http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/12...-reliable-cars/
Very interesting car reliability data coming from Germany. A point to note is that this data comes from an agency that performs mandatory car safety inspections and they keep a record of cars that do not pass inspection requirements. Obviously cars that are better maintained by their owners will have a higher percentage of passing.
TÜV-Report 2011, 3 year old cars
Rank Type Complaints
1 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.9%
2 TOYOTA AURIS 2.6%
2 MAZDA 2 2.6%
4 PORSCHE BOXSTER/CAYMAN 2.8%
4 VW GOLF PLUS 2.8%
6 FORD FUSION 3.0%
7 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 3.1%
8 MAZDA 3 3.2%
9 OPEL AGILA 3.3%
9 SUZUKI SX4 3.3%
…
118 KIA SORENTO 9.2%
119 PEUGEOT 407 9.4%
119 ALFA ROMEO 159 9.4%
121 CITROEN C4 9.5%
122 HYUNDAI ATOS 10.0%
123 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 10.1%
124 CITROEN C5 11.5%
125 FIAT PANDA 11.6%
126 RENAULT ESPACE 12.2%
127 DACIA LOGAN 12.5%
TÜV-Report 2011, 10-11 year old cars
Rank Type Complaints
1 PORSCHE 911 9.5%
2 TOYOTA RAV4 10.0%
3 TOYOTA YARIS 16.8%
4 TOYOTA AVENSIS 17.6%
5 MAZDA MX-5 17.9%
6 MERCEDES SLK 18.1%
6 TOYOTA COROLLA 18.1%
8 SUZUKI VITARA 18.4%
9 MERCEDES S-KLASSE 20.7%
10 HONDA ACCORD 21.0%
…
63 OPEL ZAFIRA 31.6%
64 MERCEDES E-KLASSE 31.6%
65 VW PASSAT 32.2%
66 FIAT PUNTO 32.3%
67 CITROEN BERLINGO 32.4%
68 ALFA ROMEO 156 34.4%
69 FIAT BRAVO/BRAVA 36.0%
70 VW SHARAN 36.5%
71 SEAT ALHAMBRA 36.7%
72 FORD GALAXY 37.9%
73 FORD KA 38.9%
I wish such data was available to us.
Very interesting car reliability data coming from Germany. A point to note is that this data comes from an agency that performs mandatory car safety inspections and they keep a record of cars that do not pass inspection requirements. Obviously cars that are better maintained by their owners will have a higher percentage of passing.
TÜV-Report 2011, 3 year old cars
Rank Type Complaints
1 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.9%
2 TOYOTA AURIS 2.6%
2 MAZDA 2 2.6%
4 PORSCHE BOXSTER/CAYMAN 2.8%
4 VW GOLF PLUS 2.8%
6 FORD FUSION 3.0%
7 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 3.1%
8 MAZDA 3 3.2%
9 OPEL AGILA 3.3%
9 SUZUKI SX4 3.3%
…
118 KIA SORENTO 9.2%
119 PEUGEOT 407 9.4%
119 ALFA ROMEO 159 9.4%
121 CITROEN C4 9.5%
122 HYUNDAI ATOS 10.0%
123 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 10.1%
124 CITROEN C5 11.5%
125 FIAT PANDA 11.6%
126 RENAULT ESPACE 12.2%
127 DACIA LOGAN 12.5%
TÜV-Report 2011, 10-11 year old cars
Rank Type Complaints
1 PORSCHE 911 9.5%
2 TOYOTA RAV4 10.0%
3 TOYOTA YARIS 16.8%
4 TOYOTA AVENSIS 17.6%
5 MAZDA MX-5 17.9%
6 MERCEDES SLK 18.1%
6 TOYOTA COROLLA 18.1%
8 SUZUKI VITARA 18.4%
9 MERCEDES S-KLASSE 20.7%
10 HONDA ACCORD 21.0%
…
63 OPEL ZAFIRA 31.6%
64 MERCEDES E-KLASSE 31.6%
65 VW PASSAT 32.2%
66 FIAT PUNTO 32.3%
67 CITROEN BERLINGO 32.4%
68 ALFA ROMEO 156 34.4%
69 FIAT BRAVO/BRAVA 36.0%
70 VW SHARAN 36.5%
71 SEAT ALHAMBRA 36.7%
72 FORD GALAXY 37.9%
73 FORD KA 38.9%
I wish such data was available to us.