| Over the last decade cars have become increasingly | | | | surprisingly, the most reliable car make on the road |
| reliable. However, large variations in reliability | | | | today. It wasn't long ago that Skoda was ridiculed for |
| performance do still exist, and reliability is certainly | | | | being extremely unreliable and hard on the eye, but |
| something that should be considered when purchasing | | | | they've worked intensively on the reliability of their cars. |
| a car and deciding whether a warranty is required. A | | | | If you're concerned about being able to drive from one |
| warranty is a type of insurance policy, meaning that if | | | | place to another at any time then consider purchasing |
| a covered part suffers a mechanical or electrical | | | | a Skoda. 'Practical and exciting. Don't see that very |
| failure resulting in a breakdown, the warranty will cover | | | | often' - it's certainly practical and is unlikely to let you |
| the cost of replacement parts and labour. Therefore | | | | down. |
| there is full peace of mind as you know that you will | | | | Moving on to the top 5 list car manufacturers don't |
| never be left with a huge repair bill to pay. | | | | want to be in, Jaguar comes in at number 5. Known |
| Warranty Direct and Motoreasy are the two main | | | | more for its looks and performance rather than |
| providers of warranties in the UK. As a price guideline, | | | | reliability, many people would see this as a fair |
| a 4 year old Peugeot that has traveled 40,000 miles | | | | trade-off. Land Rover comes in as the 4th most |
| will cost £230 to cover for one year. However, | | | | unreliable car. Derided as a car that is unpractical and |
| most cars come with a 3 year warranty and if it | | | | unnecessary for city roads it also appears that it is |
| doesn't come as standard then many retailers offer a | | | | unreliable. With the huge increase in taxes in the UK |
| warranty separately. When deciding whether to | | | | planned for high polluting vehicles a hard time could be |
| purchase a warranty separately you need to consider | | | | in store for the Land Rover. Next up is Subaru, |
| the reliability of your car. | | | | followed by the Jeep in second position. The jeep was |
| Warranty Direct have gathered data from millions of | | | | really designed for off-road pursuits so perhaps it isn't |
| pounds worth of claims every year to compile the | | | | surprising to see it struggling in the reliability stakes as |
| 'Reliability Index', a complete guide to the reliability of | | | | they weren't originally designed for the roads. Finally, |
| cars on the road today. One interesting finding is that | | | | the most unreliable car on the road today is Porsche. If |
| 25% of cars suffer mechanical failure at some point | | | | a Porsche is your only mode of transport you may |
| between its 4th and 5th year on the road, just as the | | | | want to consider purchasing another more reliable car |
| manufacturer's standard warranty expires. However, | | | | or certainly a warranty. Whilst it is a high-performance |
| huge variations in reliability do exist, as illustrated by our | | | | car Lexus have shown that you can be fast and |
| five best and worst performers below. | | | | reliable, as they came in as the 6th most reliable car |
| Ford come in at number 5, with Suzuki and Honda at | | | | make on the road. |
| positions 4 and 3 respectively. Honda with its 'The | | | | Therefore if you're looking for a car purely to get you |
| Power of Dreams' slogan appears to live up to its | | | | from one place to another consider purchasing a |
| word with a highly reliable range of cars. Mazda | | | | Skoda. If you're concerned about performance, speed, |
| comes in second place, with Skoda, perhaps | | | | and looks then Lexus are certainly worth considering. |