I Can't Believe it! Consumer Reports Least Reliable 2024 Midsize Trucks
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- We have the Consumer Reports least reliable 2024 midsize trucks sorted by worst to best. There's one big shocking result at least on this list if not more.
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Just over 15k miles in my 2023 Colorado ZR2 with no issues. Excellent on and off-road. I extensively researched all the competition and no regret going with the Colorado.
Makes sense... most American made truck assembled by American labor with highest amount of American made parts ends up most reliable. 🤷♂️
I'm digging the Ranger even more now!
@@Kjhgr01 I like the new rangers and GM siblings but these lists are ridiculous at this point. Rangers been out a few months? How do you name it more reliable? Same goes for the Tacoma. Way too new to know anything at this point.
I've had Mazda, Ford, GM, RAM, and Honda pickups.
All different sizes. Two were Ridgelines, an 06 and my current 21 RTLE. Love it. It's not perfect, but it is super versatile. I tow a few thousand pounds with no problem. Roomy. Rides like a dream. Sometimes I think my 84 B2000 was the best of the bunch. I almost kept my 14 RAM 1500 Hemi regular cab, shorted. But it developed the infamous hemi tick even though it was meticulously maintained. Didn't trust the motor so I sold it.
You’ve got a great sense of humor, Tim. The Ridgeline came out in 06 and mine is still running fine. I did pick up truck things with it and And particularly loved the in bed trunk took it all over the country and had very few minor issues. I’m sure my son-in-law will keep it until the wheels fall off as I gave it to him a few years back.
The midsize version is what I’m referring to fyi.
@@Pickuptrucktalk
Tim, the Ridgeline has always been in the midsize truck category, it’s always had a 5ft bed with 5000lbs towing, with payload in the 1500 range. Even way back in 2006. And its competitors were the same back then as they are now.
@@smrtguy77777 The size is MUCH different. That's my point.
I owned a 2023 Nissan Armada and the screen kept going dead on it too, bad thing is that’s your cameras and safety features too. It finally died and they replaced a $2500 module, week later it started acting up again. We traded that off for a Suburban. I’ll never own a Nissan again.
Hmm, I've had two Chevy's that had electronic gremlins and seven Nissan's that never had any trouble. I hope your Chevy never gives you any trouble or else you'll have to swear off that brand and keep going until you're walking because if you own enough of them you will have issues with ALL of them.
But you traded it for a Chevy my dude...
Yeah good luck with your Chevy….
@@MeliorIlle Still not as bad a Nissan
Had a 23 frontier. Head unit went out , dash warped , under wiper plastic warped, steering column squeaked and bushings were replaced. Few other things I forget. It was at the dealership so long I wanted to lemon law it. Nissan was great about it and actually paid me 5k for my troubles
If you don't need to do truck things Ridgeline is it. Makes sense ranger is the best of the midsized.
Just wish the Ridgeline had a more "truck-like" appearance
Back in 22, I looked @ the Colorado, tried to look @ the Ranger (dealer treated me like a homeless illegal alien). Driving a 22 Ram, full size, short box. Checks all the boxes for me...fits in the garage, easy to drive / park in the city & my dog loves it.
Cheers,
Dang man dealer won't even show you a Ranger? OUCH🤣🤣👌👌 They were trying to upsale you on the full sized
@@RossMalagarie They were selling Bronco's for 30K over list, so yea no doubt they just didn't have time for a regular customer who's never paid list. In & out with a new Ram in about an hour, $3K off and 19.8 mpg combined with the snappy little 6, rolling on factory 33's so it's all good. BTW, it's great in the snow & rides better than the Mrs's Kona.
Cheers,
Been driving my 2024 Ranger Lariat FX4 in Azure Gray since early May and can report zero problems. Love it.
