iPhone

Get a helping hand to guide you through the entire new car buying process.

A comprehensive buying guide. One of the app's best features is the guide that provides handy information about the car purchasing process.

A price education. You can view pricing information about new models and even calculate lease or loan numbers.

What is it about?

Every part of the car buying process is detailed in the app. You can find detailed information about a vehicle, view a buying guide, and even do detailed loan or lease payment calculations. To view the Consumer Reports car ratings and road test video summaries, you'll need to make a $2.99 in-app purchase.

For those who...

Trust Consumer Reports data and testing.
Looking for a new car.

Not for those who...

Don't want to pay extra to view car rating information.
Are purchasing a used car.

Why we love it

Consumer Reports is well known for providing unbiased and detailed information about pretty much anything available on the market. Using the Car Buying Guide app, anyone looking for a new car can read about a huge number of options available and select what's best for their needs.

App Screenshots

App Details

Version

2.7

Rating

(375)

Size

78Mb

Genre

Lifestyle Utilities

Last updated

August 22, 2018

Release date

March 26, 2014

More info

Car Buying Guide & Ratings is FREE but there are more add-ons

$2.99

Consumer Reports Car Ratings

App Store Description

The Consumer Reports Car Buying Guide iPhone app will help you navigate the new automobile buying process from beginning to end. We've added notifications regarding future app updates, have made other minor bug fixes in this release and removed the ability to purchase an in-app subscription.

Don’t get taken for a ride as you shop for your new vehicle - get tips and tricks to help you negotiate pricing and financing like a pro.

360 VR Test Drive

We put you in the passenger seat as the Consumer Reports Auto Test team takes our cars through their paces at the largest and most sophisticated independent automobile testing center devoted to the consumer interest anywhere in the world.

If you are a current Consumer Reports digital or all-access member you have full access to this app including Consumer Reports Car Ratings and road test videos. If you are not a digital or all access member yet, you may download this app for our Car Buying Guide, and Loan and Lease Calculators. Ratings and reviews are only available to our digital or all-access members.

Features include:
• MSRP and invoice look up
• New and Used car information
• Overall Score: Consumer Reports’ new scoring system encapsulates road-test performance, reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety into one overall score, which will make it simpler to identify the models that are truly best in class.

• Survey information based on 780,000 vehicles covering:
-Owner satisfaction
-Reliability

• Browse cars by type
• Auto lease/loan payment calculator
• Information on how to get the best trade-in
• Vehicle price negotiating tips
• Ways to get the best interest rate
• Ability to save and compare calculations
• Build and Buy access for CR Subscribers
• 360 VR Test Drive

We put you in the passenger seat as the Consumer Reports Auto Test team takes our cars through their paces at the largest and most sophisticated independent automobile testing center devoted to the consumer interest anywhere in the world.

Consumer Report members have access to:

• Consumer Reports Car Ratings
• Consumer Reports road test video summaries

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