We often hear that this or that brand, or that this or that country is famous reliability of their cars. But what exactly makes a car reliable? Brands known for their reliability often are long experience in the industry and a reliable reputation. They invest in quality control at every stage of production, ensuring that their vehicles are compliant the highest standards. But if the reliability of the brand is summed up only by age, then at the top of the rating would be, for example, Peugeot, Mercedes and Renault. However, this is far from the case, even if Tesla and some Chinese brands can confirm this theory.

The importance of quality control

There is also importance research and development. We analyze and control every product or mechanical component. Then we improve the technology and technique, we react, we modify, we transform. Even better: you learn from your mistakes using new quality parts, thereby reducing the risk of premature component failure. More about customer service, consumer reviews and reliability studies also provide valuable information. They allow chart performance for each model and to solve failures that are not necessarily detected at the design stage.

Every year, the British magazine WhatCar? trained review of the most reliable car brands. It is based on feedback from 25,000 used owners. For this year’s ranking, the studied models are aged from 6 to 20 years. Durability, which theoretically makes it possible to accurately measure their reliability. The first instructive observation: out of 10 brands at the top of the ranking, 6 are Japanese, but 8 Asians. Suzuki there is a big premiere, p 94.7% are satisfied. Lexus and its parent company Toyota are in the second and third positions, respectively.

10 most reliable brands of used cars

• 1: Suzuki (94.7%)
• 2: Lexus (92.7%)
• 3: Toyota (91.7%)
• 4: Honda (90.7%)
• 5: Kia (89.6%)
• 6: Mitsubishi (87.5%)
• 7: Mazda (86.6%)
• 8: Hyundai (85.9%)
• 9: Skoda (83.4%)
• 10: SEAT (83.1%)

And vice versa, The brands considered least trustworthy at the end of this study are mostly European brands. Citroën with 60.3% satisfaction level only, good last. Peugeot is not far away, at 25^d position. But in the end, the British brands were the worst. Land Rover is penultimateJaguar 23^dMini 21^d and Vauxhall 20^d … Subaru and Nissan, although the Japanese (so usually known for their reliability) only have 26^d and 22^d rank As well as the fact that some footage is difficult to verify…

10 most unreliable brands of used cars

• 30: Citroën (60.3%)
• 29: Land Rover (61.3%)
• 28: Tesla (69.2%)
• 27: Mercedes-Benz (75.1%)
• 26: Subaru (75.6%)
• 25: Peugeot (75.7%)
• 24: Fiat (76.5%)
• 23: Jaguar (76.9%)
• 22: Nissan (77.1%)
• 21: Min (77.3%)
• 20: Vauxhall (77.4%)

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