AUTO MODIFIED 2011

Consumer Reports recently released its predictions of short-term reliability for sport-utility vehicles. The predictions are based on the infrequency of serious problems within the most-recent 3 or fewer model years, depending on the availability of data. This article lists the Top 5 and Bottom 10 by CR's predicted reliability in each of the categories Small SUVs, Midsize SUVs, Luxury SUVs, and Large SUVs.

2010 Mitsubishi Outlander RX Car Picture

2010 Mitsubishi Outlander RX Interior

The Top 5 Midsize SUVs of 2011 are:

Toyota FJ Cruiser
4-cylinder Toyota Highlander
V6 Toyota Highlander
V6 Hyundai Santa Fe
Nissan Pathfinder.

Of these 5, the V6 Toyota Highlander has an excellent long-term reliability history. For the model years 2000 to 2009, it has CR's highest rating for 9 of the model years and its second highest rating for the remaining model year.