RV consumers love to tell-all about their RVs on RVInsider. This provides RVT with invaluable data which can be a huge help to the more than 1/2 million RV shoppers who visit RVT.com each month in search of their next RV.
In a previous article, we revealed RV Brands and Models with the Highest Consumer Reviews and Rankings. In today’s article, we take a step back from the nitty gritty detail of RV Brands (and Model numbers) and we look at a bigger, broader landscape — how RV consumers rank order the RV manufacturers themselves.
RV Manufacturers Under A Consumer Microscope …
This article gives you a glimpse into RV consumer experiences, sentiments and feelings about RV manufacturers in the following key categories:
- Top Overall Rankings of RV Manufacturers
- Livability
- Interior Design and
- RV Quality
Statistics represented in the Tables below are derived from RVInsider.com where thousands of RV consumers have Reviewed the RVs they either currently own (or have owned at some time in the past.)
Here is the RV consumer’s Average Overall Rating for RV Manufacturers:
| 1. | Monaco | 4.35 | Read Reviews about Monaco RVs | Shop Monaco RVs |
| 2. | Tiffin | 4.24 | Read Reviews about Tiffin RVs | Shop Tiffin RVs |
| 3. | Fleetwood | 4.19 | Read Reviews about Fleetwood RVs | Shop Fleetwood RVs |
| 4. | Holiday Rambler | 4.15 | Read Reviews about Holiday Rambler RVs | Shop Holiday Rambler RVs |
| 5. | Winnebago | 4.06 | Read Reviews about Winnebago RVs | Shop Winnebago RVs |
| 6. | Coachmen | 4.03 | Visit RVT.com, click the Reviews Menu item | Visit RVT.com, use Advanced Search, choose Manufacturer |
| 7. | Jayco | 3.85 | Visit RVT.com, click the Reviews Menu item | Visit RVT.com, use Advanced Search, choose Manufacturer |
| 8. | Forest River | 3.61 | Visit RVT.com, click the Reviews Menu item | Visit RVT.com, use Advanced Search, choose Manufacturer |
| 9. | Keystone | 3.58 | Visit RVT.com, click the Reviews Menu item | Visit RVT.com, use Advanced Search, choose Manufacturer |
| 10. | Thor Motor Coach | 3.15 | Visit RVT.com, click the Reviews Menu item | Visit RVT.com, use Advanced Search, choose Manufacturer |
Now let’s dig in a little deeper, into the different attributes of RVs. This shows us some “jockeying for position” among the RV manufacturers.
Check out the consumer-at-large’s rank ordering of RV manufacturers by: Average Livability Rating
| 1. | Monaco |
| 2. | Tiffin |
| 3. | Holiday Rambler |
| 4. | Winnebago |
| 5. | Fleetwood |
| 6. | Coachmen |
| 7. | Keystone |
| 8. | Jayco |
| 9. | Forest River |
| 10. | Thor Motor Coach |
You’ll notice Holiday Rambler and Winnebago pull ahead of Fleetwood as far as Livability go and Keystone moves ahead of Jayco. Interesting …
Now, here’s a snapshot of how consumers rate the OEMs with respect to: Interior Design:
| 1. | Monaco |
| 2. | Tiffin |
| 3. | Fleetwood |
| 4. | Winnebago |
| 5. | Holiday Rambler |
| 6. | Jayco |
| 7. | Keystone |
| 8. | Forest River |
| 9. | Coachmen |
| 10. | Thor Motor Coach |
For Average Interior Design Ratings, notice that Holiday Rambler stays below Fleetwood and drops below Winnebago but still rounds out the top 5. Jayco jumps to 6th place and Coachmen falls from 6th to 9th position as far as Interior Design is concerned.
