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 |