Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) rank among the least reliable vehicles in Consumer Reports' annual survey. Despite offering electric range alongside a gas engine, CR members report that PHEVs experience 80 percent more problems than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
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Wrong.
Stellantis takes the cake as always…
Pacifica PHEV has been out for ages no? How is it still not reliable lol
How is the rav 4 plug in?
I don’t know what planet these owners are from. My 2019 Ford Energi PHEV has been dependable with one recall. The dealership gave me a new Bronco Sport for the week they had my car. I drive 500 miles a month, and for the lifetime of the car, I am getting 48 mpg, and about 4.0 miles per kWh when in EV mode. I also own an Audi PHEV 2017 A3 eTron. Other than the one factory recall on this car, it too has been quite reliable.
Now I don’t doubt the comments you get on your surveys. I am speaking as a non member with a different prospective.
My 2023 BMW X5 plug-in hybrid has been very reliable.
Who here is surprised to see a (multiple) Stellantis product on the list?
Jeep never fails to be on any least reliable list
As a lessee of a 2025 Mazda CX-70 PHEV Premium (2-row version of the CX-90 PHEV), I filled out your survey showing zero problems in the past 16 months of ownership. Was your survey only of ‘24 CX-90 PHEV models, because my vehicle had two computer downloads plus a mech recall svc before I took my delivery (from Japan)?
So glad Mazda and Volvo are on the list so it’s not strictly American cars.