https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/21/teslas-model-3-loses-consumer-reports-recommendation/ > Tesla picked up a flat tire Thursday after Consumer Reports said that it would no longer recommend the company’s Model 3 sedan due to numerous owner complaints about the electric car’s reliability. Shares in the electric car maker fell almost 4 percent. > Consumer Reports dropped its recommendation of the Model 3 as part of an annual survey of vehicle owners that includes data on 470,000 cars as reported by their owners. The organization gave the Model 3 a ranking of “below-average reliability” due to what it said were a variety of issues.