These are the LEAST reliable car manufacturers and models according to the people that own them

BRITAIN’S least reliable car manufacturers and models have been revealed, according to a new research.

Leading new car buying platform, What Car?, surveyed 24,927 motorists on 248 models and 32 brands find the most dependable vehicles.

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So which are the least trustworthy motors on the market?

Brits who own a Land Rover Discovery will be disappointed to hear it scooped the unenviable prize of least reliable motor with a score of just 70.7 per cent.

Two Audi models – the Q5 and the A3 – make up the top three least reliable models.

And motorists who own a Peugeot 3008 diesel (74.4 per cent) and the Volkswagen Touran (75.2 per cent) will not be happy as they only fare marginally better.

In terms of brands, Jeep took the wooden spoon with a measly reliability rating of 77 per cent.

Land Rover was not far behind as the second-least reliable brand with a rating of 81.4 per cent.

Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Peugeot rounded off the top-five of least reliable manufacturers in the UK.

As for the most reliable cars in the country, four models achieved a perfect 100% score.

Thee current versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Mini Convertible got perfect marks.

While the used-only Kia Soul (2014-2019) and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (2017-2021) were also top motors.

At brand level, Lexus was named as the most dependable with an overall score of 98.4 per cent, followed by Toyota on 97.2 per cent.

Hybrids are the type of car to choose if your priority is reliability. Cars in this class scored an average of 95.4% and they took first place in four of the other 11 categories.

By contrast, electric cars averaged 90.9%, making them the third least dependable class, ahead of only luxury cars and luxury SUVs. 

The survey asked owners of cars aged up to five years old whether their car had gone wrong in the past two years, how long repairs took and how much they cost, with these factors determining the score. 

Of the 24,927 drivers surveyed, 21% had experienced a fault with their car and, although 83% of faults were repaired free of charge, 9% cost between £101 and £500, and an unlucky 2% paid more than £1500.

Although 37% of cars could still be driven and were fixed within a day, 26% took more than a week to repair. 

What Car? editor Steve Huntingford said: “Everyone is feeling the pinch right now, so unexpected car repair bills are the last thing any of us need.

“The secret to keeping motoring costs down is to select the make and model of your new or used car carefully. Pick a dependable one and you should have no nasty surprises.

“And you don’t have to break the bank to buy a reliable car, because some of the highest scoring brands sell some of the most affordable models.” 

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