April 2008
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Owner satisfaction
Every year we pose this question to millions of car owners: "Considering all factors (price, performance, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc.), would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?" Our overall scores are based on the percentage of respondents who said "definitely yes."


OVERALL
Most satisfying: Toyota Prius
Least satisfying: Chevrolet Uplander

We also ask owners to rate their car in the following seven categories:

VALUE
Most satisfying: Hyundai Azera*
Least satisfying: Land Rover Range Rover & Sport*, Mercedes-Benz CLS*
COST OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Most satisfying: Lincoln MKX*
Least satisfying: Volkswagen Touareg (gas)
COMFORT
Most satisfying: Audi A8, Lexus LS460
Least satisfying: Ford Ranger, Hyundai Accent, Mazda B-Series pickup
FEATURES
Most satisfying: Acura TL Type-S*
Least satisfying: Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Solstice*
SIZE AND CARGO SPACE
Most satisfying: Mercury Montego/Sable
Least satisfying: Pontiac Solstice*
STYLING
Most satisfying: Saturn Sky*
Least satisfying: Chevrolet Uplander
HOW IT DRIVES
Most satisfying: Chevrolet Corvette, Mazdaspeed3*, Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman*
Least satisfying: Chevrolet Aveo
* Based on data for three years unless noted with an asterisk. Data come from the latest Annual
Car Owner Satisfaction Survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center.


See our full lists of owner satisfaction by category.