Who wouldn't desire (rather than merely want) a reliable car? Well, according to this year’s What Car? Reliability Survey, which compiles data from almost 25,000 Brits on how their car has treated them, the answer is… most of us.
The results for cars up to five years old were as perplexing as they were predictable, but what was most stark was just how badly the brands that are generally considered to be the most desirable – aspirational, even – fared.
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Conclusions:
a. Rich people buy premium European cars that prefer technology over reliability. Their wealth allows them to buy at least two, for redundancy. Rich people who drive long distances buy Lexus.
b. Recommendation: Buy Japanese or South Korean
c. Chinese manufacturers are on a similar path as the South Korean
d. Stellantis is a conglomerate of many car manufacturers, none is interested in reliability
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Drive carefully!!
Autocar has a part to play but won't - never mentions reliability issues any "premium" brands it gushes over - JLR, BMW, Merc etc but is happy to point out, with the usual cliches, problems with Fiats, Alfas et al. Never once, to my knowledge, brought up all the global lawsuits VW group had for its DSG transmissions. Too scared to risk losing advertising revenue.