I have the 24 Ranger and have issues with the infotainment system.. the wireless carplay does work half the time the trailer screen pops up with no trailer attached and the automatic updates will not stay on and it just doesn’t seem to perform as well as my 21 did
It would be inexcusable for a car company to not have a free-of-lag, easy to use, never freeze, infotainment software.........IN 2014! The fact that cars still have garbage software 10 years later, really speaks volumes on the corner cutting all car companies do and how little they actually care about the consumer.
Next time I need a microwave oven I think I'll research it at Car and Driver.
Walked out of the house this morning and all four windows were down on my truck. I’m sure I didn’t leave it with the windows down. As a matter of fact, I’ve only used the button that does that once when it was new. Glad it didn’t rain! Did an update cause this? The info tainment unit is buggy!
Colorado?
Even though CR is survey driven, it doesn not mean that it is a comprehensive assessment. Reliability is difficult to assess and cant be fully realized off of just one component out of the literal hundreds that make up a vehicle. It takes time to properly aggregate data on all the componentry that can prematurely fail and the rate of failure across the vehicle population.
That being said this is just a survey based on ownership experience and not a case study conducted by professionals studying the reliability of these vehicles. Example, the Frontier is still a good truck, but like all of the vehicles on this list, it will have its share of problems. You as a potential buyer will need to use your discretion to identify which vehicle issues are tolerable for you as no truck or car out there will be problem free.
I have a 2022 Ridgeline Black Edition. Great truck. And the Ford Maverick is a great compact truck.
I like the new Ranger Raptor. Maybe in the future I will try a Ford. Never have.
Funny enough, my brother who owns a detail business said Titans tend to have a lot more paint chipping compared to other trucks. Doesn’t surprise me if the Frontier chips easily too. As an F150 owner, I have no complaints about Ford paint quality. Infotainment sucks, but Ford did good with the paint.
Had a 2020 Ranger and it was filling the crankcase with fuel. Oil level would rise about 1/8” plus up the dipstick in about 1500 miles. Ford was confused about it and when I even showed where there are people on you tube having the same issue, then they replaced an injector. Still was acting up. Can’t see how the new taco is more reliable than a Colorado. The taco is smokin transmissions, breaking front diffs! It’s overpriced junk!
I agree with CR
Thanks Tim. Love the channel.
One more time for the people in the back. Consumer reports rankings are based on survey data, not editorials or reviews! It’s not about whether or not CR “loves” the Ridgeline. Is there an issue with how they collect the data or something else tangible?
Its basically opinion polls and what people are willing to share... then they base "2024 reliability" off previous years even if there was a complete redesign... Consumer Reports have always been a "take this with a big grain of salt" reports.
@@AyaWetts ok and then base the rankings off of… what else exactly? 🤷🏻♂️
@@michaellopour7409 I have no problem with consumer reports in general. I have a problem with them giving them rankings, which is very subjective.
@@AyaWetts nothing is perfect yes, but my point still stands as far as what is a better method and who can do it?
@@michaellopour7409 Just because 1 way is bad and some better way isn't given doesn't make it all of a sudden good. I'm not some type of a car data expert to know all methods available, so not sure why you'd ask me. Pointing out something is not good doesn't mean you have to know of something better. As far as I know, unless the vehicle manufacturers are forced to release certain data, you are asking about secret data they'll never volunteer.
this article feels like a bit of a waste of time with not enough data on the GM twins and the taco, yet they are still being ranked
This list is BS. Paid for like motor trend...
If I had to choose a Toyota or frontier it’s a Nissan Frontier for new midsize.
Can’t beat the Ridgeline 1500 payload
After two people sit in a Tacoma 3rd gen your down to 750 lbs
Ridiculous. Also those freaking seats on the floor the RL is much wider and way more comfortable.
Wait what! Somebody paid off consumer reports to steer customers to the actual sh!tty trucks!😮😂
It’s really mind-boggling and so far off base that it seems to be something going on and I am not a conspiracy theorist!
