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2025 J.D. Power NEV quality ranking, BYD below average, Tesla and Aito in top 3

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Jan 31, 2026 4:10 PM CET
Huawei's Aito M9 SUV was ranked the highest quality model. Credit: Aito

Aito, Mercedes-Benz, and Tesla ranked among the top three in the 2025 J.D. Power New Energy Vehicle Product Quality Index. However, the main BYD brand was slightly below average. The survey covered 57 brands with over 5,700 responses from car owners who had owned their vehicles for between 2 and 12 months.

Specifically, Huawei’s Aito M9 SUV under the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) was the overall highest quality model across the sedan, SUV, and MPV categories.

RankingBrandQuality Risk Index
1Aito123
2Mercedes-Benz 126
3Tesla 146
4Nio Firefly146
5Xiaomi147
6BMW163
7Audi172
8Nio175
9Voyah179
10Avatr180
11Zeekr181
12Geely Galaxy 183
13Li Auto187
14Stelato198
15Great Wall Motor Wey202
16BYD Fang Cheng Bao 208
17BYD Denza210
18Buick210
19Mini 213
Industry Average215
20Arcfox222
21BYD224
22Toyota 227
23Great Wall Motor Tank233
24Volvo238
25Wuling241
26IM Motors250
27Nio Onvo251
28Xpeng 265
29Volkswagen 266
30Changan Nevo277
31Nissan280
32Luxeed296
33GAC Aion 298
34Leapmotor 304
35Smart310
36Chery Exeed323
37Lynk & Co335
38Chery 346
39GAC Hyptec 347
40Changan Deepal349
41Dongfeng eπ460
2025 J.D. Power New Energy Vehicle Product Quality Index in China.

In particular, the Aito M9, M8, and M7 models ranked top three in the mid-size and larger SUV category, followed by the Li L8 and Voyah Free.

The Avatr 07 SUV jointly developed by Huawei, CATL, and Changan. Credit: Avatr

In the mid-size and smaller SUV market, the top five models were the Avatr 07, BYD Seal 05 EV, BYD Atto 2 (Yuan UP), Tesla Model Y, and BYD Atto 3 (Yuan Plus).

The Tesla Model 3. Credit: Tesla China

The Tesla Model 3 came in first in the mid-size and smaller sedan market, followed by the Nio Firefly, BMW i3, Geely Galaxy EX2 (Xingyuan), and BYD Seal 06 GT.

The new Xiaomi SU7. Credit: Xiaomi

In the mid-size and larger sedan market, the top three models were the Xiaomi SU7, Luxeed S9, and IM L6.

The Voyah Dream. Credit: Voyah

Furthermore, in the MPV market, the Voyah Dream ranked first with the lowest quality risk index, followed by the BYD Denza D9 and Great Wall Motor Wey Gaoshan.

Source: J.D. Power, Aito, Avatr, Tesla China

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