Consumer Reports' ten least reliable cars
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Reports like this are why Consumer Reports kind of blows. The Fords largely get complaints because of MyFordTouch, not because they're inherently lower quality than any of the competition. There are some honest complaints such as lower than advertised MPG on one model but other than that it's pretty much always MFT people are complaining about.
People have had issues with MFT since it's inception which has driven the quality rankings of the cars that are most often equipped with it straight into the toilet.
Fords topped the list last year too for much the same reason. I'm not a Ford nut-swinger by any stretch but judging from this list you'd expect that these cars have serious mechanical or quality shortcomings when compared to their competition but they just don't.
People have had issues with MFT since it's inception which has driven the quality rankings of the cars that are most often equipped with it straight into the toilet.
Fords topped the list last year too for much the same reason. I'm not a Ford nut-swinger by any stretch but judging from this list you'd expect that these cars have serious mechanical or quality shortcomings when compared to their competition but they just don't.
the Cadillac XTS is up there because EVERY single XTS that was produced before March of 2013 required 6-8 service updates for the CUE system (new operating system.. etc etc.) They rushed production 6 months early to get their model out ahead of BMW and Mercedes new models. No actual problems mechanically with the car. But that killed it for them. Made us a ton of money on warranty service tho 
Yeah, you would think with the fucking title having "reliable" in it, you'd think you're about to look at some Yugo-esque mechanical failures and fires. No, you get prissy bitches whining about some stupid navigation/entertainment center.
This is as fucking stupid as last years exact same list.
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These systems aren't just there for your phone and iPod. They're connected to the entire experience. Climate control, vehicle settings as well as all the multimedia/phone/music player. When something goes wrong on these systems like screen glitches or frozen menus-- all of them, not just Ford - it effects the whole user experience.
The new escape is the only one that I believe belongs on that list as its had multiple "Fiery death" recalls on it already, and a few other known issues (and its a totally new model). But yea, the rest I haven't heard a bad peep about.
My Ford Touch blows, no doubt but it hasn't been a crashy, inoperative mess for a couple years now has it?
The problems is that people walk away from this article with the idea that the Ford vehicles suck when in actuality they don't; they just have unintuitive electronics that people (rightfully) complain about.
I think most people worry about whether or not a vehicle is going to leave them stranded or break down on them when they consider reliability, not whether they're going to be frustrated by the infotainement system. That sounds much more like something you'd cover in a review. Despite being terrible, it's not unusable.
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