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Toyota gets top-2 spots in Consumer Reports’ reliability

Michael James

The 2014 Lexus 300h claimed top honors in Consumer Reports' reliability survey.

Toyota has again ranked at the top of the 2014 reliability rankings of Consumer Reports, the independent testing organization. The Lexus ES 300h Hybrid is the top-ranked vehicle, followed by the Toyota Prius.

Consumer Reports uses surveys returned by their subscribers and compiles reliability histories on vehicles and predicts how new cars currently on sale will hold up.

The 2014 Lexus 300h claimed top honors in Consumer Reports' reliability survey.
The 2014 Lexus ES 300h claimed top honors in Consumer Reports’ reliability survey.

Lexus is Toyota’s luxury brand. The ES 300h is reliable and safe. The hybrid earned the highest ratings in each of the government’s crash evaluations, including overall driver safety, frontal crashes and overall side impacts.

Here’s the list of the top-seven most reliable cars in 2014, according to Consumer Reports.

7. Volvo XC70
Sticker Price: $34,500 – $45,650
Invoice Price: $32,430-$42,911
Fuel Economy: 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway

6. Infiniti G Sedan
Sticker Price: $32,550 – $52,750
Invoice Price: $30,167-$48,828
Fuel Economy: 19 mpg city, 27 mpg highway

5. Mazda5
Sticker Price: $20,140 – $24,670
Invoice Price: $19,263-$23,593
Fuel Economy: 21 mpg city, 28 mpg highway

4. Audi A6
Sticker Price: $43,100 – $57,500
Invoice Price: $39,290-42,658
Fuel Economy: 25 mpg city, 33 mpg highway

3. Acura TL
Sticker Price: $36,060 – $39,580
Invoice Price: $29,011-$35,809
Fuel Economy: 20 mpg city, 29 mpg highway

2. Toyota Prius
Sticker Price: $26,750 – $30,395
Invoice Price: $24,482-$26,126
Fuel Economy: 44 mpg city, 40 mpg highway

1. Lexus ES 300h Hybrid
Sticker Price: $39,350
Invoice Price: $36,861
Fuel Economy: 40 mpg city, 39 mpg highway

Article Last Updated: November 15, 2013.

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