Watson my vehicles are not in the so called UK. But give an opinion. It's got hundred thousand kilometers not miles. It's auto. It's got electrical faulty parts which need replacement plus some suspension parts to be replaced small cosmetic damage which may need shop repainting ultimately ... safelight needs to replace the windshield meaning the windshield is cracked. New tires. New brakes. And some servicing. Sourceable parts are 3000us or about plus 2000 quid then factor in sourced labor cost to replace parts and service we talking some pricey repairs. So what do u think it's worth factoring all repairs. It's a lexus is300 sport cross...
10. Range Rover Sport 9. Seat Leon Cupra- Audi A7 8. Audi RS3 7. Audi RS6 6. Tesla Model S 5. Maserati Levante 4. Tesla Model X 3. BMW M3 2. Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover 1. BMW i8
How can you make a EV unreliable lmao at Tesla quality control. My friend literally had seat fall off because they forgot to bolt it down for his brand new model y 😂
Notice in the categories section, EVERY single car there is using German parts lol, yet you’ll get fanboys saying they’re “soooo reliable”, this proves otherwise.
@@HelloFellowDinosaurs you need to add context to this. You do realise most of them them are sporty cars that people abuse launch control and drag races. If they are driven normally they are very much reliable. I've owned german cars for over a decade and never had any major issues with them.
I bought a C7 RS6, 6 months ago for £37k and I've spent over £7560 fixing it since. Biggest cost is recent being the propshaft. Centre support gave out and allowed the propshaft to flex more than it should. Didn't snap or anything but it does need replacing. I've got no extended warranty either... Lol
sell it before the gearbox goes. that will be next. problem with second hand rs models is it's probably been owned by some moron who uses launch control for bants.
@@Jake-yy9fg I've already been in the gearbox and serviced it. It's actually in good condition. ZF 8 speed is quite robust. Rear diff is what worries me next.... If I sold it now I'd lose as much money as if the diff went.
@@JP_RS6 that's good to know. i know a couple of people with older Rs4 and Rs5 who had to replace the gearbox shortly after owning one and it cost a small fortune. hopefully the newer audis aren't as prone to it.
@@Jake-yy9fg Early DSGs were a nightmare from what I've heard but they have apparently got better. From what I also know ZF make brilliant gearboxes too.
@@YansenHaryanto4547 yeah and somehow when anyone brings up any korean brand, they say they are super unreliable... but give big thumbs up to the VW products in this video.
@@LC82005 Keep cars minimum of 4 years, wife’s last Audi was 8 yo with 120,000 trouble free miles, the only issue with all vehicles to date was I broke one of the sun visor clips help me understand what speaks to? All have been more reliable than the Acura and Lexus we owned.
@@LC82005 Never said they needed replacement after 4 years and did you not see that my wife had her last car (A4) for 8 years & 120,000? Owning 5 different cars with zero issues is reasonable to call or assume the brand is reliable when you compare to others for same time frame that had issues, owned a Lexus that had electrical & mechanical issues plus a Acura whose transmission failed at 60,000.
Pug and Renault are also very popular in Uk yet they are not on the list infact Captur came as one of the most reliable used cars from 2008-2023 in UK and 3008 came in adac as third on the list.For me this is shocking,how times are changed!!
Is known to every true professional. Although TBF you don't have to reach very high to not be on this list. All you have to do is beat the Germans which is childishly easy nowadays.
Yep, had a Guilietta for 6 years now, only thing outside of the usual tyres, brakes, new battery was recently had to replace glow plugs, generally been trouble free 👍
FYI, had new toyota rav 4, drove it for 200K miles. I had 2 repairs in total, i changed the clutch at about 160k miles and one ignition coil at 170k miles. Never ever replaced exhaust tail pipe which is freakin unbelievable.
why would you have to replace the tail pipe? You piss on it daily or something? I never seen or replaced a frikin tail pipe on any car unless the owner wanted it modded...
@@AI-qd4vbExhaust leaks are quite common from corrosion and they need replacing on older cars. It's also common for brackets to go rather than the tailpipe itself buit brackets are an easy cheap fix anyway.
See this just goes to show your flashy cars aren’t so great after all with not being reliable. I’ve been there and done that had loads of cars. But you know what brings me joy and peace of mind, my run around 2005 Nissan micra lol hasn’t given me any issues, dirt cheap to run most reliable car I’ve owned so far.
or... because its a list made in the uk, they didnt sell any italian cars there. there are basically only german and "british" aka indian cars on that list. secondly, the rating is based on repair cost. i wonder why repairing i8s costs more than a fiat... all the cars mentioned above are quite expensive. while this is a nice way to compare cars that cost above 100k in the first place, cheaper cars can be much more unreliable without making the list.
@@MrNukedawhales Fiat especially the populars one like the 500, Panda and Punto are genuinely reliable and cheap to fix they're no match for the japanese stuff or the modern South Korean stuff but they're honest decent cars.
@@gravemind6536 again... yes, but you are comparing apples with oranges. "cheap cars are cheap to fix" wont make the news, just as "expensive cars cost more to fix". the problem with expensive cars nowadays: customers dont care about quality / longevity, because most cars are leased - which means they drive them for two-three years and then lease the next model. all these touchscreens and electronics wont last for decades. replacing the batteries in a tesla cost as much as leasing a new one etc. cars need "wow effects" which are useless and get boring after two days... but thats what the customer wants, so thats what the manufactures deliver. cheap cars are still made to last forever, because thats what the customer wants. they care more about repair costs than a jingle by hans zimmer etc... see the difference? again - you cannot compare cheap cars with expensive cars.
It makes sense that the cars that you can hoon in have mechanical issues, also its only showing a small part of the company customers so it could really just all be random.
My Friend had Aidi A7 from new after buying it for £70,000+ and it developed engine problems . The main dealers tried to get out of covering it with the warranty and wanted my friend to pay £10,000 . Several months later and various solicitors involved , they backed down and fixed under warranty .
My 2021 Seat Leon FR ehybrid has just been repaired under dealer warranty for a total of 3500 pounds. That includes a motor control unit, a coolant pump, wiring, updated firmware due to faults and new buttons on the steering wheel.
@@leestockton9367 heheh yeah it took them some time to figure out the wiring issues I had. I already have intermittent issues popping up every months or so. Can be anything from airbag sensor going off, e-sound(external speaker), and more. usually fixable by letting the car sit shut off for 3 minutes and turning on the ignition again. Just annoying really. My next car will be something basic with heated seats and preferable diesel.
I had a few leon cupras, never had any issues with cooling, especially the 290, that car was hammered for 50k miles and never once had an issue with cooling or the engine
1987 VW Transporter, still 100% reliable, had for 10 years so from age 27 to 37, normally the troublesome years! I have replaced the heater blower motor which had rusted up and seized and have replaced the exhaust due to corrosion, it's had 2 x new 12v battery's and the Electrolux fridge packed in after 35 years (it's a camper van) other than that normal servicing, Oil, Filters etc.
Nope man they are not..i love them almost buy onebut the truth here in my country half of them seized with rods and gaskets..it could be a good sue case..the dealers recommended 0-30 oil..in countries that have 40c plus in Shadow.f10 m5 too..its a hugeee issue..al mechanics have from one inside..AMG its way better with reliability
According to the undisputed world expert in tuning RS3’s (Hank Iroz), its gearbox is the jewel in the crown of an RS3 - IROZ’s 7 second RS3 that has done thousands of launches still has its stock gearbox. Therefore, pretty conclusive that its people getting crappy tunes out there.
Such a shame Land Rover failed to resolve the reliability issues,they have been making Ranger Rovers for decades now. Its such an amazing looking SUV from outside to inside and offers unmatched luxury and offroad capability, if it were reliable,it would be the best vehicle all around
That's the whole point, it's supposed to work 2 years at most. You buy a new car instead of fixing it, becaus everything starts to tear apart, by design.
@@XXEXETREMEHEROXX Don’t worry. I say buy the car you want and maintain n repair it. That’s what I do. Otherwise you’ve got a car you don’t really want, and you’re still maintaining and repairing it…
@@danielshinerock1526 Also none of Alfa's mainstream models are on the list. But Germany occupies most of this list anyway - which is not a surprise in the slightest, to a professional. It's tragic how Germany went from top quality to bottom quality in 30 years.
