Honda tops reliability tables
29 November 2005 Warranty Direct has pored over 26,000 of its policies covering cars registered between 2000 and 2002 to identify the most- and least-reliable models you can buy. Honda's soon-to-be-replaced Civic emerges as the most reliable model, with a 6% failure rate. It is followed closely by two other Japanese cars - the previous-generation Mazda MX-5 and the last Nissan Micra. At the opposite end of the spectrum the old Renault Espace is the least-reliable model and failed nearly 12 times as often as the Civic. The previous Jeep Cherokee and Saab 9-5 round off the worst three models. Top 10 most reliable cars between three and five years old and average repair bill 1 Honda Civic ('99-'05), 6% failure rate, £339 average repair bill 2 Mazda MX-5 ('98-'05), 7% failure rate, £256 average repair bill 3 Nissan Micra ('98-'02), 8% failure rate, £93 average repair bill 4 Jaguar X-type ('01- ), 9% failure rate, £924 average repair bill 5 Vauxhall Corsa ('00- ), 11% failure rate, £347 average repair bill 6 Lexus IS200 ('00-'05), 11% failure rate, £298 average repair bill 7 Volvo S/V40 ('96-'04), 14% failure rate, £169 average repair bill 8 Skoda Octavia ('98-'04), 16% failure rate, £158 average repair bill 9 Mercedes SLK ('96-'04), 16% failure rate, £455 average repair bill 10 Audi A4 ('01- ), 17% failure rate, £220 average repair bill 10 least reliable cars between three and five-years-old and average repair bill 1 Renault Espace ('97-'02), 71% failure rate, £374 average repair bill 2 Jeep Cherokee ('93-'01), 55% failure rate, £474 average repair bill 3 Saab 9-5 ('97-'01), 55% failure rate, £308 average repair bill 4 Ford Galaxy ('00- ), 54% failure rate, £332 average repair bill 5 Volvo C70 ('97-'02), 54% failure rate, £271 average repair bill 6 Audi TT ('99- ), 51% failure rate, £453 average repair bill 7 Jaguar XJ8 ('97-'03), 50% failure rate, £282 average repair bill 8 Vauxhall Frontera ('98-'03), 46% failure rate, £692 average repair bill 9 Volvo V70 ('00- ), 46% failure rate, £411 average repair bill 10 Renault Laguna ('00-'04), 43% failure rate, £326 average repair bill Visit autotrader.reliabilityindex.co.uk to see the full list. |
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