Survey has revealed British workers are still tops for building cars with long-term reliability – half of the cars in the top-10 of the most reliable are British built.
The survey of 111 models, carried out in association with Warranty Direct, revealed that Japanese manufacturers top the charts with Honda at the number one position, closely followed by Lexus, the luxury arm of Toyota.
Congratulations are due to the thousands of British workers responsible for building some of the most reliable cars on our roads today. The Honda Accord, which topped the survey, was built here until 2002 and the previous model Honda Civic, which finished runner up, was also constructed in the UK.
Other British-built cars in the top 10 are the Nissan Micra in fifth and the Jaguar X-type in seventh. The Oxfordshire-built Mini is ranked eighth in the survey.
38,000 vehicles were surveyed with an average age of 4.9 years.
The Land Rover finished at the bottom ten of the 111 models surveyed, along with the Jaguar XK8. The most unreliable model was the Renault Espace.
"The annual reliability survey is a thorough and helpful guide that should be a key part of the decision-making process for any car buyer, whatever their budget. And it's great to see so many British-built cars doing so well," the Sun quoted What Car? editor Steve Fowler as saying.
Steve claims that drivers can improve the reliability of their cars, simply by "being kind to them".
"Follow the service schedule and keep on top of maintenance. Get any strange noises or unusual handling checked," he added.
Top 10 car manufacturers
1) Honda
2) Lexus
3) Mini
4) Nissan
5) Toyota
6) Citroen
7) BMW
8) Peugeot
9) Vauxhall
10) Ford