Germans were never reliable. Not even 30 years ago. BMW was a shitshow with its constantly breaking steering racks and cooling issues...@@varmastiko2908
Interested in this. You mentioned the cooling issues on the seat leon cupra. However the main 'cooling ' issues I'm aware of apply to all VW EA888 engines and the well known water pump/thermostat housing issues, so it's hardly specific or more prevalent to the Leon and is rampant on all VW cars of a similar age with that engine. The main other issue happening on leons is the heater matrix getting blocked as a result of the silica bag in the header tank splitting, but in the main this is the 2.0. Diesel, so not the Leon Cupra.
This list isn't for the most unreliable cars, it's the cost to repairs, which is a different thing. A cheap car could have far more faults constantly but because the parts are cheap, it wouldn't make this list.
Sort of, it's more like cost x frequency of faults. Maybe it would have been better if the cost of the faults was divided by the cost of the car itself? This would normalise the cost of repairs, and not weight against the expensive cars so much.
No, warranty wise make a balanced score between frequency of faults as well as their cost. You can't just take # of faults and ignore costs, that's silly.
@@xIcarus227 Ofcourse you can and should lol, the video is about reliability not about costs... A car that breaks down 50 times but costs only 200 to repair each time is way less reliable than a car that breaks down 2 times and costs 2k each time.
They are great cars, if they have more defects, it's because they have more technology and it even seems like they are breaking down... Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche and Opel... they are wonderful cars. You must be a low-income person, and then you have to have the same car for years. I understand.
My 2002 Subaru WRX has now done more than 110,000 miles the only thing that's let me down since I brought it in 2005 was the water pump over a year ago. The clock on the dash board has stopped but it looks like it's only the light bulb.
seriously guys, if you've always wanted a bmw but afraid because of the unreliability issues, JUST BUY ONE and try. I've owned a honda odyssey, mitsubishi Lancer, Lexus IS250. toyota prius and my first bmw was the 118i F20 and now im driving a 320i F30. my 320i is the most fun car I've owned and honestly the only issue I had was fault abs sensors which cost me $30 for all 4 lol.
That's true, but it isn't really indicative of average brand reliability. For all we know VW could have the next 10 least reliable cars but they wouldn't be on this list. Still, it's a fun exercise.
Mercedes was king in the mid-century through the early 90's, on average, sadly, they're hot garbage now. This is per my father-in-law, who's the head mechanic for a very large Mercedes dealership. He used to drive C-classes all the time, he and his wife drive Lexus now, lol.
They don't really sell that many cars in comparison. And the comment above is correct. They're just a shell of what they used to be. These days I'd take an A6 over an E class.
i had warrantywise on 2 previous cars, they refused to pay out on either even though within their terms and the one they have paid out on they didn't include the diagnostic fee!
got my cupra since new in 2016 and had nothing but oil changes and filters along with the scheduled VAQ , sunroof and spark plugs maintenance. This car is literally the ambassador for reliability
I have a seat leon cupra 2019 and i did get the coolant issue but it seems to have fixed by itself. I got the warnings about 1 year ago and it was very weird as i didn't see any coolant leaking. But it was low so i filled it up. Then the day after it happened again and im talking about the red warning were there is NO cooling left. So i kept an eye on the temp and it did eventually go up so i had to pull over. But after that i filled it up and then it seemed fine. Don't know what happened just glad it hasn't again ever sense.
Lists are different website to website but generally the only cars I don’t have come into the garage other then for a service is new BMWs 2017+ and Mercedes other then a couple a classes with the rebuilt diesel lump so that doesn’t count
Correct. Plus it makes no sense that a Cupra would be less reliable than the equivalent Golf, unless Seats are maintained badly, in which case this list becomes a 'worst maintained' collection.
And THIS is why I own/drive a Toyota Camry (2011), 62,000 miles. Zero issues. I do my own maintenance. (Yes, I drained + refilled the tranny earlier as well as a 'multi drain+refill' of the cooling system.)
Phew, I was just about to ask you whether you had drained + refilled the tranny earlier as well as a 'multi drain+refill' of the cooling system. Looks like I didn't have to worry.
@vinnyd91 Yep, you SHOULD drain+refill the tranny around 50K miles, and every 20K or so afterwards. If you leave it too late (i.e. 100K) then your 'window of opportunity' has passed and now you have to leave it alone. FWIW, the drained fluid was a 'dark sherry' color, not bright red. I don't really believe in 'lifetime fluids'. The coolant was visibly in good condition, but the PH was off so I'm glad I changed it.
yeaaah... kinda gettin' feeling that garage is rippin them off hahaha. OOOOR OOOOR , it could be money launder. i havent said that. Until we meet again xD
Never had any issues with my leon cupra. Done nearly 30k miles in it since I bought it last April. Only thing would be the adaptive dampers have a tendency to leak oil but nothing effecting the car that much
10. Range Rover Sport 9. Sear Leon Cupra and Audi A7 8. Audi RS3 7. Audi RS6 6. Tesla Model S 5. Maserati Levante 4. Tesla Model X 3. BMW M3 2. Landrover Discovery and Range Rover 1. BMW I8 Least city car: Smart forfour Least hatchback: Mini Clubman Least pickup: VW Amarok Least small SUV: Audi SQ5 Least luxury sedan: BMW 7 series
@@xIcarus227 my friends peugeot 3008 plug in hybrid at 14k miles 2 years old battery died and other electric components...main dealer kept it for 6 weeks to repair ... Now it sounds like a bag of spanners every time it goes over a speed bump 😂 ... All cars are made now for throw away society in 3 years are starting to decompose
@@xIcarus227 I understand that peugeot can't talk about reliability 😂 nice looking cars but they fall apart after a few years... They improved from 15 years ago when they were rubbish....I will never drive a French car again in my life
My dad recently owned an F80 and had no problems with it whatsoever, excluding a puncture and a broken splitter due to a pothole, it really surprises me to see it on the list. I’d say it’s one of the most reliable cars he had. Maybe he just got lucky.
2 points to remark here 1. obviously, an RS6, RS3 or M3 is going to get beaten very hard. Basically the other way around with Japanese cars. Most people buying a Toyota, Honda, Subaru etc. Are the kind of people, who tend to drive a lot more careful. 2. if the average repair cost is one of the major factors, then it also doesn’t surprise when there are premium brands mostly affected
Personally, I know plenty people owning BMWs, Mercs and Audis, owning them for years without a single issue. Careful driving an well maintenance are the key here. Still, Japanese cars are in general very reliable.
Dsg and dct are the same thing. In general the dsg is very reliable. The early units had issues with the megatronic unit due to sealing issues. But now that is no longer an issue. They are really good now.
It's a statistical thing. Most people share your trouble free experiences or close to it. Automobiles, across the board, are so reliable now that it doesn't take many "problem cars" to create a pretty dark mark on a models cumulative record.
I'm not from the UK, but I've been working years in the motor industry's used department. And we had constant and regular issues with Ford Ranger's, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta ect... Terrible unreliable cars. VW's also had many automatic gearbox issues. I guess it's because VW shares gearboxes with Audi. I recently did some research on Alfa-Romeo's, (Independent reliability and customer satisfaction study) and it received a higher reliability and customer satisfaction score than some Japanese cars and rivals like Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. This convinced me to consider an Alfa-Romeo as my next vehicle purchase.
I guess I had the same issue as that Range Rover Sport that you mentioned. Mine was a 2016. Spent $2300 to fix the suspension and 2 weeks later the engine blew going to a funeral. Estimated cost from a non dealer was $24K. Car was valued at $27K. Got a mechanic to buy it for $7K so he can play with it.
I mean.. the list contains several high end cars. Audi RS models, expensive Tesla models, range/land rovers.. - I don't think this warranty company quite has the clientele that drives around in French cheap cars. it's like an Audi garage saying that Audi is unreliable because they constantly have Audi's in their Audi garage.. and that BMW is the most reliable car, because they never see a BMW in their Audi garage for repairs.. they can't really make these claims as they don't deal with ALL brands and price ranges equally. + the list contains or is based on repair costs.. which will be higher on these models vs French models.
