What car do you most commonly see broken down?

freshpopcorn

Either on the side of the road or up on a tow truck?

For me it has to be the Opel Insignia.

appledrop

Snap, freshpopcorn, I was going to say the exact same!

I also see a good few Land Rover Discovery's and relatively new ones aswell!

Also a fair few Renaults /Citroën wouldn't know the models, but in fairness they tend to be older cars.

magicbastarder

land rover/range rover are famous for their unreliability.

worst in this list too, by an eyewatering margin (the gap between first and second last is 11.1%, and the gap between second last and last is nearly the same).

https://www.whatcar.com/news/2020-what-car-reliability-survey-brands/n20069

appledrop

I must admit I have a little chuckle when I see the broken down Land Rover and think imagine spending 100 grand on a car that doesnt even work!

Hope that doesn't mean I'm evil!

HerrKapitan

I mostly see BMW or Audi, but I think it has a lot to do with a specific motor centre being nearby where they are being transported to.

tabby aspreme

Pal of mine in the towing business, and it's Discoverys, Range Rovers, and VAG cars, mostly under a year old, they seem to sort out the problems after that

NIMAN

Funny its a thing not seen as much as you used to, which I assume means most cars are getting more reliable over time?

I have seen 3 cars on the back of a breakdown truck in maybe the last 12 months. IIRC they were an Insignia, a BMW and an Audi.

fryup

bmw

i don't whether there broken down, or is it travelling salesmen/businessmen taking important calls/emails on the side of the road😐️

Capt'n Midnight

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117814285#Comment_117814285

The Australians have a saying. If you want to go into the Outback, take a Landrover. If you want to come back, take a Landcruiser.

kaahooters

Poorly maintained ones.

Water2626262

Re Land Rover I find you do see a lot of older models parked up with collapsed air suspension.