Genesis Beats Tesla in Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey

Porsches may be expensive, but if you can actually afford to buy one, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re going to love it. So it’s not terribly surprising that when Consumer Reports released its latest owner satisfaction rankings, Porsche topped the list. But what actually was surprising is that Genesis beat out Tesla and took second place.

Now, we’re certainly not saying Genesis makes bad cars. We’re actually big fans. The manual transmission G70 fell into a weird middle ground that we didn’t immediately fall in love with, but other Genesis vehicles such as the GV70 and GV60 earned great reviews. It’s just that, you know CR’s survey puts the Genesis ownership experience right behind Porsche, which is, well, Porsche. And it’s also ahead of Tesla, which also has also had a reputation for owner loyalty for years.

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CR’s survey only goes out to its subscribers, so you could argue there’s a little bit of a selection bias at play here. So yes, these are the brands that people subscribed to Consumer Reports enjoyed owning the most. But it’s not like only a few hundred or even a thousand people were surveyed. This survey covered more than 300,000 vehicles, which is substantial. So you may have personally had a bad experience with a highly ranked brand, but you can also probably trust this survey more than a few random anecdotes.