@@PilotPhteven Not true, this list is their “Least reliable” data. The Most reliable list is dominated by smaller Japanese cars, the Yaris at #1, Suzuki Swift at #2…. The Peugeot 107 comes in at #9. No single German car is on that list LOL.
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This is so relative. We see mostly performance cars and big SUVs which is absolutely normal. Having aftermarket insurance means they are high mileage too. Those expensive engine failures are most probably snapped timing chains/belts and it is for a whole new engine. Now you see why the depreciation of luxury and sports cars is so steep. People often forget that a 100k euro car has the same running costs after ten years when it costs just a fraction of it.
I'd say the f80 m3 is on this list cause more people track them and drive them like race cars then all the others so more chance of something going wrong..🤷♂️
Yup. I agree. Could you imagine if the fan boys of these cars who have never even driven them had the money to buy one? A lot more accidents on the road. I rarely see new ones on the road. I bet they only sell a few thousand a year in the UK. M3 Saloon and Estate.
I think some higher performance cars are driven harder than basic toyotas and hondas so they break down more. Also I don't think price should be in the equation as obviously expensive cars cost more to repair. It shout just be if they break a lot or not
Precisely. Crazy drivers and insane racing lads will go for German brands mostly and run the cars into the ground. Pensioners or young families will go for Japanese cars.
@@lemcakes32422 they make dull uninspired motors on the whole, where the engines are considerably less stressed and not ragged by their owners (as no car nut buys a corolla or camry). Unlike the german performance models on this list. Its not rocket science. Nothing against the corolla though, mine was solid but so damn dull (had a horrific Avalon though which was the worst car I ever owned). Golf overall the best.
hello. between a 2012 C250 coupe vs 2010 Audi TTS 2.0 and 2014 Freelander vs 2013 Touareg 3.6 v6 which one has better reliability & lesser issues? thank you
Got an i8. Have done 45000 km without a single fault. Just been over the Simplon pass to Lake Maggiore this weekend. Wonderful drive in a great car. On top of that , it only used 30 litres of petrol from Lausanne and back - 600km. My Taycan, on the other hand, has broken down twice in 1 year and been off the road for 10 weeks!
Yeah I think these "proves" are almost always cap. We got bmw cars since years and never had an issue, meanwhile every mechanic shop had broken mercedes cars in it.
With the VAG cars its pretty accurate regardless i fix many of them on a regular basis Mainly DSG Gearbox issues or with 1.6Tdi and some 2.0Tdi cars Bad Turbos,Injectors and DPF problems most of the diesels not even nudging 80,000 Miles with these faults which is pretty bad for a Diesel as i had a Current Model BMW 116D 2020 come in for new Brake Pads and tyres and it was fine and that had 104,000 Miles which i was surprised with .
@@ben3291seat Toledo 1.6 TDI 12 years old changed original brakes at 100k miles ... Never had an issue with anything on it ... Original battery lasted 11 years. In 12 years had cambelt and water pump done twice, pads and discs, brake fluid 3 times , coolant twice ( 4 times including cambelt and pump change) ,3 sets of tires, fuel/air/polen filters 5times, Castrol edge oil and man filter every 12 months or 9600miles ..... I use it as a tractor/van from day one... If I could buy the same car new I would buy it straight away even if it cost double then what this was in 2012 .... Does 70mpg on a long steady run (120mph any time I want) ... Cheap to maintain road tax £30 insurance £200 .... Only problem with vag cars is the shite mechanics and shite owners that can't drive
Folks avoid anything from the PSA group. Seat, Peugeot, Opel etc... The Stelantis group and ESPECIALLY avoid the 1.2L Puretech. That thing is a shame on the name "Engine"
Interesting, he says "Italian cars are known for reliability problems", but there's only one italian car in the list, and in fact most of the cars are german, which people think are the most reliable! Wondering what other evidence people need to get rid of this popular belief...
Yep , out of date , old stereo types , but anyone who knows anything about cars, knows that all cars break and have faults , but the Germans tend to have better dealer networks than the italians (i've worked for both), so there's a perception that German cars are more reliable, which is just utter nonsense as proven in the video
I have always had Hondas, Toyotas and now Hyundai. Fortunately, have never had a single breakdown. Buy a reliable brand, drive it reasonably, keep it maintained. Pity about the i8, it's a really pretty concept car.
thank for presenting this, very good to know. I wonder if the results are influenced by the fact that owners of expensive cars buy the aftermarket warranty more than other owners?
Hmm. Sure the survey is “data driven” 😏 but I reckon this ain’t exactly representative of the broader population of vehicles. Rather, reflects the sampling of those expensive enough to induce owners to buy the warranty and with repairs costly enough for those with a warranty to cash in on it. Sorta interesting to compare the relative scores of the vehicles on the list itself though, I suppose. But that’s about it.
Those Lists are always fun. I remember all the discussions i had with people here in Austria over Brand reliability. Most of the time they were hyping up Mercedes, VW, BMW, Audi while i had to defend my decisions to by Honda/Mazda. I had Renault, Honda, Mazda, Alfa Romeo, Buick, Hyundai, Mercedes. And at work i drove Toyota, Dacia, VW, Mercedes, Jaguar, Ford, Mini, Fiat, Opel. Over the years my Decision to go back to japanese quality-cars was reinforced over and over again through experiences as well as formal data. Germany's former quality-culture was replaced by american Management-doctrine of short term profits long ago.
Japanese cars have always been the most reliable, the main thing why is because in Japan the public transport is on such a high level that if the cars aren't reliable people won't buy the car and take the public transport instead. But i do not fully agree with how this list was made. It's more of a "expensive" fixes list instead of a reliability list.
I'm a bit shocked how anyone would consider BMW, Mercedes, VW and Audi reliable, since they don't typically show up in the top reliable car lists. When I did my research on used cars, most people did NOT recommend these brands, except for some older VW or Audi models (because of cheap parts and simple builds I guess), but nowadays German quality is not what it used to be
@ Audi is currently 7th place and BMW is currently 8th place in the newest lists of reliability. (Consumer reports) 1: Subaru 2: Lexus 3: Toyota 4: Honda 5: Acura 6: Mazda the difference between 5th and 8th is 2 points. The BMW inline 6 B58 and S58 are currently one of the most reliable engines especially for a sports car. Even Toyota uses it in their Supra. While the S58(BMW M3) got the highest score ever from the German magazine AutoBild 10/10. They took it completely apart after 100.000km to check wear and tear (almost 0).
As Clarkson once said, "Meryl Streep is a great actress, but then she goes and appears in Mama Mia, the worst film ever made". 😂 which means, just because it's unreliable, doesn't mean it's bad
I'm sorry. That doesn't make sense. If a vehicle is not reliable, it might not be able to fulfill its primary function of tacking you from point A to point B. If it has issues doing that, it's a bad car.
It all depends on how the owners have been treating and maintaining their cars, there's much more into this that hasn't been discussed. I have an audi A8 D4 and it's been running like a charm for 4 years
love watching this type of videos being a 2008 Lexus SC 430 driver with high mileage car with a single broken key ! BTW, I also own a Renault laguna coupe 3.0 DCI with 300 000 km , and works perfectly fine.
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Watson my vehicles are not in the so called UK. But give an opinion. It's got hundred thousand kilometers not miles. It's auto. It's got electrical faulty parts which need replacement plus some suspension parts to be replaced small cosmetic damage which may need shop repainting ultimately ... safelight needs to replace the windshield meaning the windshield is cracked. New tires. New brakes. And some servicing. Sourceable parts are 3000us or about plus 2000 quid then factor in sourced labor cost to replace parts and service we talking some pricey repairs. So what do u think it's worth factoring all repairs. It's a lexus is300 sport cross...
What engine in A7 is garbage 🗑️?
@@God_emperor_Doomthe SQ5 Audi and VW AMAROK Truck and BMW 7 SERIES also.
10. Range Rover Sport
9. Seat Leon Cupra- Audi A7
8. Audi RS3
7. Audi RS6
6. Tesla Model S
5. Maserati Levante
4. Tesla Model X
3. BMW M3
2. Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover
1. BMW i8
That's a valuable reference. Someone might not have to watch that whole video.
