It seems to me most the people who trash Consumer Reports reliability ratings take no time to try to understand where they come from.
i.e. FlyingCircus opined “And now, as sure as the clock will strike 12 twice today, this recall for the rear camera wire potential breakage from repeated trunk opening and closing will detonate whatever rating CR has to date put on the car.”
But, a quick look at CR’s Car Reliability FAQ tells us
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We ask members to note any problems with their vehicles that occurred in the previous 12 months. They are asked to identify problems that they considered serious (because of cost, failure, safety, or downtime). We ask them to include problems covered by warranty, but not the ones resulting from accident damage or due solely to recall.
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An owner of a Model 3 that has to have their car checked or repaired for this recall who has no other inconvenience shouldn’t report it as a problem. If an owner has actually had a problem from this issue, like their rear camera did fail, they should report a problem.
Every manufacturer plays by the same rules. If Tesla’s rating ends up getting dinged a bit by their owners because they had a manufacturing problem with their rear camera cord’s placement or attachment, then that is the result of Tesla’s manufacturing problem and is just. Same thing would happen to BMW or any other manufacturer. Why do people act like Tesla is persecuted here? I don’t get it.