Overview
- Audi leads the latest ranking with 25.1 points, followed by BMW at 24.4 and Mercedes-Benz at 23.9.
- Volkswagen places fourth with 20.3 points, with Toyota (17.1), Škoda (17.0), Volvo (15.1), Porsche (13.8), Opel (12.3) and Hyundai (11.5) completing the top ten.
- German brands dominate the list as U.S. manufacturers such as Ford and Tesla do not appear in the top ten.
- Coverage links consumer favorability to recognizable models including Audi’s A4, A6, Q5 and Q3, Volkswagen’s Golf, Tiguan and T-Roc, and BMW’s 3 Series, 1 Series and i range.
- Reports note Audi recently issued a large recall, yet the brand retained the number-one position in this perception-based survey.