [que] included plug-and-charge enhancements to increase the success rate of charger activation,” Ford stated.
What other vehicles lost the CR recommendation?
Even though he 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E was the only electric car that Consumer Reports no longer recommends, there are six other models that were also removed from the list. This includes another model from the American manufacturer, the compact crossover SUV Bronco Sports 2023. This one lost its recommendation due to quality issues, including head gasket issues on the engine. But in addition, there were problems with the braking system, noise and fit and finish problems.
Similarly, a couple of other SUVs are no longer recommended: the compact crossover SUV Volvo XC60 2023 and the subcompact crossover SUV 2023 Hyundai Kona. CR too removed from the list 2023 Toyota Tundra full-size and compact sedan 2023 Nissan Sentra.
It may be disappointing to some fans of the brand that CR is no longer recommending the 2023 Mustang Mach-E. Nonetheless, as stated in their statement, Ford ensures that the issues of concern were addressed. Similarly, compared to problems with other vehicles, problems with the mach-e they are an easier solution. Fortunately, addressing the issues will make the Mustang Mach-E regain recommendation for the Automotive Reliability Survey in 2023.
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