Stress-Free SUVs That You'll Love Driving and Owning
These vehicles got high scores in CR's evaluations for quietness, visibility, easy-to-use controls, and rear-seat comfort
An SUV shopper can’t discover every flaw in a car during a brief test drive. Even if you take the vehicle home for a weekend, there are certain problems that will become apparent only after living with it. Sometimes the flaw isn’t noticeable until you bring along a passenger or two, run some errands, and travel on varying roads.
That’s why Consumer Reports’ auto experts drive each car, SUV, and truck for a lot of miles—2,000, in fact—before we even begin to test it. By doing this, we live with and use the cars in everyday situations, just like you do. Add partners, spouses, and children into the mix, and each CR expert comes away with a unique take on what works for them and what doesn’t when driving and living with a vehicle.
After that, we evaluate every vehicle in more than 50 objective and subjective tests. The results are tabulated to create composite scores that are presented on the car model pages, where CR members can find our complete road tests and survey results.