Suzuki has topped What Automobile?’s newest reliability survey, however luxurious automobiles and SUVs have been highlighted as probably the most problematic segments.

What Automobile? has analysed suggestions from 25,000 automobile homeowners in affiliation with MotorEasy for used automobiles aged between six and 20 years previous.

The info consists of 30 manufacturers and greater than 400 completely different fashions. 

Luxurious SUVs had the bottom common rating of 69.5%, with the Land Rover Discovery (2004-2017) that includes the worst ranking of all at 47.8%. 

Suzuki achieved the best model ranking, at 94.7%, bolstered by the Vitara small SUV (2015-present) which scored 99.3% and the Swift small automobile (2010-2017) which gained 98.1%.

Japanese manufacturers occupied six of the highest 10 most dependable model positions, whereas on the different finish of the size, Citroën and Land Rover acquired the bottom model reliability scores, of 60.3% and 61.3% respectively.

Small automobiles had the best general reliability scores, with the Honda Jazz (2015-2020) attaining a 100% rating.

Additionally attaining a 100% reliability rating was the Kia Soul (2014-2019) small SUV, and the Kia Niro Hybrid (2016-2022).

For the survey, homeowners have been requested if their car had gone unsuitable prior to now 24 months, how lengthy repairs took and the way a lot they value, with the general rating expressed as a share.

Of the older automobile drivers surveyed, 26.5% of homeowners mentioned their automobile had gone unsuitable prior to now 24 months.

Of automobiles that had gone unsuitable, 13.1% have been repaired underneath guarantee. Though most restore payments have been lower than £500, 6.5% of homeowners needed to pay out greater than £1500 to get their automobiles fastened. 

These older automobiles weren’t at all times fast and simple to repair; faults rendered 20.5% of automobiles undriveable and 23.4% of people who went unsuitable spent greater than every week within the storage. 

What Automobile? client editor Claire Evans mentioned: “Regardless of the potential value financial savings, used automobiles are costlier to purchase than a yr in the past, and reliability is extra necessary than ever when you don’t wish to be hit by costly and probably time-consuming restore payments.”

Jaguar Land Rover has already commented on its points round reliability, saying lately that “high quality is the important space of focus for Jaguar Land Rover UK’s senior group because it shifts from a volume-driven status automobile competitor to achieve its ambition of being an organization with a “home of manufacturers” offering “fashionable luxurious” merchandise and experiences”.

The corporate goals to shift from promoting new automobiles in excessive volumes to being a “fashionable luxurious model.” and its “Reimagine” company technique is designed to maneuver it away from the “crowded” mass premium market, and let it play to its strengths.

High 10 most dependable manufacturers (automobiles aged six to twenty years previous)

Backside 10 most dependable manufacturers (automobiles aged six to twenty years previous)