Best Car Brands According To Public Opinion

Consumer Reports has released its annual list of best car brands based on public's opinion.

Best Car Brands 2014

In December, Consumer Reports conducted its Car-Brand Perception Survey, a random, US-wide telephone survey, where it collected data from 1,578 car owners. The respondents were asked to rank seven aspects of a car buying decision: design and style, performance, quality, safety,y technology and innovation, value and, finall, fuel economy. They were then asked to name which brand was a leader for each of those aspects. The results were then used to calculate the overall favorite brand.

"While the scores reflect a brand’s image, they do not reflect the actual qualities of any brand’s vehicles," Consumer Reports said. "The key word here is “perception,” as influenced by word-of-mouth, marketing, and hands-on experience."

Check out below the list of car brands that scored the highest in the survey, as well as those that received the lowest scores.

OVERALL BRAND PERCEPTION
Best Car Brands		Worst Car Brands
Brand	Score	Brand	Score
Toyota	145	Land Rover	4
Ford	120	Maserati	8
Honda	109	Jaguar	9
Chevrolet	105	Rolls-Royce	11
Tesla Motors	88	Scion	17
Subaru	87	Ram	17
Mercedes-Benz	82	Mini	21
Volvo	80	Mitsubishi	21
Cadillac	78	Infiniti	22
BMW	73	Jeep	23