The UK's most and least reliable used cars

Bacchu5: Thanks for the personal attack. Two of us state warranty figures. Doesn't that tell you anything? Our comments were on an article where the figures came from a warranty company. Love money decide to reissue this report with a changed source of data, but kept the old comments. Perhaps if you read the reports here more regularly you would know that. Owning a German car or a small number will not increase an understanding of it's reliability. However, reading articles like this one, JD Power and Consumer.org etc, analyse far larger data sets and so the figures are more meaningful. Don't you understand how statistics work? For example, in a recent JD Power survey for the UK, BMW came bottom of the list for reliability. I know German cars are not worth their high cost thanks to reliability figures I find in these large surveys I mention. Oh, and I also check the monthly recall details that never never looks good for German cars. Do you? I once read a comment on the internet that stated 'German cars are a masterclass of image over quality'. I completely agree with the poster. Maybe if you were to check industry standard and respected organisations you would be better informed. I don't think your individual experience from ownership of reliability is relevant to the overall analyse. The organisations I have mentioned use huge datasets. I also read reports from other organisations/ magazines, etc, thereby covering data collected from large datasets. Maybe if you studied form better from the respected review companies, you would not make your ridiculous comments. Before anybody says it, JD Power and Consumer.org are American companies. But JD Power also release UK figures and the American market is huge so statistical data is more accurate, as many cars are now global.

I'm nor sure where the comments about the figures originating from a warrantee firm (nicknuts and photoping). The blurb states "The reliability survey from the experts at WhatCar? is a good place to start, as it is based on polling of car owners across the country, breaking down the most and least reliable motors in a host of categories, based on factors like how often they’d had to get their motor fixed in the previous 12 months, and the cost of putting things right should issues arise. Nicknut's comment about German cars is ridiculous if, as he says, he hasn't actually owned one. Mercedes may be a brand to avoid but plenty more were either 100% or getting close. Even the worst was at 75%. I bought 4 Japanese cars in a row and they were no more reliable or unreliable than any other car I've had, including 4 VWs.

I own a Toyota Arius. I've had it 3.5 years now. Its been faultless. However I wouldn't recommend it now to others. WHY? Because thieves have taken a real shine to the catalytic converters on these and similar hybrid models from Toyota. Have one stolen and its an insurance job to repair. Probably in excess of £1000 to repair. Current waiting time for a genuine replacement - about 8 weeks. Toyota say its not their fault and they offer a catlock and tilt sensor at a no profit rate. Cost £300. But do they warn new customers or existing owners of the potential threat to their vehicles or the consequences of the theft? what do you think? And customers are already out of pocket for a possible insurance excess and an increase in future premiums, all for buying a more environmentally friendly than other petrol or diesel cars. Toyota do little in reality to combat the thefts. The rate of theft has increased over time and they've done hardly anything practical to reduce the incidence of theft, to warn their customers or to press for increased police action and penalties for offender. Who regulates scrap metal merchants - its your local authority whose priorities of course lie elsewhere. Its entirely possible that the stolen cats are crushed and exported to a less well regulated country for recovery of the enclosed precious metals. But believe me its big business. And the thieves? they might get £150 for the cat and its precious metals inside. The task takes a skilled team 2 minutes and a slow team 3 minutes. Jack the car up at the side place a spare wheel under the front wheel in case the car slips from the jack, cut through exhaust pipe with battery powered saw, undo two bolt and they're done. remove cat, spare wheel, lower jack. Its so easy.