Consumer Reports readers have spoken – as the do this time every year -and come down hard in favor of hybrids as family cars. ———- Toyota Prius rates tops among family cars for reliability in annual consumer survey. ———- In the widely read magazine's annual rating of auto reliability, five of the eight most reliable 2009 model year family cars in the CR report use gas-electric powertrains. In the order CR lists them, they are: Toyota Prius, Ford Fusion hybrid, Mercury Milan hybrid, Nissan Altima hybrid, and Toyota Camry hybrid. All five also are rated as CR recommended, meaning they scored well in the magazine's internal testing and driveability ratings as well as in the consumer-driven reliability survey.
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Hybrid Models Dominate Consumer Reports Annual Reliability List for Family Cars