The Honda Civic is the UK’s most reliable car according to exclusive research by industry publication, Fleet News.
The survey of more than a million vehicles also revealed the Ford Transit as the most reliable van. The largest vehicle reliability survey in the country, quizzed companies involved in the contract hire and leasing sector and asked them to rate each vehicle they have on their fleet.
The data was revealed at a dinner in London on Tuesday night – an event which saw the unveiling of the annual FN50 guide to the UK’s 50 largest contract hire and leasing companies.
In total, the reliability survey covered 840,000 cars and 183,000 light commercial vehicles. Tables of the top 10 most reliable cars and top five most reliable vans are listed below, as are tables for the most reliable car and van manufacturers.
Stephen Briers, editor of Fleet News said: “This survey is the largest of its kind in the country and is based on feedback from those who really know about the reliability of vehicles – people who run hundreds of thousands of vehicles over many hundreds of thousands of miles.”
The survey saw Honda score highly, with the Civic in top spot followed by the Jazz in third and Accord in fourth place. BMW was second and fifth with the 3 Series and 5 Series respectively, while Mini placed eighth.
Overall, BMW was named as the most reliable car manufacturer – although it finished tied for top spot with Honda, more contract hire and leasing companies voted BMW as top.
The Ford Transit was named most reliable van, with its Transit Connect sister model third, while Ford took the overall reliability title.
TABLES
Most reliable car
1. Honda Civic
2. BMW 3 Series
3. Honda Jazz
4. Honda Accord
5. BMW 5 Series
6. Audi A4
7. Mercedes Benz C-Class
8. Mini
9. Toyota Avensis
10. Volkswagen Golf
Most reliable car manufacturer
1. BMW
2. Honda
3. Audi
4. Toyota
5. Volkswagen
6. Mercedes-Benz
7. Ford
8. Mazda
9. Nissan
10. Skoda
Most reliable van
1. Ford Transit
2. Vauxhall Astravan
3. Ford Transit Connect
4. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
5. Volkswagen Transporter
Most reliable van manufacturer
1. Ford
2. Mercedes-Benz
3. Volkswagen
4. Vauxhall
5. Peugeot
