DETROIT — Buick is ranked third in the latest annual Consumer Reports ranking of the most reliable automotive brands, marking the first time a domestic brand has been in the top three.

Even so, Asian brands continued to dominate the influential consumer magazine’s rankings.

Of 29 brands, Asian nameplates accounted for 7 of the top 10 spots. Lexus was ranked first, with a predicted reliability score of 86, followed by Toyota, Buick, Audi, Kia, Mazda, Hyundai, Infiniti, BMW and Honda.

Vehicles sold by Fiat Chrysler continued to struggle with four of its brands — Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Ram — occupying the bottom four slots.

Consumer Reports reliability rankings are based on a survey that analyzes the magazine subscribers’ experiences with new vehicles over the past three years. That feedback is used to predict future reliability.

Chevrolet ranked as the second-best domestic brand and is in 15th place overall among the 29 brands covered.

Buick has been performing well in the Consumer Reports survey for several years and has also emerged as a top performer in other industry studies.

In February, Buick was also the third best-ranked brand in J.D. Power’s influential vehicle dependability study, which measures problems experienced by owners over a three year period.

“Quality ranks as one of the top considerations for new car buyers, so our reliability ranking is great validation based in real customer data,” Duncan Aldred, Buick’s vice president of sales, said in a statement.

This year, Buick out-distanced its past performance and was able to surge to the top of GM’s stable because its few models did well. The Buick Enclave, Encore, Verano and Regal all scored near the top of their individual segments.

“GM, I would say, really does deserve a lot of credit. They are making very reliable cars,” said Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ director of automotive testing.

But while Fisher said GM’s cars and crossovers have improved, the automaker, along with Ford and FCA, struggle more when it comes to pickups and truck-based SUVs. The Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon as well as the Cadillac Escalade are ranked among the 10 worst models, and the Silverado, launched in 2014, has also struggled in the survey.

Ford’s mainstream Ford brand was ranked 18th, while the Lincoln brand fell four spots to No. 20. Consumer Reports said Ford continues to have problems with its nine-speed automatic transmissions, especially in the Focus and Fiesta.