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Reliabilty Survey


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I always read this stuff with a big pinch of salt.

Same here. The main worry is that the data is coming from a self-selected group of owners who were willing to pay for an extended warranty. It also doesn't help you choose a newer car because it tells you about cars that have been covered by Warranty Direct for a few years.

Looking at the actual list of the worst cars, though, it doesn't really support the headline. Take the worst 5:

1. MG Rover (failure rate: 1 in 13)2. Audi (failure rate: 1 in 27)

3. Mini (failure rate: 1 in 40)

4. Saab (failure rate: 1 in 40)

5. Vauxhall (failure rate: 1 in 41)

Mini engines are from a JV with Peugot, iirc? So the nationalities of the engines involved are:

1. GB

2. DE

3. FR

4. SE

5. GB

Not exactly good news for Germany, but not exactly a rounding condemnation of them, either.

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One of these recent Warranty Direct surveys condemned Subarus both for poor reliability and cost of repair.

The most casual investigation of the figures showed the truth to be a relatively small number of catastrophic engine failures, almost entirely badly modified, grey import Imprezas sold through non-franchise dealers.

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Looking at the actual list of the worst cars, though, it doesn't really support the headline. Take the worst 5:

Mini engines are from a JV with Peugot, iirc? So the nationalities of the engines involved are:

1. GB

2. DE

3. FR

4. SE

5. GB

Not exactly good news for Germany, but not exactly a rounding condemnation of them, either.

Many of the Vx and Saab diesel engines are Fiat's 1.9, or the Isuzu 3.0 V6.

And of course where the engines are built has a big bearing. The desgin might be sound, but sh1tty build might put paid to that.

It really is way to variable!

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