{"id":304128,"date":"2025-05-28T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=304128"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:32:45","slug":"teslas-brand-reputation-takes-a-nosedive-to-95th-place-in-2025-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/teslas-brand-reputation-takes-a-nosedive-to-95th-place-in-2025-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla&#8217;s Brand Reputation Takes a Nosedive to 95th Place in 2025 Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 Axios Harris Poll reveals a staggering decline in Tesla&#8217;s brand reputation, plummeting from eighth place in 2021 to 95th place this year with a score of 61.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marks a significant deterioration in the public&#8217;s perception of the electric vehicle giant, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/growing-protests-erupt-against-tesla-and-elon-musk-worldwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"largely attributed to the controversial actions and statements of CEO Elon Musk.\">largely attributed to the controversial actions and statements of CEO Elon Musk.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Axios Harris Poll, a collaboration between Axios and Harris, assesses the reputation of America&#8217;s most visible companies by surveying thousands of Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tesla\u2019s brand reputation has plunged 14% since 2019 \u2014 the biggest drop of any company, per Axios. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aKTBhX9Dd4\">pic.twitter.com\/aKTBhX9Dd4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PpollingNumbers\/status\/1925619216125661256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Sentiment Shifts Against Tesla as CEO&#8217;s Actions Impact Brand Loyalty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tesla&#8217;s reputation has soured sharply since it reached its peak ranking of eighth in 2021, dropping to 63rd in 2024, and suffering an alarming drop to 95th in 2025<\/strong>. This decline places Tesla among the lowest-ranked companies in the country, surpassed only by brands such as Wells Fargo, Meta, and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/tesla-faces-brand-perception-crisis-amid-consumer-skepticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Public sentiment has turned against Musk, who is seen as the primary factor behind the brand's downfall. \">Public sentiment has turned against Musk, who is seen as the primary factor behind the brand&#8217;s downfall. <\/a>Recent decisions and controversial political stances have tarnished not only Tesla&#8217;s image but also that of the wider electric vehicle industry, raising concerns among employees and customers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insights from the survey indicate a growing discontent with Musk&#8217;s leadership, impacting consumer loyalty despite Tesla&#8217;s high-quality products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Reputation Scores of Musk&#39;s Tesla and SpaceX Are Nosediving <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNCYwmd8UT\">https:\/\/t.co\/nNCYwmd8UT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fernando Oliver, Esq. (@Fernand46357857) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fernand46357857\/status\/1924938517869953417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As Musk continues to draw criticism for his behavior and management style, his actions are now seen as detrimental to the brand&#8217;s potential.<\/strong> Surveys show that Tesla is ranked lower than many other automakers, with competitors managing to maintain a better public image. Musk&#8217;s political advocacy and erratic decisions continue to alienate customers, marking a troubling trajectory for Tesla as it navigates an increasingly competitive market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the company&#8217;s reputation sinking, it remains to be seen what impact this will have on Tesla&#8217;s future performance and its ability to attract and retain customers in the electric vehicle landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Axios Harris Poll reveals a staggering decline in Tesla&#8217;s brand reputation, plummeting from eighth place in 2021 to 95th place this year with a score of 61.3. This marks a significant deterioration in the public&#8217;s perception of the electric vehicle giant, largely attributed to the controversial actions and statements of CEO Elon Musk. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/teslas-brand-reputation-takes-a-nosedive-to-95th-place-in-2025-poll\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tesla&#8217;s Brand Reputation Takes a Nosedive to 95th Place in 2025 Poll&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":297653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,1471],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-304128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-tesla","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304129,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304128\/revisions\/304129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304128"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=304128"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=304128"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=304128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}