German engineering at its finest
How can you make a EV unreliable lmao at Tesla quality control. My friend literally had seat fall off because they forgot to bolt it down for his brand new model y 😂
All cars marketed as premium cars.
No Japanese cars .... funny that!
Want a premium car, buy a Lexus.
Thanks my guy
As a land rover owner, I thought this was going to be the review for the next Evoque
More like Chavoque! 😂
As a l hyundai owner. i am offended a Hyundai car wasn't on the list .
I own a 2016 disco 4 and it is soo reliable 😊
@@DJD28282016 Hyundai Disco 4?
@@newchannel1220 Older hyundai were reliable and durable cars,their newer products..omg especially their turbo engines.
Can you please put make an episode on the most reliable cars in UK please . With normal day to day cars, not M3 or RS models
Lexus toyota & honda
I'm sorry only Lamborghini Aventadors and $2mil Ferraris exist in the carwow world...
Def the japanese brand would be top off the list
Mazda, Lexus, Honda. The obvious
@@MagalaxeurDETERand also Saleen.
1:12 #10 Range Rover Sport - Avg £2300 (suspension), max £30000 (engine fault)
1:47 #9 Seat Leon Cupra - Avg £1000 (cooling), max £4000 (engine fault) & Audi A7 - Avg £2400 (EC), max £32000 (engine fault)
4:10 #8 Audi RS3 - Avg £3000 (gearbox), max £9500 (gearbox)
5:01 #7 Audi RS6 (C7, early C8) - Avg £2100 (electrical), max £18500 (brakes)
6:07 #6 Tesla Model S - Avg £1300 (electrical), max £10200 (battery) ("Big saloon car" - What?)
7:02 #5 Maserati Levante - Avg £3000 (various), max £28000 (engine fault)
7:48 #4 Tesla Model X - Avg £1200 (suspension), max £4700 (suspension)
8:43 #3 BMW M3 (F80) - Avg £2500 (turbocharger), max £12100 (gearbox)
9:40 #2 Land Rover Discovery & Range Rover - Avg £2000 (electrical), max £26000 (engine fault)
14:23 #1 BMW i8 - Avg £2000 (electrical), max £7500 (fuel system)
By categories:
10:54 City car: Smart Smart Forfour (2nd. gen) - Avg £950 (electrical), £5900 (clutch)
11:45 Small hatchback: Mini Clubman (2nd gen.) - Avg £1500 (electrical), max £8800 (gearbox)
12:13 Pick-up truck: VW Amarok (1st gen.) - Avg £1500 (EC), max £5200 (fuel system)
12:48 Small SUV: Audi SQ5 (1st, 2nd gen.) - Avg £2000 (fuel system), max £10700 (turbocharger) @nasagaraz :D
13:17 Limousine: BMW 7 Series (5th, 6th gen.) - Avg £2000 (suspension), max £12000 (gearbox)
Notice in the categories section, EVERY single car there is using German parts lol, yet you’ll get fanboys saying they’re “soooo reliable”, this proves otherwise.
@@HelloFellowDinosaurs you need to add context to this. You do realise most of them them are sporty cars that people abuse launch control and drag races. If they are driven normally they are very much reliable. I've owned german cars for over a decade and never had any major issues with them.
love you. glad volvo isnt there!
I bought a C7 RS6, 6 months ago for £37k and I've spent over £7560 fixing it since. Biggest cost is recent being the propshaft. Centre support gave out and allowed the propshaft to flex more than it should. Didn't snap or anything but it does need replacing.
I've got no extended warranty either... Lol
sell it before the gearbox goes. that will be next. problem with second hand rs models is it's probably been owned by some moron who uses launch control for bants.
@@Jake-yy9fg I've already been in the gearbox and serviced it. It's actually in good condition. ZF 8 speed is quite robust.
Rear diff is what worries me next....
If I sold it now I'd lose as much money as if the diff went.
@@JP_RS6 that's good to know. i know a couple of people with older Rs4 and Rs5 who had to replace the gearbox shortly after owning one and it cost a small fortune. hopefully the newer audis aren't as prone to it.
@@Jake-yy9fg Early DSGs were a nightmare from what I've heard but they have apparently got better. From what I also know ZF make brilliant gearboxes too.
Biggest kick in the nuts would be you not taking it on a track, would be an expensive commute car
Absolutely no japanese brand makes it on here. Best engineering from them 👏
And korean brands..
@@YansenHaryanto4547 yeah and somehow when anyone brings up any korean brand, they say they are super unreliable... but give big thumbs up to the VW products in this video.
@@YansenHaryanto4547Korean car brands?
Or French car brands 🤷🏻♂️
Fantasy land
The usual suspects
This is important context showing- “hey, drag racing is fun…. But there are more important things” lol
There are actually so many more important and beautiful things in fact.
Back in school when I made a mistake the teacher used to put a red circle around the error, Audi put 4 circles on their errors just so you know.
Huh we are on our fifth Audi with zero issues to date?
@@LC82005 Keep cars minimum of 4 years, wife’s last Audi was 8 yo with 120,000 trouble free miles, the only issue with all vehicles to date was I broke one of the sun visor clips help me understand what speaks to? All have been more reliable than the Acura and Lexus we owned.
@@LC82005 Never said they needed replacement after 4 years and did you not see that my wife had her last car (A4) for 8 years & 120,000? Owning 5 different cars with zero issues is reasonable to call or assume the brand is reliable when you compare to others for same time frame that had issues, owned a Lexus that had electrical & mechanical issues plus a Acura whose transmission failed at 60,000.
@@LC82005what were the electrical faults? I have a 2020 A4 and have no problems so I was just inquiring.
@@LC82005 I still have a 2000 Toyota Yaris, with more than 300.000 km on the clock, can't complain.
If you're watching a UK car list, good or bad, it's always going to be comprised of a Land Rover and a bunch of German cars
Pug and Renault are also very popular in Uk yet they are not on the list infact Captur came as one of the most reliable used cars from 2008-2023 in UK and 3008 came in adac as third on the list.For me this is shocking,how times are changed!!
@@dado380 how many people do you think buys after market guarantees for cheap cars like renaults or peugeouts or even entry levels germans?
Maybe a list directly from the breakdown companies for all car faults they come across would be more accurate?
Land rover is becoming shit unlike before
Alfa being more reliable than these guys in 2024, who would have thought!
It doesn't come as a surprise to me.
Is known to every true professional. Although TBF you don't have to reach very high to not be on this list. All you have to do is beat the Germans which is childishly easy nowadays.
As a Stelvio Veloce driver this is great news....but it's hard to have bad warranty claims when you don't have any cars on the road :)
nobody buys Alfa, that's why. They can't make into the statistics
Yep, had a Guilietta for 6 years now, only thing outside of the usual tyres, brakes, new battery was recently had to replace glow plugs, generally been trouble free 👍
How on earth can replacing the clutch on a Smart car cost £5200!!! ??? Methinks the garage has been ripping them off 🤣
They went for the upgraded, refurbished one with the gold inlays apparently. I hope the danish in the waiting room was tasty.
My Mitsubishi in 3rd world clutch replacement cost 200 USD. Maybe cost double in first world but still cheap.
Keep in mind that Smart is owned by Mercedes-Benz, notoriously a pretty premium company
Mercedes dealerships fix smart. They rip people off
@@KHolzer444This series is a Renault. (Twingo). And there is a dual clutch transmission model, maybe the expensive problem.
FYI, had new toyota rav 4, drove it for 200K miles. I had 2 repairs in total, i changed the clutch at about 160k miles and one ignition coil at 170k miles. Never ever replaced exhaust tail pipe which is freakin unbelievable.
Kia Borrego 300k miles has been bulletproof reliable and i too still have the original exhaust, because Kia put a stainless steel one on the Borrego.
my tiguan 200k miles ... perfect
But you had to drive a Toyota rav 4🤣😭
why would you have to replace the tail pipe? You piss on it daily or something? I never seen or replaced a frikin tail pipe on any car unless the owner wanted it modded...
