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 Index1Aito1232Mercedes-Benz 1263Tesla 1464Nio Firefly1465Xiaomi1476BMW1637Audi1728Nio1759Voyah17910Avatr18011Zeekr18112Geely Galaxy 18313Li Auto18714Stelato19815Great Wall Motor Wey20216BYD Fang Cheng Bao 20817BYD Denza21018Buick21019Mini 213Industry Average21520Arcfox22221BYD22422Toyota 22723Great Wall Motor Tank23324Volvo23825Wuling24126IM Motors25027Nio Onvo25128Xpeng 26529Volkswagen 26630Changan Nevo27731Nissan28032Luxeed29633GAC Aion 29834Leapmotor 30435Smart31036Chery Exeed32337Lynk & Co33538Chery 34639GAC Hyptec 34740Changan Deepal34941Dongfeng eπ4602025 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
