Most Reliable Cars!!!

ajmat · 21st June 2008, 15:32

The UK Which? magazine which is a very unbiased mag did a survey and some shockers in the unreliable category. Skoda seems to have scored welll overall.

More here

Most Reliable

Supermini: Honda Jazz/Skoda Fabia
Mini MPV: Skoda Roomster
Medium car: Volvo C30
Large car: Honda Civic Hybrid
Luxury car: Mercedes-Benz E Class
MPV: Honda FR-V/Seat Altea/VW Golf Plus
Off-roader: Lexus RX
Sport & Coupe: Audi TT/Mazda MX-5

Least Reliable

Supermini: Fiat Grande Punto
Mini MPV: Suzuki SX4
Medium car: Honda Civic/Citroen C4
Large car: VW Passat/Citroen C5
MPV: Ford Galaxy/Ford S-Max
Off-roader: Land Rover Discovery 3
Sport & Coupes: Mercedes-Benz SLK

srijit · 21st June 2008, 15:43

Skoda is a favorite there. It scores well in reliability, functionality, features and price. Makes you wonder why Skoda cannot do the same in India. :(

Uh oh. The least reliable part is a bit worrying. Grand Punto, SX4...

Sankar · 21st June 2008, 15:45

Suzuki SX4 is a mini MPV???! I'm surprised.

Dippy · 21st June 2008, 15:47

Surprised to see a Civic in the non reliable category. The E Class coming tops in terms of reilability in the luxury segment is something. Maybe Mercedes is getting back to their good ol days.

SumitB · 21st June 2008, 15:52

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Originally Posted by Sankar

Suzuki SX4 is a mini MPV???! I'm surprised.

The SX4 is sold as a hatchback in those parts of the world!

The Punto landing in the least reliable list is worrisome!

junky · 21st June 2008, 15:53

Supermini: Fiat Grande Punto -

This is supposed to be the next launch here in india, is it soo bad????

Rahulkool · 21st June 2008, 16:34

i can see many question marks over their non biased survey lol

srijit · 21st June 2008, 16:45

Seems to be like any other survey and doesnt seem to be slanted one way or the other.
Only difference I can see is that they studied 90,000 vehicles. That number sounds a bit high to me, but if that is true, then well and good

sbasak · 21st June 2008, 18:32

The full list of manufacturers with rating is here

Japanese cars 'most reliable' | This is Money

sridharps · 21st June 2008, 19:05

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Originally Posted by Dippy

Surprised to see a Civic in the non reliable category. The E Class coming tops in terms of reilability in the luxury segment is something. Maybe Mercedes is getting back to their good ol days.

Indeed, very surprising to see the Honda Civic. Here is what a reader comments on that site:
"I had the latest Honda civic and it was the worst car I have ever owned. The only reason it spent as much time at the garage as it did on the road. Never again will I buy a Honda."
But overall Honda gets the highest rank and Richard Headland, Editor of Which? Car, says: "Japan continues to show the rest of the world how to make consistently reliable cars, although the new Honda Civic shows they're not infallible"
The J.D Power Asia Pacific Study 2008, however, has not taken the Civic into consideration, evidently because of the timeframes they have chosen to consider. It would be very interesting to hear more reports about the Civic in the India Market.

sujaylahiri · 21st June 2008, 23:59

I would have expected the Ford Mondeo to be pretty high up on the list.

And since when did a Honda Civic become a "large car"? And in the same category under least reliable, they have the VW Passat which is much bigger than the Civic (and an actual full-size sedan). Are they nuts or what?

Anyway, good job by Skoda. Clarkson are you listening?

abhiram7912 · 22nd June 2008, 00:23

actually normal civic sold in civic is a hatchback so classified as medium car and the hybrid is the same hybrid we get in india and is classified large because of more legroom than the civic hatch back

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normal civic hatchback sold in UK

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Stratos · 22nd June 2008, 02:00

What surprises me is the fact that the Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 came in least reliable. I always believed the only so called unreliable suv from Land Rover was the Freelander. Later they started taking care of it by improving it.

speedzak · 22nd June 2008, 02:55

A survey of reliable cars and not one Toyota in the list?

Sorry, but I am not a good believer/can't accept the facts in this survey it seems. Too many questions are coming up in my thoughts. I'm biased, maybe?

aaggoswami · 22nd June 2008, 10:46

The list is shocking for sure. Not the reliable one, but the least reliable one.
Fiat, Suzuki and Honda were not expected to be there. Specially Suzuki and Honda.

BTW, can anyone shed some light on the paramteres involved ?

21st June 2008, 15:32	#1
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,016 Thanked: 29,373 Times View My Garage	Most Reliable Cars!!! The UK Which? magazine which is a very unbiased mag did a survey and some shockers in the unreliable category. Skoda seems to have scored welll overall. More here Most Reliable Supermini: Honda Jazz/Skoda Fabia Mini MPV: Skoda Roomster Medium car: Volvo C30 Large car: Honda Civic Hybrid Luxury car: Mercedes-Benz E Class MPV: Honda FR-V/Seat Altea/VW Golf Plus Off-roader: Lexus RX Sport & Coupe: Audi TT/Mazda MX-5 Least Reliable Supermini: Fiat Grande Punto Mini MPV: Suzuki SX4 Medium car: Honda Civic/Citroen C4 Large car: VW Passat/Citroen C5 MPV: Ford Galaxy/Ford S-Max Off-roader: Land Rover Discovery 3 Sport & Coupes: Mercedes-Benz SLK
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srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Skoda is a favorite there. It scores well in reliability, functionality, features and price. Makes you wonder why Skoda cannot do the same in India. :( Uh oh. The least reliable part is a bit worrying. Grand Punto, SX4...
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Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,778 Thanked: 9,195 Times	Suzuki SX4 is a mini MPV???! I'm surprised.
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Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,594 Thanked: 2,687 Times	Surprised to see a Civic in the non reliable category. The E Class coming tops in terms of reilability in the luxury segment is something. Maybe Mercedes is getting back to their good ol days.
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junky BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 115 Thanked: 31 Times	Supermini: Fiat Grande Punto - This is supposed to be the next launch here in india, is it soo bad????
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Rahulkool Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,415 Thanked: 1,739 Times View My Garage	i can see many question marks over their non biased survey lol
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srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Seems to be like any other survey and doesnt seem to be slanted one way or the other. Only difference I can see is that they studied 90,000 vehicles. That number sounds a bit high to me, but if that is true, then well and good
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sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 608 Thanked: 14 Times	The full list of manufacturers with rating is here Japanese cars 'most reliable' \| This is Money
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sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I would have expected the Ford Mondeo to be pretty high up on the list. And since when did a Honda Civic become a "large car"? And in the same category under least reliable, they have the VW Passat which is much bigger than the Civic (and an actual full-size sedan). Are they nuts or what? Anyway, good job by Skoda. Clarkson are you listening?
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Stratos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,620 Thanked: 1,597 Times View My Garage	What surprises me is the fact that the Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 came in least reliable. I always believed the only so called unreliable suv from Land Rover was the Freelander. Later they started taking care of it by improving it.
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	A survey of reliable cars and not one Toyota in the list? Sorry, but I am not a good believer/can't accept the facts in this survey it seems. Too many questions are coming up in my thoughts. I'm biased, maybe?
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aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,987 Thanked: 2,963 Times	The list is shocking for sure. Not the reliable one, but the least reliable one. Fiat, Suzuki and Honda were not expected to be there. Specially Suzuki and Honda. BTW, can anyone shed some light on the paramteres involved ?
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