Cars & SUVs: 12 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
14 brands rated so far in Cars, bikes & e-mobility. The car brands Australians buy most, and the main bicycle and e-bike brands. Read the Cars, bikes & e-mobility guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
Grade
Any grade 12No best available in Cars & SUVs
None of the 12 cars & SUVs brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick
1SubaruForced labour, last recorded in 2015 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and all-wheel-drive wagonsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified2MazdaForced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and utesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3MitsubishiForced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilitySUVs, utes and plug-in hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4Honda (cars)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5NissanForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and e-Power hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6Suzuki (cars)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilitySmall cars, SUVs and hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7VolkswagenForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and electric carsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8ToyotaForced labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9FordForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityUtes, SUVs, vans and sports carsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10MG Motor (SAIC)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityAffordable cars, SUVs and EVsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11KiaChild labour, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and electric carsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified12HyundaiChild labour, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and electric carsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported