Sporty Honda Civic Si Version Earns Consumer Reports’ Recommendation
Volkswagen Jetta GLI outscores Civic Si in head-to-head comparison YONKERS, NY — While earlier tests of the more-popular basic versions of the Honda Civic scored too low to be Recommended, the sportier Si version has earned a notably higher rating...

A Quarter of Americans Have Yet To Start Holiday Gift Shopping
Gift Cards, Food, Booze Are Last-minute Go-to Gifts; One in Seven Adults Lie to Those They Did Not Have Time to Shop For YONKERS, NY ― With the holiday fast approaching, a new Consumer Reports Holiday Poll revealed that the...

Forty Percent of Drivers Increasing Safety Risk by Delaying Automotive Maintenance
Drivers favor independent shops over dealers or national chains for repairs YONKERS, NY — Cash-strapped consumers are delaying automotive maintenance at the potential cost of their safety. Forty percent of respondents to a recent Consumer Reports poll who are involved...

Consumer Reports Poll Reveals the Top Ten Things People Do With Lousy Gifts
49 Million Admit to Being Past Recipients of Sub-par Presents; Holiday Spending Up 4 Percent From Last Year YONKERS, NY — One in five adults admitted to having been the recipient of at least one lousy holiday gift last year,...

CR Index: Holiday Retail Season Starts Strong, Despite Stagnant Consumer Confidence
Personal electronics lead relatively strong holiday season outlook for retailers with consumers, proving they are in the mood to shop YONKERS, NY — December’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that despite flagging confidence and...

Consumer Reports Puts Toy Tablets to the Test
LeapFrog LeapPad is Rated Most Fun Overall, Vtech InnoTab Has Best Games YONKERS, NY — Toy tablets, like their adult-oriented counterparts, figure to be a popular gift item this holiday season. Fourteen percent of Americans plan to give a LeapFrog...

Consumer Reports Money Adviser January 2012 Issue
How to spend less on everything—easy ways to trim your expenses in six categories With the New Year approaching, many folks’ resolutions will be to spend less and save more. “Even if you think you’ve cut just about all the...

Consumer Reports Survey: 75 Percent of Americans Don’t Use the Strongest Kind of Passwords for Their Most Sensitive Accounts
People who use the same password for many accounts take a big risk YONKERS, NY — Strong passwords should contain at least eight characters and have a combination of upper and lowercase letters, a numeral and a special character. According...

Smaller Carriers Top Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T
Consumer Cellular and U.S. Cellular Sit Atop the New Consumer Reports Cell Service Provider Ratings; AT&T Remains at the Bottom YONKERS, NY — When it comes to cell-phone carriers smaller may be better, according to a new satisfaction survey of...

Top Performing Paper Towels to Clean Up Your Holiday Messes
Bounty plain, Bounty Extra Soft, and Target’s Up & Up Rise To The Top In Consumer Reports’ Tests YONKERS, NY — With the holidays looming and extra guests coming and going, it’s no time to skimp on paper towels. Consumer...