Here is how RV manufacturers rate to consumers for: Average Quality Ratings
| 1. | Monaco |
| 2. | Tiffin |
| 3. | Holiday Rambler |
| 4. | Fleetwood |
| 5. | Winnebago |
| 6. | Coachmen |
| 7. | Jayco |
| 8. | Keystone |
| 9. | Forest River |
| 10. | Thor Motor Coach |
Monaco and Tiffin still top the list as far as Average Quality Ratings go, but consumers say … Holiday Rambler beats out Fleetwood for Quality, but Fleetwood tops Winnebago. Good to know but remember this is only a guide, only an averaging of what hundreds of RV owners have said. It’s important to do your own in person research as well. But suffice it to say, as far as Quality, the Reviews say that Forest River beats out Keystone and unmoved, Thor Motor Coach is still bringing up the final position in the Top 10 Ranked OEMs with respect to Average Quality. (Still a good position.)
NOTE: Only manufacturers with more than 80 Reviews each are included in this report.
Important:
Consumer Reviews and rankings are an extremely useful tool for RV shoppers. Keep an eye on RV Insight by RVT.com for future consumer Reviews comparisons and findings.
What You Can Do:
If you’re an RV owner, you might want to help other RV shoppers. Feel free to Review the RVs you’ve owned. Simply visit RVInsider.com, choose the Manufacturer(s), Brand(s) and Model(s) you have owned in the past and rate them yourself. Thank you for your contribution!
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This be an old survey, HR is now a Fleetwood Product. And from talking to dealers and consumers about both of them. They have more then there share of problems. What I surprised not to see on the list is Newmar. There are in my opinion a very top quality product. As is the Tiffin on your list. Many of the great motorhomes have fallen to the ression.
Hi Albert:
No, this is an up-to-date summary of the average consumer rankings from thousands of Reviews which have come in to RVT.com/rv-reviews over the past two years.
This article only shows how RV consumers rate RV Manufacturers.
Yes, Holiday Rambler is now a Fleetwood product, but so many of the older HR’s are out there, much-loved and very popular and so RV consumers still actively Review them all the time. That’s why they still rank so highly in this list.
You mention Newmar and Tiffin. Newmar definitely topped the list of the most highly rated “RV Model” for the Newmar Mountain Aire 3778. See our previous article: “RV Brands and Models with the Highest Consumer Reviews and Rankings …” posted on Oct. 5, 2016. And you’re right about Tiffin too. As far as RV Models go, the Tiffin Allegro Bus 43QGP came in second most highly ranked RV Model by consumers.
Additionally, this article only looks at RV manufacturer and consumer Reviews and averages out their corresponding ratings. It is not about Class A manufacturers only, hence you’ll notice Keystone in this list as well.
Hope that helps clarify.
Thanks Albert!
Are there any ratings on Crosswinds RVs?
Hi Ronny:
No, we have no listings and no Reviews for Crosswinds RVs.
Did you mean Crossroads RVs?
We have lots of Crossroads RVs listed for sale and quite a few Reviews for various models of Crossroads RVs as well.
What is your opinion of the Camino by Carriage?
Hey Anon:
Doesn’t look like there is a Carriage RV called the Camino. There is a Cameo, however, which doesn’t seem to have been manufactured for quite some time.
And, the consumers who have owned one and reviewed them really seem to like them. Here is a link to some reviews of Carriage Cameos.
Thanks!
What is your opinion of a 2007 HITCHHIKER II LS SERIES 5TH WHEEL M-32.5 LKSBG
Hi Judy:
If you want to know how consumers like / feel about the NuWa Hitchhiker, check out Owners’ Reviews here.
Hope that helps!
Hi first time buyer. Is National Dolphin LX 6342 a good RV? Will it last? List price is $40K with 63K miles on it. One owner, is in very nice condition thank you! George
Sorry, National Dolphin above is 2007
1st time buyer
2012 Dutchman used
I have a Barth monarch one of the last ones
How does the REV group in particular the
American Coach Revolution come in? Thanks
Sorry. More specific.
2017 revolution.
Thanks
Hi Tom:
Here is a link to what Consumer Owners say about the American Coach Revolution.
At the date of this writing, no owners have specifically reviewed the 2017 model year.
Hope that helps Tom!
Hi, Any thoughts on Sonic Lite 169VDB by Venture RV?
Hi Donna:
Here are some consumer owner reviews of the Venture RV Sonic for various model years.
Looks like mostly 4 out of 5 star reviews!
