Most Reliable
Most Reliable Sedans
Sedans ranked by Klunk Score — drawn from NHTSA owner-complaint data across every model year.
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Hyundai Ioniq
100 avg score 1 year covered Best year: 2020 - 2
Lexus Ls
99 avg score 8 years covered Best year: 2014 - 3
Lexus Is
99 avg score 8 years covered Best year: 2018 - 4
Volkswagen Arteon
98 avg score 3 years covered Best year: 2020 - 5
Genesis G90
98 avg score 9 years covered Best year: 2022 - 6
Lexus Es
98 avg score 7 years covered Best year: 2014 - 7
Infiniti Q60
97 avg score 7 years covered Best year: 2021 - 8
Audi A8
97 avg score 16 years covered Best year: 2020 - 9
Genesis G70
95 avg score 7 years covered Best year: 2024 - 10
Kia Stinger
93 avg score 6 years covered Best year: 2023 - 11
Genesis G80
93 avg score 8 years covered Best year: 2025 - 12
Acura Ilx
93 avg score 10 years covered Best year: 2022 - 13
Subaru Wrx
93 avg score 11 years covered Best year: 2025 - 14
Honda Insight
91 avg score 16 years covered Best year: 2006 - 15
Mercedes-benz S-class
91 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2020 - 16
Infiniti Q50
88 avg score 10 years covered Best year: 2020 - 17
Bmw 3 series
87 avg score 7 years covered Best year: 2022 - 18
Audi A3
87 avg score 16 years covered Best year: 2025 - 19
Audi A6
87 avg score 21 years covered Best year: 2018 - 20
Kia Rio
85 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2022 - 21
Acura Tlx
82 avg score 11 years covered Best year: 2025 - 22
Hyundai Accent
81 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2020 - 23
Buick Regal
79 avg score 15 years covered Best year: 2020 - 24
Subaru Legacy
79 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 25
Kia K5
78 avg score 5 years covered Best year: 2024 - 26
Subaru Impreza
77 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 27
Audi A4
75 avg score 22 years covered Best year: 2024 - 28
Mazda Mazda6
72 avg score 19 years covered Best year: 2020 - 29
Toyota Avalon
72 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2020 - 30
Buick Lacrosse
69 avg score 15 years covered Best year: 2019 - 31
Mazda Mazda3
69 avg score 21 years covered Best year: 2024 - 32
Nissan Versa
66 avg score 19 years covered Best year: 2025 - 33
Kia Forte
64 avg score 14 years covered Best year: 2024 - 34
Nissan Maxima
64 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2021 - 35
Mercedes-benz E-class
63 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2021 - 36
Chrysler 300
61 avg score 20 years covered Best year: 2004 - 37
Nissan Sentra
60 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2023 - 38
Dodge Charger
58 avg score 20 years covered Best year: 2022 - 39
Mercedes-benz C-class
55 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2021 - 40
Volkswagen Passat
53 avg score 22 years covered Best year: 2022 - 41
Toyota Prius
53 avg score 25 years covered Best year: 2021 - 42
Ford Taurus
49 avg score 20 years covered Best year: 2019 - 43
Hyundai Elantra
48 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 44
Volkswagen Jetta
48 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 45
Kia Optima
47 avg score 20 years covered Best year: 2010 - 46
Chevrolet Cruze
46 avg score 10 years covered Best year: 2010 - 47
Toyota Corolla
44 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 48
Hyundai Sonata
40 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 49
Nissan Altima
39 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 50
Toyota Camry
38 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2014 - 51
Chevrolet Impala
35 avg score 21 years covered Best year: 2020 - 52
Honda Civic
29 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2021 - 53
Chevrolet Malibu
29 avg score 26 years covered Best year: 2025 - 54
Ford Focus
22 avg score 19 years covered Best year: 2011 - 55
Honda Accord
19 avg score 23 years covered Best year: 2021 - 56
Ford Fusion
13 avg score 15 years covered Best year: 2020
How this ranking works
Each model on this list is scored by averaging its Klunk Score across every model year on file. The Klunk Score is computed daily from NHTSA owner-complaint data — same dataset reporters and J.D. Power cite. Higher score = fewer documented problems per model year.
Two caveats up front: best-selling models accumulate more complaints than rare models even if they are equally reliable per capita, and newer model years naturally have less time on the road to accumulate complaints. For a per-year picture of any model on this list, click into its dashboard.
For the full methodology, see the Klunk Score methodology page.