What brand makes the best cars? [Video]

Subaru is the new best car brand of the year, according to a recent ranking.

Every year, Consumer Reports (CR) magazine ranks the best new car brands of the year, and there have been some major changes in their list.

Among the 32 brands in CR’s 2025 report card, the top five remain unchanged from last year, with one significant shift as Subaru clinches the top spot. The reason? Reliability.

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“When they design or redesign a new model, they tend to iterate on last year’s models and this approach tends to lend itself towards good reliability because they work out the kinks, so to speak, over time. On top of that, their vehicles perform well in our testing,” CR’s Alex Knizek said.

Toyota had been at the top of that list for several years but dropped to ninth for this year’s list.

For these rankings, Consumer Reports engineers and automotive …