@@AI-qd4vbExhaust leaks are quite common from corrosion and they need replacing on older cars. It's also common for brackets to go rather than the tailpipe itself buit brackets are an easy cheap fix anyway.
See this just goes to show your flashy cars aren’t so great after all with not being reliable. I’ve been there and done that had loads of cars. But you know what brings me joy and peace of mind, my run around 2005 Nissan micra lol hasn’t given me any issues, dirt cheap to run most reliable car I’ve owned so far.
Nissan brillant. They have the Micra the Skyline. Gtr R35 and 200sx plus the Datsun cherry!
@@danielshinerock1526 yes Nissan is a brilliant brand also Toyota
Hear , Hear ! Drove my mother's from 2006-2023 . No issues . Very reliable and now still motoring on with a new owner .
It looks like the sterotype of unreliable cars should be Germany instead of Italy
or... because its a list made in the uk, they didnt sell any italian cars there. there are basically only german and "british" aka indian cars on that list. secondly, the rating is based on repair cost. i wonder why repairing i8s costs more than a fiat... all the cars mentioned above are quite expensive. while this is a nice way to compare cars that cost above 100k in the first place, cheaper cars can be much more unreliable without making the list.
@@MrNukedawhales Fiat especially the populars one like the 500, Panda and Punto are genuinely reliable and cheap to fix they're no match for the japanese stuff or the modern South Korean stuff but they're honest decent cars.
@@gravemind6536 again... yes, but you are comparing apples with oranges. "cheap cars are cheap to fix" wont make the news, just as "expensive cars cost more to fix".
the problem with expensive cars nowadays: customers dont care about quality / longevity, because most cars are leased - which means they drive them for two-three years and then lease the next model. all these touchscreens and electronics wont last for decades. replacing the batteries in a tesla cost as much as leasing a new one etc. cars need "wow effects" which are useless and get boring after two days... but thats what the customer wants, so thats what the manufactures deliver. cheap cars are still made to last forever, because thats what the customer wants. they care more about repair costs than a jingle by hans zimmer etc... see the difference? again - you cannot compare cheap cars with expensive cars.
It makes sense that the cars that you can hoon in have mechanical issues, also its only showing a small part of the company customers so it could really just all be random.
@@MrNukedawhales ah right, the unaffordability of a smart and a mini
As a Jag owner, I though this video was about british cars only
As an Saleen owner, i also thought that it was USA cars only.
@@purwantiallan5089As a kr*[£]&} owner, I thought this video was about Ganymede cars only
Another jag owner here, shocked they didnt make it even tho LR/RR seems to be competing with Audi on this list
As an old MG owner, I concur
@@aynse_ Jags are nowhere near as popular as LR vehicles, which might have something to do with it. Jaguar sells 1 car to every 5 LR/RR’s sold! 😮
We need one more episode of "most reliable cars"❤❤
It will fill with Toyota & Lexus 😂❤
Toyota, Lexus, Honda, maybe Mazda (after they got rid of Ford)
@elisabettajdj335 you are cute 🥰 what's your IG?
Bmw m340i on the top
@@deathmark1940hmmmmmmmm
No wonder why there are so many VAG-specializied workshops, it's a gold mine!
Well i think so. VAG Specialized workshops still iconic though.
Bmw took the cake😂
It's because there are a lot of them...
It's because most vag owners look after their cars and don't service them at Halfords 😂
@@pawelh yeah, there are a lot of them and they break quite often, so it's a mechanic's wet dream
Great content.Kindly do a video on top 10 cars to consider or the most reliable in each category
My Friend had Aidi A7 from new after buying it for £70,000+ and it developed engine problems . The main dealers tried to get out of covering it with the warranty and wanted my friend to pay £10,000 . Several months later and various solicitors involved , they backed down and fixed under warranty .
My 2021 Seat Leon FR ehybrid has just been repaired under dealer warranty for a total of 3500 pounds. That includes a motor control unit, a coolant pump, wiring, updated firmware due to faults and new buttons on the steering wheel.
Wait for it; it'll be an untraceable intermittent ECM fault next
@@leestockton9367 heheh yeah it took them some time to figure out the wiring issues I had. I already have intermittent issues popping up every months or so. Can be anything from airbag sensor going off, e-sound(external speaker), and more. usually fixable by letting the car sit shut off for 3 minutes and turning on the ignition again. Just annoying really. My next car will be something basic with heated seats and preferable diesel.
kinda forgot about the i8, first time i heard anyone mention it in years
Still a good looking thing though
@@Rentta nothing else is good other than looks
@@Luckyjo21 said by someone who has never even sat in one
@@Renttathats the only good part of i8. It also has 500bhp but has worse engine reliability than even 2010 VW Golf Mk. VI R.
@@provigilandchillI did and it sucks
Im glad to contribute to that list for the seat leon cupra. 4 and a half years old 37k miles and coolant started leaking
I had a few leon cupras, never had any issues with cooling, especially the 290, that car was hammered for 50k miles and never once had an issue with cooling or the engine
1987 VW Transporter, still 100% reliable, had for 10 years so from age 27 to 37, normally the troublesome years! I have replaced the heater blower motor which had rusted up and seized and have replaced the exhaust due to corrosion, it's had 2 x new 12v battery's and the Electrolux fridge packed in after 35 years (it's a camper van) other than that normal servicing, Oil, Filters etc.
F80 is very reliable...only thing that could explain being #3 is owners modifying and tuning so frequently.
Same goes for RS3, so many people put ECU tune on it, while that DSG is very torque limited...
@@Missacek ya true. RS3 tunes very well (in terms of easy hp)
Nope man they are not..i love them almost buy onebut the truth here in my country half of them seized with rods and gaskets..it could be a good sue case..the dealers recommended 0-30 oil..in countries that have 40c plus in Shadow.f10 m5 too..its a hugeee issue..al mechanics have from one inside..AMG its way better with reliability
According to the undisputed world expert in tuning RS3’s (Hank Iroz), its gearbox is the jewel in the crown of an RS3 - IROZ’s 7 second RS3 that has done thousands of launches still has its stock gearbox. Therefore, pretty conclusive that its people getting crappy tunes out there.
@@dash-kt7uf a visit in Google and in rs3 forums you will see they start explode all over the place..gearbox and engines
Such a shame Land Rover failed to resolve the reliability issues,they have been making Ranger Rovers for decades now.
Its such an amazing looking SUV from outside to inside and offers unmatched luxury and offroad capability, if it were reliable,it would be the best vehicle all around
They used to be.
Buisness, they know who’s buying the cars and ways to milk money after the initial payment
Perhaps they’ll get better when they launch the EV version - far less to go wrong. However , I wouldn’t put any money on it.
That's the whole point, it's supposed to work 2 years at most. You buy a new car instead of fixing it, becaus everything starts to tear apart, by design.
mate they have massively improved since Ford left.
Idk what your problem is but todays cars are on a fairly good level
I have a Seat Leon Cupra 280! On 114k miles at the moment, and going strong 💪🏼
Was hoping to find a positive comment😂just brought a 300st recently so seeing it on this list was worrying😭
@@XXEXETREMEHEROXX Don’t worry. I say buy the car you want and maintain n repair it. That’s what I do. Otherwise you’ve got a car you don’t really want, and you’re still maintaining and repairing it…
Funny how the m3 is there and not the Gulia QV, which most made fun of thinking it would have terrible reliability vs German counterparts
True. The question is how many are not sold? Not many I imagine.
@@danielshinerock1526 Also none of Alfa's mainstream models are on the list. But Germany occupies most of this list anyway - which is not a surprise in the slightest, to a professional. It's tragic how Germany went from top quality to bottom quality in 30 years.
Germans were never reliable. Not even 30 years ago. BMW was a shitshow with its constantly breaking steering racks and cooling issues...@@varmastiko2908
@@varmastiko2908But as long as marketing and the funny clichés cover for it... no problem. These stories are self-sustainable.
Interested in this. You mentioned the cooling issues on the seat leon cupra. However the main 'cooling ' issues I'm aware of apply to all VW EA888 engines and the well known water pump/thermostat housing issues, so it's hardly specific or more prevalent to the Leon and is rampant on all VW cars of a similar age with that engine. The main other issue happening on leons is the heater matrix getting blocked as a result of the silica bag in the header tank splitting, but in the main this is the 2.0. Diesel, so not the Leon Cupra.
