Bottom of Consumer Reports ratings

[Jmuns]

On my ‘22 Badlands with Premium Package the moonroof was an extra cost option when I ordered my BS which I didn’t go for. Interesting that now moonroof is standard in the Premium Package.

I did add Co-Pilot360 Assist+ for the Adaptive Cruise Control which was important for me and I use quite often. Most of the other features I have disabled.

Moonroof is not standard in the Premium package. You still have to add it by itself. In 2021 the Badlands with the Badlands Package (Changed to Premium Package in 2022) included the moonroof.

The caveat is that if you order the moonroof on a Badlands, you MUST add premium.

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[coopny]

Moonroof is not standard in the Premium package. You still have to add it by itself. In 2021 the Badlands with the Badlands Package (Changed to Premium Package in 2022) included the moonroof.

The caveat is that if you order the moonroof on a Badlands, you MUST add premium.

This might be a bit of an aside, but I don't understand what makes a BS with the moonroof controls incompatible with the center console vault. Console Vault themselves doesn't call out any such incompatibility...

(Then again, a bunch of exterior appearance options were not available when my BS BL was equipped with Premium Package, so who knows what Dearborn is thinking. I just got the under-rear seat console vault instead and installed it myself.)

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

I have no doubt that the BB is the best seller of the Bronco Sport trims.
I found an older episode of a YouTube broadcast, where it was mentioned that Badlands capacity was about 17%. I won't mention that channel or the person making the statement, as Ford apparently doesn't like to publicize or release some of their production metrics.
Those metrics can also change month to month, year to year, dependent on vendor capacity and demand for each trim.

I really like the looks of my Big Bend just got it last week i really like how it drives and the mileage 28 mpg on the first fill up the 1.5 isn't that bad but could use more power and the 2.0 would have been great but wasn't an option!!

 

[RushMan]

I really like the looks of my Big Bend just got it last week i really like how it drives and the mileage 28 mpg on the first fill up the 1.5 isn't that bad but could use more power and the 2.0 would have been great but wasn't an option!!

Love that Atlas Blue! Before I ordered my Shadow Black Badlands, I was attracted by an Atlas blue BB on the lot. Confession: my Avatar is an Atlas Blue car that I edited into the ghostly image I am using until my '24 arrives.

 

[RushMan]

This might be a bit of an aside, but I don't understand what makes a BS with the moonroof controls incompatible with the center console vault. Console Vault themselves doesn't call out any such incompatibility...

(Then again, a bunch of exterior appearance options were not available when my BS BL was equipped with Premium Package, so who knows what Dearborn is thinking. I just got the under-rear seat console vault instead and installed it myself.)

Who knows what greed lurks in Dearborn's heart.
Similarly one can't add the roadside assistance packages when one has the Premium package. The roadside assistance packages are just duffel bags of stuff.

 

[RushMan]

Moonroof is not standard in the Premium package. You still have to add it by itself. In 2021 the Badlands with the Badlands Package (Changed to Premium Package in 2022) included the moonroof.

The caveat is that if you order the moonroof on a Badlands, you MUST add premium.

I stand corrected.
The Premium package is only added if the Moonroof is selected.
Who knows what evil greed motivates the people creating these packaging options.
Ford's options packaging SUCKS!

 

[DebLM]

In the latest "Consumer Reports" the Bronco Sport ranks dead last in compact SUV reliability with a 32. The Subaru Crosstrek had a 99.

That's sad....it's the car my husband WANTED me to buy (we helped our daughter buy her Crosstrek) but I insisted on the Robin's Egg Blue Bronco Sport. It doesn't feel as solid as the Subi but I don't drive the BS much.

 

[sajohnson]

That's sad....it's the car my husband WANTED me to buy (we helped our daughter buy her Crosstrek) but I insisted on the Robin's Egg Blue Bronco Sport. It doesn't feel as solid as the Subi but I don't drive the BS much.

As I said somewhere above, the downrating of the BS seems to be primarily -- if not exclusively -- due to the recalls. What I found out recently when reading CR's survey procedure is that they tell subscribers to NOT include/consider recalls, but I've been a subscriber for about 35 years and I don't remember seeing that. Perhaps it's something new. In any case, my guess is that many people DO include recall repairs.

Needless to say, recalls reflect poorly on the mfr, but I believe that they should be in a different category. If the mfr is proactive, and the recall work is performed properly, there's a good chance the vehicle will be reliable from there on out.

At least recalls are better than random, unpredictable failures.

Bottom line, I wouldn't worry about the low rating if the only problems are recalls.

BTW -- CR's reliability rating for the BS was very high when I was doing some research prior to buying ours. It went down after the recalls began.

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