All of Warranty Direct’s 50,000 live policies are used to build up a particular manufacturer’s ratings into one figure that should expose whether cars from this stable are generally reliable - or maybe not! Perhaps most models lack in a certain area, Audis suspensions might be a case in point. Any manufacturer can introduce the occasional misfit but this rating might give you the confidence to consider a later model edition or an alternative model from the same marque – or satisfy your general misgivings and encourage you to look elsewhere! Due to this being an average a single high or low scoring model can disproportionately affect the result however.
The Results
The UK Reliability index takes into account all factors of a repair, the cost of the parts and the frequency of failures - The Average of all cars is 100 which means that if the figure for the car you are looking at has a higher than average index (118) it indicates that that car is less reliable than the average, if however there is a lower than average index (60) the reliability is better.
Separately to this figure you can also look at the average cost of repairs for a particular make or model, a car with a good reliability index and a high average cost would imply that the frequency of failure is low, however when it does fail the bill will be a lot more than the average. Toyota, for example, has a high average cost of repair but quite a good index rating - which means that the car fails infrequently but when it does you will be in for a larger than average bill. Overall however, Toyota is a very strong make of car to buy.
Rank | Make and Model | Reliability Index | Reliability Index |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Daihatsu | ![]() | 2.00 |
2. | Honda | ![]() | 41.00 |
3. | Suzuki | ![]() | 54.00 |
4. | Toyota | ![]() | 58.00 |
5. | Mazda | ![]() | 65.00 |
6. | Lexus | ![]() | 73.00 |
7. | Ford | ![]() | 77.00 |
8. | Rover | ![]() | 79.00 |
9. | Renault | ![]() | 88.00 |
10. | Smart | ![]() | 89.00 |
11. | Nissan | ![]() | 89.00 |
12. | Skoda | ![]() | 92.00 |
13. | Hyundai | ![]() | 93.00 |
14. | Peugeot | ![]() | 96.00 |
15. | Chevrolet | ![]() | 98.00 |
16. | Fiat | ![]() | 99.00 |
17. | MG | ![]() | 103.00 |
18. | Subaru | ![]() | 105.00 |
19. | Kia | ![]() | 109.00 |
20. | Mitsubishi | ![]() | 113.00 |
21. | Citroen | ![]() | 114.00 |
22. | Mini | ![]() | 116.00 |
23. | Volvo | ![]() | 127.00 |
24. | Vauxhall | ![]() | 129.00 |
25. | Volkswagen | ![]() | 136.00 |
26. | Seat | ![]() | 143.00 |
27. | Saab | ![]() | 144.00 |
28. | Jaguar | ![]() | 172.00 |
29. | Jeep | ![]() | 173.00 |
30. | Mercedes-Benz | ![]() | 173.00 |
31. | BMW | ![]() | 177.00 |
32. | SsangYong | ![]() | 179.00 |
33. | Alfa Romeo | ![]() | 187.00 |
34. | Audi | ![]() | 195.00 |
35. | Chrysler | ![]() | 206.00 |
36. | LANDROVER | ![]() | 308.00 |
37. | Porsche | ![]() | 355.00 |
38. | Aston Martin | ![]() | 390.00 |
39. | Bentley | ![]() | 530.00 |
40. | Maserati | ![]() | 774.00 |