Indeed, and is not so expensive to replace the pump water. It s a very reliable engine EA888
@@stefzable best enginer the ea888
This list isn't for the most unreliable cars, it's the cost to repairs, which is a different thing. A cheap car could have far more faults constantly but because the parts are cheap, it wouldn't make this list.
Sort of, it's more like cost x frequency of faults. Maybe it would have been better if the cost of the faults was divided by the cost of the car itself? This would normalise the cost of repairs, and not weight against the expensive cars so much.
This should be top comment
No, warranty wise make a balanced score between frequency of faults as well as their cost. You can't just take # of faults and ignore costs, that's silly.
Not only that, it only covers cars where the owner took an extended warranty... Mostly done for expensive cars.
@@xIcarus227 Ofcourse you can and should lol, the video is about reliability not about costs... A car that breaks down 50 times but costs only 200 to repair each time is way less reliable than a car that breaks down 2 times and costs 2k each time.
No Mercedes-Benz in the list🎉
It improved alongside Porsche.
Weird, I know people who have issues with their W205 C class'
Also saw people have issues with their W206s online.
What kind of issues with the w205?
Smart is powered by Mercedes
Not reliability video still Mercedes is th worst reliable in the big 3 German
No Japanese car mentioned 🔥
no italy , no brazilian , no chinese ... best car is germany ...
They are great cars, if they have more defects, it's because they have more technology and it even seems like they are breaking down... Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche and Opel... they are wonderful cars. You must be a low-income person, and then you have to have the same car for years. I understand.
@@thiagolima5232 Except low income people don't have Lexus yet they don't make the list they actually make the most reliable lists.
My 2002 Subaru WRX has now done more than 110,000 miles the only thing that's let me down since I brought it in 2005 was the water pump over a year ago. The clock on the dash board has stopped but it looks like it's only the light bulb.
horrible
seriously guys, if you've always wanted a bmw but afraid because of the unreliability issues, JUST BUY ONE and try.
I've owned a honda odyssey, mitsubishi Lancer, Lexus IS250. toyota prius and my first bmw was the 118i F20 and now im driving a 320i F30. my 320i is the most fun car I've owned and honestly the only issue I had was fault abs sensors which cost me $30 for all 4 lol.
Mercedes sipping on some champagne here lol
That's true, but it isn't really indicative of average brand reliability. For all we know VW could have the next 10 least reliable cars but they wouldn't be on this list.
Still, it's a fun exercise.
Mercedes was king in the mid-century through the early 90's, on average, sadly, they're hot garbage now. This is per my father-in-law, who's the head mechanic for a very large Mercedes dealership. He used to drive C-classes all the time, he and his wife drive Lexus now, lol.
They don't really sell that many cars in comparison. And the comment above is correct. They're just a shell of what they used to be. These days I'd take an A6 over an E class.
Just curious. Why arent they good anymore? @@mediocreman2
@@jmartini2387what makes you say that? Just curious
i had warrantywise on 2 previous cars, they refused to pay out on either even though within their terms and the one they have paid out on they didn't include the diagnostic fee!
Warranty wise paid out on a clutch!!! Hmmm
got my cupra since new in 2016 and had nothing but oil changes and filters along with the scheduled VAQ , sunroof and spark plugs maintenance. This car is literally the ambassador for reliability
2014 cupra FR needed an engine rebuild, tranny and suspension issues. Constant pain
@@Callusny there is no such thing as cupra FR bro. U must've had an FR which comes with the 1.8 tsi engine. Don't spread bs pls
I have a seat leon cupra 2019 and i did get the coolant issue but it seems to have fixed by itself. I got the warnings about 1 year ago and it was very weird as i didn't see any coolant leaking. But it was low so i filled it up. Then the day after it happened again and im talking about the red warning were there is NO cooling left. So i kept an eye on the temp and it did eventually go up so i had to pull over. But after that i filled it up and then it seemed fine. Don't know what happened just glad it hasn't again ever sense.
Give it time; you'll get an untraceable intermittent ECM fault next
@@leestockton9367 Have not yet so we will see.
Wow, no Mercs on the list
mercedes
Lists are different website to website but generally the only cars I don’t have come into the garage other then for a service is new BMWs 2017+ and Mercedes other then a couple a classes with the rebuilt diesel lump so that doesn’t count
Mercedes is the very reason why German cars have such good reputation. Audi and BMW are overrated. But they seem to be great ego boosters.
Nobody's buying them
Tesla Model 3 built in Shanghai is very reliable. 100,000km done. Only a broken front parking sensor so far ….
How are some of these costs so high? Some garages not diagnosing properly and just throwing parts at the cars.
I know right? I can't fathom how an engine issue can cost 32k when it takes not even half that price to replace the entire engine.
Cars aren’t designed to be worked on or maintained, so many little things require a massive amount of time removing parts to gain access.
@@xIcarus227 s55 engine aint cheap
@@lemcakes32422 it ain't 32k either, not even close.
That would no surprise me! Many garages have been doing that forever!
I have my doubts that this is a representative list. The average Kangoo Owner is not gonna pay for an aftermarket insurance. Still intersting.
Correct. Plus it makes no sense that a Cupra would be less reliable than the equivalent Golf, unless Seats are maintained badly, in which case this list becomes a 'worst maintained' collection.
And THIS is why I own/drive a Toyota Camry (2011), 62,000 miles. Zero issues. I do my own maintenance. (Yes, I drained + refilled the tranny earlier as well as a 'multi drain+refill' of the cooling system.)
Phew, I was just about to ask you whether you had drained + refilled the tranny earlier as well as a 'multi drain+refill' of the cooling system. Looks like I didn't have to worry.
@vinnyd91 Yep, you SHOULD drain+refill the tranny around 50K miles, and every 20K or so afterwards. If you leave it too late (i.e. 100K) then your 'window of opportunity' has passed and now you have to leave it alone. FWIW, the drained fluid was a 'dark sherry' color, not bright red.
I don't really believe in 'lifetime fluids'.
The coolant was visibly in good condition, but the PH was off so I'm glad I changed it.
I own a 2018 camry very happy
That is a cheap plastic boc on wheels tho😂
@@v-klasse9448 All cars are plastic boxes nowadays. Some, however, are reliable.
French cars massively increased their reliability 👏
Thank Nissan Renualt for that.
@@danielshinerock1526 Renault Nissan Mitsubishi
@@danielshinerock1526Ever heard of Peugeot? How about Citroean?
@@simon1430 I believe it's Citroen 👌
Don't many French cars use Japanese parts lol?
£31k for an engine....that's ridiculous
can buy new honda civic with that amount of money
yeaaah... kinda gettin' feeling that garage is rippin them off hahaha. OOOOR OOOOR , it could be money launder. i havent said that. Until we meet again xD
Probably half is the labour cost to remove the engine then replace the new one.
thats how much s55 costs
Yes, but not as ridiculous as £19k for a brake repair
What's the percentage of all cars in the UK which don't have an aftermarket warranty and are not taken account of?
That is a legitimate question. I think that many people who drive cheaper cars that are also cheaper to fix won't waste money on extended warranties.
Especially if the car is a Kia or MG that comes with a seven year warranty.
Nah no way Land Rover scored that high
☝️🤣🤣
It is if it had a warranty with these guys. If they didnt, then not included
Land Rover cars should've been rated as low as i8.
Because it’s a meme more than reality
It should be 2/100
Never had any issues with my leon cupra. Done nearly 30k miles in it since I bought it last April. Only thing would be the adaptive dampers have a tendency to leak oil but nothing effecting the car that much
Give it time; you'll get an untraceable intermittent ECM fault in the future, around the 40k mark
@@leestockton9367 I'm over the 40k mark. No issues
10. Range Rover Sport
9. Sear Leon Cupra and Audi A7
8. Audi RS3
7. Audi RS6
6. Tesla Model S
5. Maserati Levante
4. Tesla Model X
3. BMW M3
2. Landrover Discovery and Range Rover
1. BMW I8
Least city car: Smart forfour
Least hatchback: Mini Clubman
Least pickup: VW Amarok
Least small SUV: Audi SQ5
Least luxury sedan: BMW 7 series
Let's all appreciate the lack of Peugeots on this list
No French car owner in the world takes warranty... They cost next to nothing after 3 years so what's the point 😂
I mean Peugeot was named the most reliable brand for sale in Europe a few years back, this shouldn't be a surprise.
