It was yesterday we reported that the Tesla Model S "broke" Consumer Reports' (CR) rating system, scoring 103 out of 100, being crowned CR's favourite car ever. However, only a few weeks ago that story changed as CR dropped Tesla's Model S from its recommended list, citing multiple reliability issues. Showing how well respected CR’s opinion is, Tesla’s stock dropped 11% on the announcement, falling as low as $202.99, off more than $25.00 at one point. CR drew its conclusion after surveying more than 1,400 Model S owners and found many of the new features on the Model S such as the auto-handles and sunroof were concerning, as were the motor systems themselves, leading to this conclusion: “Owning a Tesla will likely mean worse than average reliability…as a result, the Model S will not receive Consumer Reports’ recommended designation, even though it did so well in our separate road test evaluation.”
It was only a few weeks ago we reported that the Tesla Model S "broke" Consumer Reports' (CR) rating system, scoring 103 out of 100, being crowned CR's favourite car ever. However, yesterday that story changed as CR dropped Tesla's Model S from its recommended list, citing multiple reliability issues. Showing how well respected CR’s opinion is, Tesla’s stock dropped 11% on the announcement, falling as low as $202.99, off more than $25.00 at one point. CR drew its conclusion after surveying more than 1,400 Model S owners and found many of the new features on the Model S such as the auto-handles and sunroof were concerning, as were the motor systems themselves, leading to this conclusion: “Owning a Tesla will likely mean worse than average reliability…as a result, the Model S will not receive Consumer Reports’ recommended designation, even though it did so well in our separate road test evaluation.”