Look no further than the new ceo, liberal and it shows in her/their reviews
@@garman7921 now wait a minute. It's okay to criticize but don't throw the l word around like that
Radio issues get the worst reliability but power, drive trans and suspension got mid grade, I rather listen to the radio than get stuck on the road…😂
When you are stuck on the road, what are you going to listen to?? 😂
That's when you realize how crooked Consumer Reports is. I wish Tim would picked on that
@@MrOri I had the same damn problems they reported on several vehicles. How does that make them crooked??
Frontier issues. I have no idea what consumers reports is talking about. I’ve had zero problems with the entertainment system and no rattles. I was amazed in fact at how solid the truck is? Brings to mind perhaps this is a political rating because it does not make sense.
Just because you didn't doesn't mean other people didn't experience this. Our 23 Frontier infotainment system would freeze very often. Also had a few trim pieces rattling after 5000 miles
My 2019 Toyota Tacoma required both unscheduled in and out of warranty repairs. It was littered with QDR issues the entire 44K miles I owned it. I wasn’t impressed and not surprised it was middle of the pack. I would not consider another G3 Tacoma.
How about a G4?
I went and drove a Honda Ridgeline. Not enough legroom or headroom for driver or passenger unless you are under 6’ tall. I was going to buy one but after driving decided it was too small for someone 6’3”. . I have more legroom / headroom in the Colorado or Tacoma . Otherwise I really liked the way it drove . A good truck if it fits you and you need a truck just for hauling stuff from big box stores or picking up things around town. Has a car like ride , runs really smooth.
I'm 6'4" 230 lbs and my only criticism about the Ridgeline is that the seat could go a bit lower. But back when I was buying I test drove all midsizes and the Taco and GM twins didn't even come close to Honda's space inside. Haven't been in the new gen's though so I don't know if they massively improved on that.
Claiming infotainment makes a vehicle unreliable is pure stupidity.
gm still has a problem with over the air updates that brick both screens, the one with the electronic info like mph and it still has over the air updates that drain the battery over night and have to be towed to the dealer to manual update to fix, sometimes it fries the cpu for the truck and has to have the screens and or cpus replaced and can take months for the parts to be delivered. I am on the ColoradoFans forum and there were 3 or 4 waves of this happening on the 23' model and 1 or 2 waves of it happening on the 24' models. As long as there are over the air updates there is always a chance to brick your ride because they don't know it causes a problem until after they send the update, because they don't test the updates before sending to the public, if they did test them they would know they brick trucks 8 different times.
if your screen with mph is blacked out, or your battery is drained and won't take a jump or charge and must be towed to the dealer then yeah I would call that a reliablity problem.
On older vehicles I'd agree with you. Except that nowadays, the infotainment system is tied to so many other functions of the vehicle. On some vehicles, the HVAC controls are integrated into the infotainment, so if that goes bad, you have no way to control the AC. Included with that is the digital screen for speedometer, tachometer, fuel indicator, etc. Those are pretty important for most drivers.
Why? If you can't turn on/off your high beams, turn on/off rear defroster...its not just a radio anymore...and if they can't ship a reliable screen...(its much more than just infotainment now)...then yes, its a reliability problem.
@@ThomasVMan That's the problem. Yet luckily, for Nissan, you don't need a screen to do basic stuff. Unlike garbage GM where you can't even drive your truck if it doesn't come one.
The truth is that in this day and age there is really not that much difference in reliability concerning trucks and cars. Lists can be compiled and dramatized. One can be said to be more reliable than others as a result, but the differences are trivial in the overall picture. It all comes down to personal taste, price, and luck.
Most reliable is Frontier without even looking at list. Looks at actual owner complaints on legit websites.
Hay dude you know any engines with turbo is bad engine requiring lots of maintenance.
Just done oil changes on our 2015 2.0 turbo and it’s at about 90k miles with zero issues so far. What kind of maintenance are you referring to?
So strange all the recent hype is going to the Frontier and you say not so, who are people suppose to brlieve before buying?
So only the Jeep is truly mechanically unreliable. The rest have the same issues as every other modern car on the road. Infotainment issues especially with the more feature packed models. No surprise. Nothing to see here Consumer Reports just needing to complain about something.
