Electric vehicles are more reliable than ever, but they still lag behind gas-powered cars, according to new data from Consumer Reports.
The group — which surveyed owners of cars from the past three model years — found that EVs have 42 percent more problems than gas cars. That’s a sharp decrease from last year’s survey, which found 79 percent more problems in EVs.
“What we see with every type of technology and vehicle and manufacturer is that it just takes some time to get the bugs out and work out the new processes,” said Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports. “The more time and history the manufacturer has with [electric vehicles], the more the reliability will improve.”
The report released Thursday is based on an annual survey that asks around 300,000 car owners about their experience with 20 functions, ranging from the engine and transmission to leaks and infotainment systems. This year’s survey included owners of cars from model years 2022 to 2024, with more responses than ever before from drivers of EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.
