Many hybrid vehicles stand out as the most reliable vehicles offered on the market, according to Consumer Reports' year-end survey.
For the U.S. auto industry, if not the global one, 2024 had kicked off with media headlines celebrating the ‘renaissance’ of hybrid vehicles: This came as many drivers embraced a practical, midway-approach between completely abandoning gas-powered vehicles in favor of fully electric ones.
Recommended Videos The survey gathered data from owners of about 300,000 vehicles of the 2022-2024 model years. It found many hybrid vehicles stand out as the most reliable vehicles offered on the market. And as a category, hybrids are now considered by drivers to be as reliable as non-hybrid gas cars.
Related “Today’s hybrids deliver reliability that is similar to conventional gas cars despite their added complexity,” says Jake Fisher, senior director of Consumer Reports’s Auto Test Center. “CR’s tests have shown that they’re also often quieter, quicker, and more pleasant to drive than their gasoline-only counterparts.
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