Zafiro
Supreme Roadmaster
The Reliability Index has become an industry benchmark for used car reliability, using a complex formula to rank more than 450 individual models, taking into account factors such as how often the car breaks down, how much it costs to repair, plus average age and mileage.
Japanese and Far Eastern makes have dominated the Reliability Index’s annual study in recent years and, barring Vauxhall’s diminutive Agila, which is second in the list, they populate most of the ‘top 10 most reliable cars’ since ’97, with Suzuki’s Alto third and the Toyota Aygo fourth.
Most reliable cars 1997-2012
Make & Model (Year of manufacture) [Reliability Index rating*]
1 Mitsubishi Lancer (05-08) [6]
2 Vauxhall Agila (00-08) [8]
3 Suzuki Alto (97-06) [9]
4 Toyota Aygo (05-) [10]
5= Honda HR-V (98-06) [16]
5= Volvo S40 (96-04) [16]
7 Mazda MX-5 (05-) [19]
8= Mercedes E Class (06-) [20]
8= Toyota Yaris (99-03) [20]
10 Honda Jazz (01-08) [21]
Least reliable cars 1997-2012Make & Model (Year of manufacture) [Reliability Index rating*]
1 Audi RS6 (02-11) [1282]
2 BMW M5 (04-11) [717]
3 Mercedes SL (02-) [555]
4 Mercedes V-Class (96-04) [547]
5 Mercedes CL (00-07) [512]
6 Audi A6 Allroad (00-05) [502]
7 Bentley Continental GT (03-) [490]
8 Porsche 911 (996) (01-06) [442]
9 Land Rover Range Rover (02-) [440]
10 Citroen XM (94-00) [438]
Source: http://www.reliabilityindex.com/news/51/Warranty Direct turns 15, names Lancer most reliable car
Japanese and Far Eastern makes have dominated the Reliability Index’s annual study in recent years and, barring Vauxhall’s diminutive Agila, which is second in the list, they populate most of the ‘top 10 most reliable cars’ since ’97, with Suzuki’s Alto third and the Toyota Aygo fourth.
Most reliable cars 1997-2012
Make & Model (Year of manufacture) [Reliability Index rating*]
1 Mitsubishi Lancer (05-08) [6]
2 Vauxhall Agila (00-08) [8]
3 Suzuki Alto (97-06) [9]
4 Toyota Aygo (05-) [10]
5= Honda HR-V (98-06) [16]
5= Volvo S40 (96-04) [16]
7 Mazda MX-5 (05-) [19]
8= Mercedes E Class (06-) [20]
8= Toyota Yaris (99-03) [20]
10 Honda Jazz (01-08) [21]
Least reliable cars 1997-2012Make & Model (Year of manufacture) [Reliability Index rating*]
1 Audi RS6 (02-11) [1282]
2 BMW M5 (04-11) [717]
3 Mercedes SL (02-) [555]
4 Mercedes V-Class (96-04) [547]
5 Mercedes CL (00-07) [512]
6 Audi A6 Allroad (00-05) [502]
7 Bentley Continental GT (03-) [490]
8 Porsche 911 (996) (01-06) [442]
9 Land Rover Range Rover (02-) [440]
10 Citroen XM (94-00) [438]
Source: http://www.reliabilityindex.com/news/51/Warranty Direct turns 15, names Lancer most reliable car
