The most reliable and repairable cars

13 December 2018

Not without a couple of surprises

All concerned with the problem of reliability of cars. Even someone who sells the vehicle before the expiration of the official warranty, interested in the fact that the car rarely broke down. First, any damage requires time to repair, and it can catch at the wrong time. Second, prevailing among motorists an idea of the reliability or unreliability of a particular brand or a particular model significantly affects the cost of car in the secondary market.

The problem is that unlike power, speed, size, and other parameters of reliability it is virtually impossible to measure. But the American company CarMD involved in the maintenance of vehicles and telematic systems, decided to identify the most reliable machine. But at the same time identified and the most maintainable. To do this, she studied statistics at 5.6 million vehicles manufactured between 1996 and 2018. All of them had one thing in common: once on their dashboard lit up the Check Engine error.

In some insights CarMD seem expected and banal. But experts managed to surprise.

Ten most trusted brands

The list of most trusted brands was predictable. Almost all pedestal was occupied by the Japanese brand. In the top ten included only three representatives of other countries: Hyundai, Buick and Mercedes-Benz.

1. Toyota
2. Acura
3. Hyundai
4. Honda
5. Mitsubishi
6. Subaru
7. Buick
8. Mercedes-Benz
9. Lexus
10. Nissan

Ten brands with the cheapest repair

Also, CarMD has identified the brands with the cheapest repair. In this case, taking into account the cost of correcting the situation once on the dashboard Check Engine appeared.

1. Mazda ($286)
2. Kia ($320)
3. Dodge ($326)
4. Hyundai ($328)
5. Chrysler ($329)
6. Jeep ($339)
7. Chevrolet ($341)
8. Volkswagen ($358)
9. Honda ($427)
10. Toyota ($462)

Ten most reliable models

And here is the main surprise: the leader of the rating of the most reliable car was the Audi Q5. The German crossover fame is not the most tenacious of the machine, so to see her in the first place was somewhat surprising. But the other places were taken by "Honda" and "Subaru", diluted the SUV, GMC Acadia and Volvo XC90.

1. 2016 Audi Q5
2. 2017 Honda Civic
3. 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
4. 2017 Honda CR-V
5. 2017 Honda HR-V
6. 2017 GMC Acadia
7. 2015 Subaru Forester
8. 2016 Honda CR-V
9. 2016 Honda Civic
10. 2016 Volvo XC90

Ten models with the cheapest repair

In addition, analysts calculated, and ten models with the most affordable repair. Again leading Asia: the entire top ten was occupied by the representatives of Japan and South Korea.

1. 2017 Hyundai Tucson ($67)
2. 2017 Hyundai Accent ($69)
3. 2016 Kia Rio ($70)
4. 2014 Toyota Prius C ($83)
5. 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage ($84)
6. 2017 Kia Soul ($88)
7. 2016 Kia Forte ($90)
8. 2016 Hyundai Tucson ($91)
9. 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ($92)
10. 2017 Toyota 4Runner ($107)