JD Power Confirms The Powertrain Sold As Best-Of-Both-Worlds Is Measurably The Worst

If you’re driving a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), you’re probably experiencing 42 percent more faults and problems than someone driving an equivalent gas-only model, according to the latest from JD Power. Popularized in the 2010s, with models like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Chrysler Pacifica PHEV, the tech was originally intended as a sort of bridge between an internal-combustion reality and an all-electric future. Instead, it’s now emerged as the most headache-inducing powertrain configuration on the market.