How do Consumer Reports (and others) rate reliability for new vehicles?

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I mean – how can they do this? I can see where they can see if previous flaws are fixed and a car maker has a history of less recalls – but that still doesn’t mean a newly redesigned vehicle won’t have major flaws. Please explain.

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They alway distinguish between a model update and a model redesign.

With a model update, where there might be cosmetic changes, updates to the display, etc., the recent history is reasonably good.

For model redesigns, they make it clear it’s a redesign, they don’t do specific predictions, but give a general sense based on the manufacture’s past history. Often a redesign still uses an existing engine or other parts.

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