@@xIcarus227 my friends peugeot 3008 plug in hybrid at 14k miles 2 years old battery died and other electric components...main dealer kept it for 6 weeks to repair ... Now it sounds like a bag of spanners every time it goes over a speed bump 😂 ... All cars are made now for throw away society in 3 years are starting to decompose
@@andystoe9984 ok, that's one vehicle out of millions. You understand reliability is a statistics problem, yes?
@@xIcarus227 I understand that peugeot can't talk about reliability 😂 nice looking cars but they fall apart after a few years... They improved from 15 years ago when they were rubbish....I will never drive a French car again in my life
Before the video begins i directly predicted that no japanese car is on the list..
To many Audis making the Got Get List 😂. Good stuff keep it up. Are we sure that this man with glasses which looks like Matt is not Ai.
My dad recently owned an F80 and had no problems with it whatsoever, excluding a puncture and a broken splitter due to a pothole, it really surprises me to see it on the list. I’d say it’s one of the most reliable cars he had. Maybe he just got lucky.
My dads worked fine too
2 points to remark here
1. obviously, an RS6, RS3 or M3 is going to get beaten very hard. Basically the other way around with Japanese cars. Most people buying a Toyota, Honda, Subaru etc. Are the kind of people, who tend to drive a lot more careful.
2. if the average repair cost is one of the major factors, then it also doesn’t surprise when there are premium brands mostly affected
Personally, I know plenty people owning BMWs, Mercs and Audis, owning them for years without a single issue. Careful driving an well maintenance are the key here. Still, Japanese cars are in general very reliable.
Bmer and Audi boys are racing drivers who should stick to track days.
Only one Italian car, but still, people will talk crap about them...
I was wondering even french cars aren't in this list. 😅
@@nicotang5583 french cars arent bad you are just snobs
People are legitimate NPCs. They talk about cars repeating what everyone says that's trendy
@@Luckyjo21 the french cars are great, I like getting a french car when going to enterprise
They are still crap. All Maserati are awful.
So, avoid DSG auto gearboxes and the DCT ones.
I’m still buying an rs3 from that generation tho… haha
It's always been the case. Anyone promoting DSG has no regard for their wallet.
Dsg and dct are the same thing. In general the dsg is very reliable. The early units had issues with the megatronic unit due to sealing issues. But now that is no longer an issue. They are really good now.
@Siamese_cat_ I drove one. They are unbelievable to drive.
@pugi050 they are in terms of how they operate. The VAG group manufacturer, their own and the BMW ones are made by GETRAG.
As an Audi fan this hurt - especially given I've owned several RS cars and never, ever had an issue with them. Damn do I miss my '08 RS4...
It's a statistical thing. Most people share your trouble free experiences or close to it. Automobiles, across the board, are so reliable now that it doesn't take many "problem cars" to create a pretty dark mark on a models cumulative record.
I'm not from the UK, but I've been working years in the motor industry's used department. And we had constant and regular issues with Ford Ranger's, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta ect... Terrible unreliable cars. VW's also had many automatic gearbox issues. I guess it's because VW shares gearboxes with Audi. I recently did some research on Alfa-Romeo's, (Independent reliability and customer satisfaction study) and it received a higher reliability and customer satisfaction score than some Japanese cars and rivals like Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. This convinced me to consider an Alfa-Romeo as my next vehicle purchase.
I guess I had the same issue as that Range Rover Sport that you mentioned. Mine was a 2016. Spent $2300 to fix the suspension and 2 weeks later the engine blew going to a funeral. Estimated cost from a non dealer was $24K. Car was valued at $27K. Got a mechanic to buy it for $7K so he can play with it.
Strange to not see the see PSA cars with the oil soaked timing belt that degrades/snaps and destroy the engine ...
No French cars on the list?! How the tables have turned …
Or Alfas or Fiats… what dimensions is this
I mean.. the list contains several high end cars. Audi RS models, expensive Tesla models, range/land rovers.. - I don't think this warranty company quite has the clientele that drives around in French cheap cars.
it's like an Audi garage saying that Audi is unreliable because they constantly have Audi's in their Audi garage.. and that BMW is the most reliable car, because they never see a BMW in their Audi garage for repairs.. they can't really make these claims as they don't deal with ALL brands and price ranges equally.
+ the list contains or is based on repair costs.. which will be higher on these models vs French models.
@@PilotPhteven Not true, this list is their “Least reliable” data. The Most reliable list is dominated by smaller Japanese cars, the Yaris at #1, Suzuki Swift at #2…. The Peugeot 107 comes in at #9.
No single German car is on that list LOL.
Yep I remember when French cars were always at the bottom of satisfaction surveys. The Germans always occupy that space now.
Because they are to cheap
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This is so relative. We see mostly performance cars and big SUVs which is absolutely normal. Having aftermarket insurance means they are high mileage too. Those expensive engine failures are most probably snapped timing chains/belts and it is for a whole new engine.
Now you see why the depreciation of luxury and sports cars is so steep. People often forget that a 100k euro car has the same running costs after ten years when it costs just a fraction of it.
I'd say the f80 m3 is on this list cause more people track them and drive them like race cars then all the others so more chance of something going wrong..🤷♂️
Yup. I agree. Could you imagine if the fan boys of these cars who have never even driven them had the money to buy one? A lot more accidents on the road. I rarely see new ones on the road. I bet they only sell a few thousand a year in the UK. M3 Saloon and Estate.
@@danielshinerock1526 the f80 m3 is not for your average driver it keeps u on your toes. Drift machine
@@mushy1983123 I agree with that. On the Nurburgring The M3s driving is something to see. Lots of videos of this!
Conclusion: if you want a "premium" german car, you will have to lease it and give it back in the end.
Not bmws
@@LafemmebearMusic did you watch the video?most were audis and bmws
Correct
I mean no, but I’d say you’d def need some sort of warranty 4 sure
if you want a car to last buy Japanese
I think some higher performance cars are driven harder than basic toyotas and hondas so they break down more. Also I don't think price should be in the equation as obviously expensive cars cost more to repair. It shout just be if they break a lot or not
Precisely. Crazy drivers and insane racing lads will go for German brands mostly and run the cars into the ground. Pensioners or young families will go for Japanese cars.
Toyota corolla is not there. What a legend
That's because Toyota isn't producing cars but just straight garbage.
I have a E11 Corolla with 23 years and 350.000 kms, never had an issue with it.
Probably will going to last another 23 years 😁
Yes but is just turtle so that why is reliable is like bmw and Mac from 1960
Japanese make quality
@@lemcakes32422 they make dull uninspired motors on the whole, where the engines are considerably less stressed and not ragged by their owners (as no car nut buys a corolla or camry). Unlike the german performance models on this list. Its not rocket science. Nothing against the corolla though, mine was solid but so damn dull (had a horrific Avalon though which was the worst car I ever owned). Golf overall the best.
hello. between a 2012 C250 coupe vs 2010 Audi TTS 2.0 and 2014 Freelander vs 2013 Touareg 3.6 v6 which one has better reliability & lesser issues? thank you
Got an i8. Have done 45000 km without a single fault. Just been over the Simplon pass to Lake Maggiore this weekend. Wonderful drive in a great car. On top of that , it only used 30 litres of petrol from Lausanne and back - 600km. My Taycan, on the other hand, has broken down twice in 1 year and been off the road for 10 weeks!
Yeah I think these "proves" are almost always cap. We got bmw cars since years and never had an issue, meanwhile every mechanic shop had broken mercedes cars in it.
@@v-klasse9448 Mercedes issues aren't as widely known as BMW ones so owners don't take the necessary precautions.
So basically expensive cars are expensive to repair. I think we all knew that.
"The most unreliable cars with this specific warranty company"
BMW Z8 entered the chat.