You can find reviews on almost any Make and Model of RV by running a quick search on RVInsider.com. Always good to read what actual owners have to say, for sure.
Hope this helps and happy RV shopping!
RVT.com
Looking as a first time buyer at a Monaco 2001 Windsor 38PBD 93K MILES, 2002 Knight 38PDQ 79k miles and 2001 Diplomat 40PBD 53k miles. What is a fair price in good condition on all three? I was told to stay away from the C7 Cat motors, Your thought?
Hi Bill: Thanks for your comment!
Here is an owner’s review of the 2001 Monaco Windsor 38PBS.
Also, here is a link to some owner reviews of Monaco Knights
You asked what would be a fair price for any of these units. We suggest you have a look for similar units on RVT.com plus also, run the unit’s information in the RV section of Nadaguides.com. They track and report sales prices for consumers. Great resource for buyers and sellers!
As far as C7 Cat motors, we couldn’t give you any advice there. Best to check with actual owners, see what they have to say.
Try searching consumer reviews of RVs you know come equipped with the C7 Cat on our partner website, RVInsider.com.
Hope that helps, Bill!
Happy RV shopping and please come back and let us know which direction you decided to go!
I don’t see Newmar on your list?
Thanks for your comment! At that time there may not have been a lot of consumers who wrote reviews of Newmars. Here’s a link to the latest Newmar reviews on RVInsider. Looks like an average of 4 out of 5 stars! If you own a Newmar, you can write a review at RVInsider.com and share your experience with fellow RVers.
How about 03 Itasca Sunova 30B, any good? Thanks
Thanks for getting in touch! At the date of this writing, no owners have specifically reviewed the 2003 Itasca Sunova 30B, but here is a link to an owner’s review of the 2005 30B. There are several reviews for other models and model years at RVInsider.com, if you’d like to look at some other opinions.
Hope that helps Henry!
Where’s Grand Design? They make some of the best 5th Wheels and travel trailers out there.
Thanks for your comment, Eric. It’s possible that Grand Design didn’t have many reviews at the time this article was written. Here’s a link to the latest Grand Design reviews on RVInsider. If you own a Grand Design, you can write a review at RVInsider.com and share your experience with fellow RVers.
Does anyone have reviews on the 2013 Rexhall Aerbus?
Hi Horace:
Here is a link to all the Rexhall Aerbus reviews on our partner site, RVInsider.com.
At this time, it looks like the newest Rexhall to have been reviewed by an Owner is a 2005. But, check out all the Rexhall reviews because there are lots of 5 star ratings by consumer Owners for years other than 2013 as you requested.
Hope this helps!
Thanks and happy RV shopping, Horace!
Chris
Also Horace, for whatever RV you’ve owned in the past yourself, feel free to head over to RVInsider.com and write your own RV review.
Thanks again,
Chris
What about Lazy Daze?
It’s a great blog for RV newbies as well as RV veterans. RV enthusiasts can really get benefit from it.
Have you heard anything about Casita travel trailers? It’s just me. I’m looking for small and inexpensive.
Hi David, thanks for your inquiry. Here is a link to all of the Casita reviews found on our partner site RVInsider.com:
Thanks for your comment, Barry! Here’s a link to the latest Lazy Daze reviews on RVInsider. At this time, there aren’t a lot of reviews for Lazy Daze, but it looks like an average of 4 out of 5 stars. If you’ve owned a Lazy Daze model, you can write a review at RVInsider.com and share your experience with fellow RVers.
Hope this helps!
Hello
I know they are much older, but I would appreciate your thoughts on a Country Coach or Foretravel vs the newer manufacturers
Thanks
Hi Ken:
You might want to check out all of the Owner Reviews for Country Coach and Foretravel Motorcoach on RVInsider.com.
Thanks Ken!
I’m looking at a Forest River 2014 Legacy M-340BH Cummins Diesel. ~40,000 miles. I see in the guide that FR is usually down in the lower part of the listing. They are now owned by Berkshire, would we expect better service and quality moving forward?
Looking for reviews on the 2020 or 2021 Class A Thor’s.