Another year, another Consumer Reports list of influence. Unfortunately for GM, the latest model to take a jab is the beloved Chevrolet Cruze, which was also the best selling domestic compact car in America during 2011. To be on the fair side, the publication did give the Chevy Volt a nod last month.
Lordstown, Ohio is not amused. Nor should they be, as we take a look at the graphic provided through the link below. If you notice, the Honda Fit takes the cake, with CR giving it fantastic predicted reliability, and much lower operating costs per mile — even though the Cruze carries much better fuel economy numbers (33 MPG hwy to the Cruze LT’s 38 MPG). It’s puzzling, but at this point far from surprising, as CR hardly gives domestic makes any love. They probably frequent the same watering hole as the NFL committee that failed to elect Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford as a member of the NFC All Star team.
Source: Consumer Reports
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Funny, I gave Consumer Reports the same “unreliable” rating as well…
Please tell me what you think about the Chevy Cruze now??? They are a piece of crap. I’ve had 3 recalls on my car since purchasing in 2011.
It’s sad because these rings really do effect buyers decisions
Tell that to all the Cruze owners that love there vehicles… I gave up on CS years ago, what a joke…
You really are correct – I know 3 people who own a Cruze and they don’t just like it, they love it. Two came out of a Honda and the other a Ford, all 3 report the Cruze “feels tighter.” None of them have experienced any problems, with the oldest having about 18,000 miles on the clock already. GM must not have made their payment on time to CR….
CR are always biased.
i hope c/r is wrong it would be sad for G.M. to lose people who were willing to give chevy a chance
Oh, come on! Nobody out there wants to talk about Stafford and the Lions?!
Have you tried Lions Authority?
Stafford could maybe be 4th or 5th string….WHO DAT
It’s hard to tell with Consumer Reports. I read the website/magazine, but often disagree with some of its conclusions. (Hey, the dishwasher I bought on its recommendation was excellent!) It appears as if some of the data might come from actual repair costs, user data. I doubt it has access to GM’s database of actual warranty repairs on the Cruze.
Cars often just live or die by word of mouth. CR took away the Civic’s coveted “Recommended” check mark, but the real reason the cars aren’t selling very well is that Honda blew the redesign. CR ‘dissed the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300, but those sales are way up. Maybe it’s that cool RWD you can’t find in many affordable mid-size cars.
People like the Cruze and it will continue to sell well unless some hideous thing happens like they blow up in a collision or the engine lasts 40,000 miles. Both unlikely.
Brian, yep I have been a commited GM buyer for last 11 years with one vehicle with 240,000 miles. There was a fluke water pump issue at 40,000 which I just replaced after 200,000 miles. My 2006 Malibu has been completely worry free although there are things I don’t like about it, however I got a great deal on it, now has 80 thou on it. GM has and does build great cars the consumer is dupped.
…and the Ford Pinto wasn’t explosive nor did Toyotas accelerate their owners off cliffs.
I want to know if they predict the Ford Focus Unreliable?
2007 they said get the Toyota tundra best buy,,and gm have the new model on the market to,,but the difference was Toyota have problem whit the tundra ,trany,front end etc the excuse was they use Toyota history to declare best buy, and they no the truck have problem ,what kind of magazine could do this ,only rc…its pickuptruck.com explain to the moron..what they just did..buy a pickup full of problem…
Youre absolutely right, I feel like CR uses the past as a big indicator of the future, and CR is basing the cruze on the cobalt, which initially sold well and was pretty reliable in the begining.
CR rubbed me the wrong way with the infamous “We’ll make this Suzuki Samurai flip at all costs” incident. How’s that reliable information for you?
From my past experiences with using Consumers Reports to get factual information on the reliability of available production automobiles, I have found that Consumer Reports is a very biased publication that seems bent on discrediting the American Automobile Industry. If the Chevy Cruze was an Asian product, they would be gushing forever, praising it and giving it a “Recommended” rating. I know a lot of car buyers consider Consumers Reports as the bible, but I think otherwise and have thought so for many years. I will never buy their publication again!
I want to know if there is going to be a performance version of the Cruze? since what i saw on autoguide.com and gminsidenews.com all said the cruze will have performance version?
First off, these are great cars and are extremely fuel efficient for their price. I’ve seen these get as many as 54 MPG on the highway. But yes, because of the turbo charged engine, being a technician at a GM dealership, I cannot stress enough the importance of changing your oil every 3000 miles, and no more than 5000 miles if you use synthetic oil.
Why not just make an automaker’s database public? To me, surveys are a poor way to evaluate auto reliability, and should be easy to debunk, if untrue. The best way is by computer simulated stress, imposed on a car to replicate hundreds of thousands of miles of repetitive actions: Shifting, extended “redlining,” stop-and-goes, and cold-starts. Why not make the results of GM industry testing, part of the public promotional material, as to place any conflicts with CR’s data in context?
Who believes anything this buttwipe publishes, I stopped buying their rag years ago.
If the Chevy Cruze was a “Toyota Cruze” or a “Honda Cruze”, they definitely would have given the car a very reliable rating and labeled it as “Recommended”. They must be on the take from the Japanese manufacturers, I would think!
exactly!!
Please tell me what you think about the Chevy Cruze now??? They are a piece of crap. I’ve had 3 recalls on my car since purchasing in 2011.
I got 198,500 Miles on a 2011 Model. I have a rarer than normal manual trans but its been fantastic. I picked it up with 150,000 on it for $4200. Still looks like new. Mine seems to have alot of Daewoo parts on it too. So just think of a chevy AVEO when u drive ur cruze. All same DNA. But very reliable.