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Highest-scoring American vehicles

Last updated: May 2013

There are many ways to view the Consumer Reports Ratings to find the highest-rated vehicle in a given category or price range. But we get many questions from journalists and our readers regarding the best current American-branded vehicles.

To answer that popular query, we sorted vehicles into 14 key categories. We found that Ford Motor Company has four of the 14 slots. General Motors captures six entries,  Chrysler has three and Tesla has one. Reviewing the scores, we find that most of these American models are quite competitive, scoring well in most cases. Unfortunately, some models are not recommended due to below average or unknown reliability. Check our Ratings (available to online subscribers) to see which ones are top scoring and reliable.

Category Model Overall test score
Wagon Ford C-MAX Hybrid SE

83
Small car Ford Focus SE SFE sedan

77
Family sedan Chevrolet Malibu 2LTZ

89
Upscale sedan Buick Regal CXL (turbo)

79
Large sedan Chrysler 300 Limited (V6) 83
Luxury sedan Tesla Model S (base, 85 kWh)

99
Sports car Chevrolet Corvette Z06

92
Muscle car Ford Mustang GT Premium (V8)

83
Small SUV Ford Escape Titanium (2.0T)

79
Midsized SUV Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (V6)

71
Large SUV Chevrolet Traverse LT

80
Luxury SUV Buick Enclave CXL

77
Pickup truck Chevrolet Avalanche LT (5.3L)

80
Minivan Chrysler Town & Country Touring-L

74
   

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