Buying a new car in 2026 is genuinely harder than it used to be. Given the persistently high average price of a new car, it's ...

If you stack federal and state incentives, your next ride could be an amazing deal — with lower maintenance and fuel costs.

These are the 10 Top Picks of 2026—the best cars of the year meet CR's highest standards for road-test performance, safety, reliability, and owner satisfaction.

These are the safest new cars and SUVs in 2026 with a starting price that's under $35,000 based on the safety verdict factoring crash protection.

Every year Consumer Reports releases a list of car brands that it finds to be the most reliable, based on data that CR ...

Every year, Consumer Reports names its 10 Top Picks—those cars, SUVs, and trucks that excel in our tests and member surveys. These are exceptional models that are easy for us to recommend, and they ...

Main theme: In this episode of the "Talking Cars" video podcast, we discuss the models that make up the best and brightest cars and trucks that we’ve tested. The panel says that, for the first time, ...

Consumer Reports’ Annual Owner Satisfaction Survey can improve the chances of finding a compatible car match. How? Our survey ...

Main theme: The panelists discuss their experiences with the redesigned 2026 Nissan Leaf, which shares a design with the now discontinued Nissan Ariya. The Leaf has similar external dimensions to the ...