Topic: Where Does Your Car Rank On List Of Most Likely To Need Repairs?

[MKII]

So you're looking for a new car and you're wondering about the one thing we all do - price.

That's one factor that comes into play when a buyer enters a showroom. But here's another. Cars are complicated machines and can often break down. So reliability is also a huge factor.

If that's your yardstick, then you'll want to buy either a Mazda or a Honda.

A British company called Warranty Direct looked at the repair records of 450,000 cars in the U.K. and the U.S. from 33 different manufacturers and concluded that the two Japanese giants came in first and second when it comes to fewest mechanical failures.
 
Only eight percent of Mazdas that were three to nine years old had to be called back to the shop for major overhauls. Hondas had a similar record, at nine percent.

Foreign cars made up the bulk of the list, with Toyota, Mitsubishi and even Kia all ranking in the top five.

What does that mean for the North American models? More headaches and more visits to the garage.

The first domestic make to show up on the list is Ford - and it places 14th. Chrysler ranked only 26th.

Another American classic is at the bottom of the list when it comes to reliability as the vehicle ages. Jeeps were 46 percent more likely to need parts when they'd been in an owner's hands for a number of years.

The news is another sign of why foreign cars continue to outsell those manufactured here. And it's showing in the bottom lines.

The cars least likely to develop mechanical faults after three-nine years of ownership:

1. Mazda: 8.04%
2. Honda: 8.90%
3. Toyota: 15.78%
4. Mitsubishi: 17.04%
5. Kia: 17.39%
6. Subaru: 18.46%
7. Nissan: 18.86%
8. Lexus: 20.05%
9. Mini: 21.90%
10. Citroen: 25.98%


11. Daewoo: 26.30%
12. Hyundai: 26.36%
13. Peugeot: 26.59%
14. Ford: 26.76%
15. Suzuki: 27.20%
16. Porsche: 27.48%
17. Fiat: 28.49%
18. BMW: 28.64%
19. Vauxhall: 28.77%
20. Mercedes: 29.90%


21. Rover: 30.12%
22. Volvo: 31.28%
23. Volkswagen: 31.44%
24. Jaguar: 32.05%
25. Skoda: 32.12%
26. Chrysler: 34.90%
27. Audi: 36.74%
28. Seat: 36.87%
29. Renault: 36.87%


30. Alfa Romeo: 39.13%
31. Saab: 41.59%
32. Land Rover: 44.21%
33. Jeep: 46.36%

Source: Warranty Direct


Article source http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_7242.aspx

[Snowman]

Mechanical failures A very general term. I would like to see a breakdown.

[Mitlov]

Maybe Jeeps would have fewer mechanical failures if people drove Wranglers through suburbia instead of dry riverbeds?  There's too many variables at work here.

[Allen]

at Ford Quality is Job 14 

GM can't even make it in the top 33

[initial_D]

Some disposal cars won't even show up at a garage for repairs - for this survey purpose - if the final billing is too high.

[safristi]

" A BREAKDOWN"...... it's about NO breakdowns...............Madzda DROOLS get yerself a SPEED 'O............3 or 6 incher

[Trainman]

Ours are No. 3 and 7   

Not sure that all Nissan owners would agree with this.  Way to general, should be done by model to make any sense.

What a strange study.  There is not even a firm base line, they use data from 3-9 year old vehicles, not a single base age.  I would think that any vehicle that is 9 years old would require more repairs than one that is 3 years old.  Maybe the Kia information is only 4 years while the Jeep is 9?  (is there 9 years worth of Kia data even?).   Total garbage   

So you're looking for a new car and you're wondering about the one thing we all do - price.

That's one factor that comes into play when a buyer enters a showroom. But here's another. Cars are complicated machines and can often break down. So reliability is also a huge factor.

If that's your yardstick, then you'll want to buy either a Mazda or a Honda.

A British company called Warranty Direct looked at the repair records of 450,000 cars in the U.K. and the U.S. from 33 different manufacturers and concluded that the two Japanese giants came in first and second when it comes to fewest mechanical failures.
 
Only eight percent of Mazdas that were three to nine years old had to be called back to the shop for major overhauls. Hondas had a similar record, at nine percent.

Foreign cars made up the bulk of the list, with Toyota, Mitsubishi and even Kia all ranking in the top five.

What does that mean for the North American models? More headaches and more visits to the garage.

The first domestic make to show up on the list is Ford - and it places 14th. Chrysler ranked only 26th.

Another American classic is at the bottom of the list when it comes to reliability as the vehicle ages. Jeeps were 46 percent more likely to need parts when they'd been in an owner's hands for a number of years.

The news is another sign of why foreign cars continue to outsell those manufactured here. And it's showing in the bottom lines.

The cars least likely to develop mechanical faults after three-nine years of ownership:

1. Mazda: 8.04%
2. Honda: 8.90%
3. Toyota: 15.78%
.....

Source: Warranty Direct


Article source http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_7242.aspx

[AVToller]

  it certainly appears to be another of the trash "studies". The methodology seems to go WAY beyond being questionable. 

[UmroAyyar]

This is the same warranty company cited by VW_Enthusiast to advance his thesis.

[initial_D]

Ahhhh, Studies done by a British Company. Everything is better and sexier with a British Accent. 

[Cord]

MKII, didn't you post this same stuff less than a month ago?

http://www.canadiandriver.com/forum/index.php/topic,50235.20.html

post #27.

[initial_D]

The numbers are the same, the wording is different.  No Major Math here. 

[MKII]

MKII, didn't you post this same stuff less than a month ago?

http://www.canadiandriver.com/forum/index.php/topic,50235.20.html

post #27.

Thanks Cord, when I was reading the article which I posted today, I dd have a feeling I had posted before.

Sorry my bad.

[airbalancer]

Ahhhh, Studies done by a British Company. Everything is better and sexier with a British Accent. 

Is there such a thing like a sexy British Accent then they smile at you

[Cord]

Is there such a thing like a sexy British Accent Huh ROFL then they smile at you

...and offer you dinner.