Japanese Cars born in Britain are really reliable according to study

For the annual What Car? And Warranty Direct survey, British built Japanese cars are the victors. For the third consecutive year, Honda is the leader.

Out of the top ten most dependable cars, six carries Japanese brands but are built in Britain. Out of the six, there are four Hondas. All in all, Honda has six entries to the honorary ten making it the number one brand followed by Toyota and Subaru in the third place.

Top 10

Model/ Years made/ Faults per 100 cars
1    Toyota Corolla/ ’00-’02/ British Built /3
2    Honda CR-V / ’97-’02 / British Built / 5
3    Honda HR-V/’99-’05 /6
3    Toyota Celica /’00-’06 / 6
5    Honda S2000 /’99-now/7
6    BMW 3 Series Compact /’94-’01/ 9
6    Honda Civic /’96-’01 /British Built /9
6    Honda Accord /’99-’03 /British Built /  9
9    Honda Civic/‘01-’05 /British Built /10
10    Nissan Micra/’98-’02 /British Buil/11

Bottom 10
1    Alfa Romeo GTV /’96-’03 / 97
2    Renault Espace /’97-’02 / 77
3    Jaguar XK8 /’96-’06 /26
4    Renault Laguna/’00-’07/55
5    Fiat Multipla /’99-now/ 52            
6    Volvo S80 /’98-’06 /51
7    Land Rover Freelander  /’00-’06/48
7    Land Rover Range Rover /’95-’02/ 48            
7    Audi Allroad /’00-’05/ 48
10    Seat Alhambra / ’00-now /47

Manufacturer league table

1   Honda (also makes Acura parts like Acura belts)
2   Toyota
3   Subaru
4   Lexus
5   Mini
6   Nissan
7   Ford
8   Citroën
9   Rover
10  BMW
11  Peugeot
12  Mercedes
13=  Fiat
13=  Vauxhall
15  Volkswagen
16  MG
17  Jaguar
18  Volvo
19  Skoda
20  Audi
21  Saab
22  Chrysler
23  Seat
24  Alfa Romeo
25  Renault
26  Land Rover

Duncan McClure Fisher, Warranty Direct managing director, said: ‘The data proves that expensive doesn’t necessarily mean reliable.  The more mechanically and electronically complicated a vehicle, especially if it’s of European origin, the more likely you are to suffer problems.’