No surprise from a jeep product
Read 5-6 complaints in a week about Colorado/Canyon owners complaining about flickering headlights. And there is a complaint on NHTSA about that as well. Anyone else get that?
No issues with mine but it's a 24. I've heard most issues were solved after the first year. That's why I waited.
My in-laws have a 2024 Colorado. They've put 15k miles on it so far. Never mentioned any headlight problems. No infotainment issues either.
@@davidwethington9320 Seems all the headlight issues are from April-May forward. A running entry on the owner's forums and reddit.
Frontier is a surprise, Colorado and Jeep are not. Ridgeline is good enough for the majority of truck buyers. It’ll outlive all of these new trucks with their ridiculous screens.
Consumer reports is not reliable as a source of quality or reliability. I’ve watched them for 40+ years. They either are incompetent, lazy, or bought off by companies that need their reviews to be good. I think it’s a combination of all. CR needs a good solid investigation and an independent consumer protection agency to review its practices and its well documented reviews.
I don't have that issue with my 2022 Frontier. Anyone who trusts consumer reports are 35 years behind the times. Consumers reports should not exist after the corrupt report on the samurai. They should have been sued into oblivion
Its more like you're living 35 years in the past. Consumer Reports is the most reliable and extensive data set we the public have to assess vehicle quality. While they are far from flawless... name a better resource. Go ahead, do it. There is none. Your other choice is JD Power which is an even bigger black box. Just because your Frontier has been good does not mean every Frontier is good. CR's results by and large jive with wider industry opinions.
I drive a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. Mines been fine. I also know LOTS of guys in my local club who have issues. You need to look at hundreds to thousands of units to truly assess the quality of a specific model. A single example doesn't tell you anything.
Tim at Pickup SUV Talk is better source than Consumer Reports
@@Rick-vg2pz Did you watch the video? Tim is basically reporting on CR's results and he clearly puts some trust in their numbers.
Did you read your own words? Yes, he is reporting. That’s what he does. Based on his previous videos and interviewing real people with their trucks and other reviews, I would trust him or other independent reviews 1st. did you wear your face diaper and take your boosters like a good little puppy? Putting trust in consumer reports is the equivalent of trusting the federal government
@@Rick-vg2pz You have a serious problem but again you clearly didn't even watch the video. Tim, in this video is telling you directly that CR's results inform his positions too. He would not report on them if he thought they were as baseless as you do. Also, your comment suggests you truly have no clue how Consumer Reports gets their data. They are surveying owners of the vehicle. Therefore, this is like having a bunch of independent reviews.
How could anyone assess the reliability of trucks that haven’t been out a year?
Extremely common thing to do. Every industry does it.
Surveys from new owners.
They cannot... but they make a lot of money spitting out data like that, no matter the accuracy.
To me, the infotainment system can completely suck. And that has nothing to do with how reliable the vehicle is, it's irrelevant.
Honda and Acura infotainment systems are terrible in my opinion. We just got rid of an Acura MDX and my daughter just got rid of her Honda Odyssey. 80% of the reason we got rid of these vehicles was due to the daily frustration of using their infotainment system. JEEP, Ford, BMW are a lot better in our large families opinion. We even like our youngest son’s Hyundai Kona infotainment system better.
The Nissan product is t what use to be have a 22 paint is chipping
I have a 21 and it’s a solid truck but I can agree to that I have some rock chips
The most reliable truck on the road is the one I drive....a 2.5 gen Tundra V8. Nothing can touch it.
The Ford Superduty with the 6.2 V8 is close.
True
Jeeps always dominate the top 10 worst vehicle lists.
Of course Consumer Reports likes the Honda. BUT the Ridgeline is not body-on-frame, it does not have a real 4x4 system with low range, and it is marginal for towing anything bigger than a small utility trailer.
Yeah, I really like the Honda for what it is, but it really should always be placed in a different category than the body on frame pickups.
Your presentation skills need some upgrading .
Like what?
"Least Reliable"?....that would be Consumer Reports.
