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    Most and Least Satisfying Luxury Hybrids, Plug-In Hybrids, and Electric Vehicles

    These were the electrified luxury cars and SUVs that most satisfied Consumer Reports members

    green 2024 Lexus RX Hybrid on gravel driveway with stone and wood house in background
    Lexus RX Hybrid
    Photo: Lexus

    The things that make new car owners most satisfied with their purchase, even after owning their vehicle for two, three, or even five years is simple: The car lives up to their expectations when it comes to performance, comfort, fuel economy, and other important attributes. That’s what Consumer Reports members told us in our most recent owner satisfaction survey.

    But how will you know how well a vehicle performs? By listening to the owners themselves, who provide great insights by answering one question: If you had it to do all over again, would you definitely buy or lease the same model?

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    Combined with CR’s test and reliability ratings, our owner satisfaction ratings give you valuable guidance when you’re shopping for a vehicle.

    Below, we’ve ranked the new luxury electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and gas-electric hybrids in terms of overall satisfaction, based on our latest survey. We also noted whether those top scorers excelled in any of these subcategories: styling, driving experience, comfort, in-car electronics ease of use, and ownership cost. In the event of a tie, two or three models are listed.

    Not every category will include a least satisfying model, either because the category has too few eligible vehicles or because none of them have a rating below average. Click here for our list of the most satisfying mainstream models.

    If you’re a CR member, the list below is already available to you. Members can also click on each model to see how satisfied owners are with the vehicle in several specific aspects of their car ownership experience, such as comfort, driving enjoyment, ease of use of the in-car electronics, and overall value.

    If you haven’t signed up, click below and become a member to access this list and all our exclusive ratings and reviews for each car we buy and test. Joining also gives you full access to exclusive ratings for the other products our experts evaluate in several categories, including electronics and appliances.

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    We investigate, research, and test so you can choose with confidence.


    Jon Linkov

    Jon Linkov is the deputy auto editor at Consumer Reports. He has been with CR since 2002, covering varied automotive topics including buying and leasing, maintenance and repair, ownership, reliability, used cars, and electric vehicles. He manages CR’s lineup of special interest publications, hosts CR’s “Talking Cars” podcast, and writes and edits content for CR’s online and print products. An avid cyclist, Jon also enjoys driving his ’80s-era sports car and instructing at track days.