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[mab01uk]

What Car? says it has received feedback from 24,927 UK drivers about the cars they run and how dependable they've been in the last two years. Some 32 brands have been ranked, while 248 models have reliability scores out of 100 per cent.
Source: What Car? Reliability Survey 2022 based on models up to 5 years old:-
https://www.thisismo...s-REVEALED.html

MOST RELIABLE BRANDS

1. Lexus - 98.4%
2. Toyota - 97.2%
=3. Mini - 97%
=3. Mitsubishi - 97%
=5. Hyundai - 95.8%
=5. Suzuki - 95.8%
7. Kia - 95.5%
8. Mazda - 95.2%
9. MG - 95%
10. Dacia - 94.4%

LEAST RELIABLE BRANDS

1. Jeep - 77%
2. Land Rover - 81.4%
3. Fiat - 86.4%
4. Alfa Romeo - 87.3%
5. Peugeot - 87.4%
6. Ford - 87.8%
7. Jaguar - 88.7%
8. Nissan - 89.3%
=9. Vauxhall - 89.5%
=9. Mercedes - 89.5%

MOST RELIABLE CARS

=1. Hyundai Tucson (2021-present) - 100%
=1. Kia Soul (2014-2019) - 100%
=1. Mini Convertible (2016-present) - 100%
=1. Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (2017-2021) - 100%
5. Toyota RAV4 (2019-present) - 99.5%
=6. Lexus CT200h (2011-2021) - 99.3%
=6. Toyota Auris (2013-2019) - 99.3%
=8. Toyota Aygo (2014-2022) - 99.1%
=8. Mazda CX-3 (2016-present) - 99.1%
10. Lexus UX hybrid (2019-present) - 99.0%

LEAST RELIABLE CARS

1. Land Rover Discovery (2017-present) - 70.7%
2. Audi Q5 (2008-2017) - 73.4%
3. Audi A3 (2020-present) - 74.2%
4. Peugeot 3008 diesel (2017-present) - 74.4%
5. Volkswagen Touran (2015-present) - 75.2%
6. Volkswagen Golf SV (2014-present) - 75.8%
7. Nissan X-Trail (2014-present) - 75.8%
8. Porsche 718 Cayman (2016 - on) - 77.9%
9. Mercedes A-Class hybrid (2018-present) - 78.4%
10. Skoda Octavia (2020-present) - 78.7%

 

[Ethel]

Interesting trying to read between the lines for reasons that aren't just poor engineering.

[greenwheels]

I would take that with a pinch of salt. A lot of people would never be man enough to admit they had bought a load of rubbish.

[stuart bowes]

Surely expectation plays a part in this

 

as in ... 'I owned a Kia and it only went wrong once!!'  99% happy, and eager to prove the point

 

vs..  I bought a Mercedes, which is supposed to be amazing, and it went wrong!?!?! (once)  30% happy and spent a lot of money on this damn thing

 

same actual outcome, but different survey response

 

this jumps out at me being the case mostly because the 'best' is generally list of budget stuff and the 'worst' is a list of premium stuff (give or take one or two exceptions)

 

I think generally speaking these days you're hard pressed to find ANY car that doesn't just work properly 999 times out of a 1000.  not like earlier years when they were trying out a lot of new stuff, or things were being hand-assembled with half a sandwich left in the intake manifold as Clarkson likes to say

 

other differences will be things like customer service. well did you go to Mercedes in Leeds or Mercedes in Romford (not specific examples, just a point being made) maybe that guy had a flat tyre that morning or his missus was giving him grief the night before lol, it's basically an irrelevant factor especially for people that are thinking about the cars in terms of 2nd/3rd hand mid-mileage ownership because we never go to the stealership anyway

Edited by stuart bowes, 30 September 2022 - 06:01 PM.