Top 10 least reliable cars: The short list
Japanese cars are the most reliable brands of used cars in the UK.
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Japanese automakers Honda, Toyota and Lexus were named the most reliable used car brand in the UK in a survey by What Car and Warranty Direct.
Suzuki and Subaru, also Japanese, were ranked fourth and fifth respectively in the investigation of the cars between three and 10 years.
The South Korean automaker Hyundai has shared sixth place with Mazda and Mitsubishi in Japan.
However, Land Rover was the least reliable brand studied.
Other luxury car brands, including Audi, Jaguar and Mercedes, were among the 10 least reliable.
They must do better, said the editor of What Car chief Chas Hallett, insisting these Marqués poor reliability would be surprising for many.
Reliability is so important to motorists, especially when times are tough.
The revelation that luxury used cars are less reliable than many traditional models is disconcerting.
The fact that they tend to be expensive to fix makes things even worse for motorists.
This survey clearly shows that the Japanese used cars and South Korea are much more likely to offer car drivers without headaches.
But despite this, many drivers prefer to buy luxury cars that often offer many other benefits.
Jaguar, for example, won a car and JD What property survey to recently as in May.
The owners of Hondas used have a 10 chance of their cars suffering a breakdown, according to the survey of 50,000 direct political Warranty.
Japanese automakers really provide the reliability and Honda is exceptionally good at this, M. Hallett said, noting that it was the seventh consecutive year when Honda lead.
American car manufacturer Chevrolet is the only non-Asian brand to rank as one of the 10 most reliable used cars.
About 22 of Chevrolets break down at least once a year.
By comparison, the worst performance was Japanese brand Nissan, with a failure rate of 25, just ahead of Kia in South Korea to 26.
In contrast, seven proprietary Rover 10 experience a failure in a given year, according to the survey.
Failure rates for other luxury brands was better between 41 and 45, whereas most traditional European brands had failure rates between 31 and 55.
Cars have become increasingly complex, with lots of gadgets on board, especially on executive models, where buyers expect more for their money, said the general director of Warranty Direct, Duncan McClure Fisher.
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