I love the material, feel and look of this cover of which I have placed on a leather couch to keep cats from scratching with their back claws. It seems to stay on pretty well simply-made. I did not understand why on the top it ran "a little short on each side" but I see that on many of them. So I give it a "4" on your scale because I would hope that someone would design it a little differently on top rather they would use a "stretch tie" to pull it back and down (on the back) I know some were much more expensive and some had a higher rating for fit but this seems to serve its purpose and I do love the material and fit once it's on.