 If I lived in a warm climate I would give this car rave reviews. In a cold climate, not so much. It has been reliable but the mileage and electric range in the winter are so much worse than in the summer, about half as good.  Also, one of the big selling points to me was that I could set a departure time using my cell phone, and it would have the cabin at a comfy temperature using wall current by the time I left.  Maybe that works on 220 volts, but on 110 it starts warming or cooling about 45 minutes before departure and never does get the cabin comfortable, and it does drain the battery somewhat.  Also, the turning radius is absurdly bad.  In hybrid mode I get about 36 mpg.  After driving a Prius, that stinks.  I will say, however, that I loved driving in electric mode while it lasted.  It is quiet, quick, and non-polluting.Bottom line, I didn't buy out my lease when it expired.  I bought a Prius.  I just couldn't convince myself that the plug-in thing was worth the hassle and cost when the aggregate mileage (electric plus hybrid) wasn't much better than what I could get with a Prius with no plug in.  Also, the Prius can haul more, costs less, and has much better resale value.  Many reviews said the C-Max was unreliable, although that wasn't my experience.   I  had not problems at all in that regard.