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Most reliable cars?

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  • 03-03-2016 11:56am
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    Dohnjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 17,783 ✭✭✭✭


    When I try to look up a definitive list of the most reliable cars it keeps pointing me towards this strange list from Warranty direct - http://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100

    Is it accurate? I mean if I look in the top 5, the Kalos, the Lancer and the MX-5 - those percentages, looks like a very small sample size has led them to the top


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    Special Circumstances
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    Try jd power? That link you have is from a warranty supplier and we all know insurance companies have a different understanding of statistics than people with a bit of common sense.


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    grogi
    Registered Users Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭grogi


    Dohnjoe wrote: »
    When I try to look up a definitive list of the most reliable cars it keeps pointing me towards this strange list from Warranty direct - http://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100

    Is it accurate? I mean if I look in the top 5, the Kalos, the Lancer and the MX-5 - those percentages, looks like a very small sample size has led them to the top

    Check http://www.truedelta.com/ as well. It is US based - but you'll get some European models as well.


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    Dohnjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 17,783 ✭✭✭✭Dohnjoe


    Thanks, I also just found http://www.anusedcar.com/ - German stats (in English) with each brand based on 500 cars minimum and done via ADAC when a car visits the garage


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    grogi
    Registered Users Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭grogi


    Dohnjoe wrote: »
    Thanks, I also just found http://www.anusedcar.com/ - German stats (in English) with each brand based on 500 cars minimum and done via ADAC when a car visits the garage

    Dekra and Tuv stats are not very good IMHO - they are based on the percentages of the cars failing a German version of NCT. It is more a test of how well the service network works for particular brand - and not surprising - you'll get the best service for the German cars.

    Much better is ADAC (AA in here) stats that states how many particular car required help by mobile ADAC team. They cross check that with the number of registered vehicles of particular type.


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    MillField
    Registered Users Posts: 635 ✭✭✭MillField


    Nissan Micra should be in a reliability category of it's own! Nothing breaks those things.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    www.autoexpress.co.uk and www.carbuyer.co.uk also have reliability indexes


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    grogi
    Registered Users Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭grogi


    biko wrote: »
    www.autoexpress.co.uk and www.carbuyer.co.uk also have reliability indexes

    Those are exactly same stats, coming from users' feedback.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Yes, www.carsurvey.org use people's feedback too.
    With all that entails, e.g. unhappy users are more likely to sign up to a site to complain etc..


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    dogmatix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭dogmatix


    MillField wrote: »
    Nissan Micra should be in a reliability category of it's own! Nothing breaks those things.

    Unless it's a Nissan Micra K12.


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    JohnBoy26
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    What year of car are you thinking of buying and what is your other requirements. That will have a big bearing on determining what king of car you should look for.


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    Dohnjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 17,783 ✭✭✭✭Dohnjoe


    grogi wrote: »
    Dekra and Tuv stats are not very good IMHO - they are based on the percentages of the cars failing a German version of NCT. It is more a test of how well the service network works for particular brand - and not surprising - you'll get the best service for the German cars.

    Much better is ADAC (AA in here) stats that states how many particular car required help by mobile ADAC team. They cross check that with the number of registered vehicles of particular type.

    Ah yes thanks, do you have a link? I think I've found the site, but not sure where to go for the reliability figures


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    grogi
    Registered Users Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭grogi


    Dohnjoe wrote: »
    Ah yes thanks, do you have a link? I think I've found the site, but not sure where to go for the reliability figures

    ADAC (in German): https://www.adac.de/infotestrat/unfall-schaeden-und-panne/pannenstatistik/

    TÜV reports: http://www.anusedcar.com/

    DEKRA: www.used-car-report.com


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    Arkady
    Registered Users Posts: 433 ✭✭Arkady


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    What year of car are you thinking of buying and what is your other requirements. That will have a big bearing on determining what king of car you should look for.

    Exactly. Manufacturer's change their models on average every six years. Reliability of a particular model release is the best guide, not the make, or worse, going by original nationality of the brand name, never mind the current holding company.


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