Guy its the same stick. CR been pushing honda every report lmao why i laugh at people believing that bullshit.
Hey Nissan! Hire some Russian programmers to fix your infotainment system bugs. Lol
I keep saying how Toyota always gets a past best on decade ago reliability. All the journalist drink the Kool-Aid and keep the falsehood alive.
Hmmph, the Nissan apologists had me convinced the truck is “bulletproof” because it’s so primitive?? See guys, everything breaks sometimes. Also, “bulletproof” is now the most overused word; everyone says their favorite make is that. You guys don’t load the same kind of bullets as I do 🤣
I have one. It's is reliable. Consumer Reports nonsense.
@@Blue-moon12 Your single example does not represent every Frontier. There's no quicker way to show you don't grasp statistics than to cite your own vehicle as proof ALL of a model are reliable. Goodness, they taught this stuff in middle school.
@@Blue-moon12 “One”. You know the CR data comes from thousands of them, right? But good on you-you got a good one! If I had a point at all, it’s that even Nissan isn’t as primitive as ppl think, there’s still a lot of computer control modules in practically all modern passenger vehicles. Even tractors, dozers and lawnmowers now 🙄
All it said was that there’s bugs in the touchscreen, and the paint chips, how is that not reliable?
@@minksopro New vehicle buyers consider infotainment highly important. And depending on the truck critical functions are placed in the screen (see GM putting the headlights there, or say on a Ranger Raptor where the differential locks in the infotainment). The Frontier is slightly better on that front but if the infotainment is regularly having problems that will generate a high volume of claims. Consider if you're on a cross country trip and using the navigation or say Android Auto Google Maps... if the infotainment system has a bugs that is massively inconvenient. Also, you left out the rattles and "general concern about build quality." Which to me indicates these trucks are poorly assembled. The fact is the volume of complaints has to be very high for the Frontier to be at the bottom.
So the Ford Ranger is the most reliable mid-size pickup truck then. Ridgeline isn't a truck.
New turbo trucks are gay 😂 I got my 3rd gen Tacoma TRD off-road 4X4 6-speed manual. I take good care of it, change my fluids with amsoil & redline. Air filter & 🛢️ change & I put Carhartt seat covers front & rear hopefully she'll last at least 250,000 miles or 20yrs I keep it in the garage & drive about 10K per year. I rev it up hard sometimes but I think it's a high revving engine so we'll see how it fairs. Yeah it's slow I know it's not nothing to brag about but I've just heard good things and you can look up 300,000 mi Tacoma & find one on CZcams it's hard to find any of the other vehicles from the same year
Consumer Reports is a joke. 😂
Initial reliability means little. Mid and Long Term is what counts. Tacoma has always had it, but not the Ranger. Ridgeline is a Honda Pilot SUV, not a true pickup. Bottom line: Tacoma will save owners money via retaining it's value better and needing fewer unexpected breakdowns/repairs.
A pickup is any vehicle with a bed. It’s a style nothing more.
I own a Pilot and just test drove a Ridgeline hoping to replace my old Frontier. The Ridgeline is nowhere near the pilot. Maybe a passport truck hybrid, but feels awful compared to my 24 pilot.
In your opinion. But only time will tell.
@@mikesawyer1336 I don't understand this comment. The back seat is smaller than the Pilot, the feature set and dashboard design of the Pilot are significantly different than the Ridgeline, and the Ridgeline driver seating position is lower to the ground than the Pilot. My only point is that I don't understand why people call it the Pilot truck, when the Pilot is significantly different.
Yes, it's my opinion that the Ridgeline feels worse, but I don't understand how "time will tell" on that. Response was intended to address "Ridgeline is a Honda Pilot SUV, not a true pickup." If the Ridgeline felt as good as my wife's Pilot, I'd be driving one in a heartbeat.
@@zanthir1393 thanks for responding.. I appeared to have replied to the wrong thread/ person. Sorry about that. Agree it's not a true pickup.
The Honda is just blah!