Traditionally, the research of British colleagues is based on a survey of 13,000 motorists. In particular, the latter were asked about breakdowns that occurred with their "iron horses" over the last year of ownership, the cost of repairs (under warranty (free), inexpensive, or expensive) and the time to fix the malfunction (a day, a week, up to a month).
Interestingly, none of the 50 models showed a reliability level lower than 95.6%. At the same time, three cars turned out to be completely unbreakable – their result was 100% reliability. Actually, these models topped the rating.
WhatCar also emphasized that the age of the cars taken into account was limited to eight years, since such cars make up more than half of the entire used car market in the UK.
The most reliable used cars (reliability percentage in brackets)
1. Toyota RAV4, 2013-2019 (100%);
2. Lexus RX Hybrid, 2016-present (100%);
3. Honda Jazz, 2008-2015 (100%);
4. Toyota Yaris Hybrid, 2011-2020 (99.6%);
5. Lexus NX Hybrid, 2014-present (99.3%);
6. Renault Duster, 2018-present (90%);
7. Skoda Citigo, 2012-present (98.9%);
8. Alfa Romeo Giulietta, 2010-present (98.9%);
9. Hyundai i10, 2014-2020 (98.8%);
10. Hyundai i20, 2011-present (98.6%);
11. Mini Countryman, 2017-present (98.4%);
12. Lexus IS, 2013-present (98.4%);
13. Lexus CT, 2011-present (98.3%);
14. Toyota Corolla Hybrid, 2018-present (98.2%);
15. BMW X1, 2015-present (98.1%);
16. Volkswagen Up!, 2012-present (98%);
17. Skoda Superb, 2016-present (98%);
18. Mercedes GLA, 2014-2020 (98%);
19. Mazda CX-3, 2016-present (98%);
20. Kia Picanto, 2011-2017 (98%);
21. Skoda Karoq, 2017-present (97.8%);
22. Volvo XC40, 2017-present (97.7%);
23. Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, 2017-present (97.3%);
24. Toyota Auris Hybrid, 2013-2019 (97.2%);
25. Ford Mondeo, 2014-present (97.2%);
26. Suzuki SX4 S-Cross, 2013-present (97.1%);
27. Volkswagen Tiguan, 2016-present (96.9%);
28. Honda Jazz, 2015-present (96.9%);
29. Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2016-present (96.9%);
30. BMW 2-Series, 2014-present (96.8%);
31. Opel Mokka, 2012-2019 (96.7%);
32. Skoda Fabia, 2015-present (96.7%);
33. Lexus RX, 2009-2016 (96.7%);
34. Jaguar I-Pace, 2018-present (96.7%);
35. Mercedes-Benz E-Class, 2009-2016 (96.5%);
36. Mazda 2, 2015-present (96.5%);
37. Mazda CX-5, 2017-present (96.4%);
38. Ford Focus, 2018-present (96.4%);
39. Volvo XC40, 2017-present (96.3%);
40. Skoda Karoq, 2017-present (96.3%);
41. Mazda 6, 2013-present (96.2%);
42. Ford C-Max, 2011-present (96.1%);
43. Mini hatchback, 2014-present (96%);
44. Skoda Octavia, 2013-2020 (95.9%);
45. Skoda Kodiaq, (2016-present) 95.9%;
46. Seat Leon, 2013-2020 (95.8%);
47. Volkswagen T-Roc, 2018-present (95.7%);
48. Porsche Macan, 2014-present (95.7%);
49. Renault Captur, 2013-2019 (95.6%);
50. Audi Q5, 2017-present (95.6%).
Recall that earlier WhatCar compiled ratings of:
- the most reliable and most unreliable cars based on technical inspection data;
- the most reliable and unreliable electric vehicles (hybrids);
- the most reliable and unreliable car brands;