This list would be fairly accurate even in South Africa
With the VAG cars its pretty accurate regardless i fix many of them on a regular basis Mainly DSG Gearbox issues or with 1.6Tdi and some 2.0Tdi cars Bad Turbos,Injectors and DPF problems most of the diesels not even nudging 80,000 Miles with these faults which is pretty bad for a Diesel as i had a Current Model BMW 116D 2020 come in for new Brake Pads and tyres and it was fine and that had 104,000 Miles which i was surprised with .
@@ben3291seat Toledo 1.6 TDI 12 years old changed original brakes at 100k miles ... Never had an issue with anything on it ... Original battery lasted 11 years. In 12 years had cambelt and water pump done twice, pads and discs, brake fluid 3 times , coolant twice ( 4 times including cambelt and pump change) ,3 sets of tires, fuel/air/polen filters 5times, Castrol edge oil and man filter every 12 months or 9600miles ..... I use it as a tractor/van from day one... If I could buy the same car new I would buy it straight away even if it cost double then what this was in 2012 .... Does 70mpg on a long steady run (120mph any time I want) ... Cheap to maintain road tax £30 insurance £200 ....
Only problem with vag cars is the shite mechanics and shite owners that can't drive
Awwww, bless ya
Folks avoid anything from the PSA group. Seat, Peugeot, Opel etc... The Stelantis group and ESPECIALLY avoid the 1.2L Puretech. That thing is a shame on the name "Engine"
Seat is part of vag group not psa
Great video. Literally had 2 of these to test drive today!
Excellent video - please now do the most reliable list! Thanks Matt - you're a ripper!
Interesting, he says "Italian cars are known for reliability problems", but there's only one italian car in the list, and in fact most of the cars are german, which people think are the most reliable! Wondering what other evidence people need to get rid of this popular belief...
German cars are not reliable since 2005 but you're right some people still think they are, japanese cars are now #1
Yep , out of date , old stereo types , but anyone who knows anything about cars, knows that all cars break and have faults , but the Germans tend to have better dealer networks than the italians (i've worked for both), so there's a perception that German cars are more reliable, which is just utter nonsense as proven in the video
Maybe a Europe area thing ... everyone in rest of the world knows reliable German cars ended in late 1990.
@@stoptellingmewhattowrite, really?😂😂😂
@@germancars1520Your name suggests objective judgement.
Conclusion: the more complex, sporty, luxurious, powerful and expensive is your car, the more likely less reliable it is !
Conclusion: Just pick Japanese cars, period.
Cupra: Are you talking about me?
quick, reliable or cheap? you can only pick two. Can't have all three in one car
@@ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣΛΕΚΚΑΣ-κ2σyeahh, no.
Conclusion: most German cars will burn you.
I have always had Hondas, Toyotas and now Hyundai. Fortunately, have never had a single breakdown. Buy a reliable brand, drive it reasonably, keep it maintained. Pity about the i8, it's a really pretty concept car.
I had a Mitsubishi Lancer, worst car ever. Everything broke down and not at high milleage.
@@jobervoets6337
thank for presenting this, very good to know. I wonder if the results are influenced by the fact that owners of expensive cars buy the aftermarket warranty more than other owners?
I made 250 000 km in my 2016 Toyota Auris hybrid - not even once I had a check engine or any issue with it.
The M3/4 S55 engine uses Mitsubishi TD04 turbos common for passing oil past the seals.
“No Japanese brands were harmed during the making of this video.”
JDM for life ❤🇯🇵
I am surprised Alfa Romeo isn't here. At least my fav car brand isn't being shamed.
as an owner of couple, I'm not surprised one bit.
@@ggm-i8y Ahhh I'm so jealous of you 😂. Man I love the Giulia QV and the older Alfa Sprint GT Veloce. Such beauties man.
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no surprise that the 3 series and some audi models are in the list just as range rover. never had any issues with my mercs over the past 20 years.
Hmm. Sure the survey is “data driven” 😏 but I reckon this ain’t exactly representative of the broader population of vehicles. Rather, reflects the sampling of those expensive enough to induce owners to buy the warranty and with repairs costly enough for those with a warranty to cash in on it. Sorta interesting to compare the relative scores of the vehicles on the list itself though, I suppose. But that’s about it.
U.K. Toyotas effectively get a ten year warranty for free.
Those Lists are always fun. I remember all the discussions i had with people here in Austria over Brand reliability. Most of the time they were hyping up Mercedes, VW, BMW, Audi while i had to defend my decisions to by Honda/Mazda. I had Renault, Honda, Mazda, Alfa Romeo, Buick, Hyundai, Mercedes. And at work i drove Toyota, Dacia, VW, Mercedes, Jaguar, Ford, Mini, Fiat, Opel. Over the years my Decision to go back to japanese quality-cars was reinforced over and over again through experiences as well as formal data. Germany's former quality-culture was replaced by american Management-doctrine of short term profits long ago.
Japanese cars have always been the most reliable, the main thing why is because in Japan the public transport is on such a high level that if the cars aren't reliable people won't buy the car and take the public transport instead.
But i do not fully agree with how this list was made. It's more of a "expensive" fixes list instead of a reliability list.
I'm a bit shocked how anyone would consider BMW, Mercedes, VW and Audi reliable, since they don't typically show up in the top reliable car lists. When I did my research on used cars, most people did NOT recommend these brands, except for some older VW or Audi models (because of cheap parts and simple builds I guess), but nowadays German quality is not what it used to be
@ Audi is currently 7th place and BMW is currently 8th place in the newest lists of reliability. (Consumer reports) 1: Subaru 2: Lexus 3: Toyota 4: Honda 5: Acura 6: Mazda the difference between 5th and 8th is 2 points.
The BMW inline 6 B58 and S58 are currently one of the most reliable engines especially for a sports car. Even Toyota uses it in their Supra. While the S58(BMW M3) got the highest score ever from the German magazine AutoBild 10/10. They took it completely apart after 100.000km to check wear and tear (almost 0).
As Clarkson once said, "Meryl Streep is a great actress, but then she goes and appears in Mama Mia, the worst film ever made". 😂 which means, just because it's unreliable, doesn't mean it's bad
Unless all you want is a reliable car
No. those extra costs are definitely bad
I'm sorry. That doesn't make sense. If a vehicle is not reliable, it might not be able to fulfill its primary function of tacking you from point A to point B. If it has issues doing that, it's a bad car.
German cars are bad they cheap out on quality
only when people talk about italian cars this doesn't work,,cause people is so bias!
Carwow should be shamed for not posting for this long
Thought I was the only one that noticed
Nr ONE FOREVER - Range Rover 😂😂😂. I had eight cars in total and two in the same time so I have one when one was at the garage 😅
It all depends on how the owners have been treating and maintaining their cars, there's much more into this that hasn't been discussed.
I have an audi A8 D4 and it's been running like a charm for 4 years
Land Rover will be all over this list!
2 out of the ten spots.
Lesson learned from this video? Buy a Honda.
I have a Honda accord but now in the UK Honda are mostly hybrid and have average brand reliability.
No, just don’t buy a audi😂
Better a bicycle, always reliable
Actually to me, lesson is don't buy German
@@djlim4612Or if you do get German, lease so you can hand the keys back.
Three letters BMW
Only 2 BMWs?
@@daftcow706 what did you expected 10 😂 yeah 2 but very high on the list
Break My Wallet
JESUS, MAT! I saw the 308 in the preview and thought it was on the list. I really want to buy a used one you almost gave me a heart attack.
My 66 plate Skoda Superb estate private hire is on 267,000 and purring along. I urge everyone who will listen to buy Skoda. Brilliant
Mostly BMW's, VAG's and Range Rovers. Yeah, seems to check out.
Agree, Audi's are crap. My has already more than 4 months in the shop being repaired due to engine problem
Now we should do a reliable list
Toyota
Honda
Lexus
@@shamsaddinamanov3879old Skodas
Might as well say acura if u saying lexus
Acura not sold in UK
will be all Japanese brands
love watching this type of videos being a 2008 Lexus SC 430 driver with high mileage car with a single broken key ! BTW, I also own a Renault laguna coupe 3.0 DCI with 300 000 km , and works perfectly fine.