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Land Rover and Jaguar get low reliability ranking
24 Jul 2009Popular Land Rover and Jaguar models are among the least reliable vehicles in a survey of more than 84,000 cars featured in Which? Car magazine today.
Jaguar's S-type and XF as well as Land Rover's Freelander and Discovery were relegated to positions towards the bottom of the most reliable list compiled by the magazine.
The least reliable model of all was the Audi A5 with a score of 75.8% while the most reliable, on 98.5%, was the Honda Accord.
Which? Car, which looked at vehicles up to eight years old, said owners reported problems with the electronics of the Audi A5.
In contrast, Japanese models dominated the most reliable top 10, with the Honda Jazz (2008 to the present) second, the Honda Jazz (2002-2008) sixth and the Honda Civic Hybrid (2006 to the present) seventh.
The overall reliability score was based on the number of breakdowns, faults and niggles reported by owners.
Which? Car editor Richard Headland said: "Owning a reliable car can make the difference between getting your summer holiday off to a flying start and sitting on the hard shoulder of the M6. You can't do better than the Honda Accord, which is one of the most reliable cars we've ever surveyed.
"Japanese cars in the main seem to run like clockwork, although there are a few exceptions to the rule. It's also encouraging to see good reliability scores for the best-selling Ford Fiesta and other small, economical cars."
These were the 10 most reliable cars:
Car score
1. Honda Accord (2008-present) 98.5%
2. Honda Jazz (2008-present) 98.2%
3. Daihatsu Sirion (2005-present) 97.5%
4. Hyundai i30 (2007-present) 96.8%
5. Ford Fiesta (2008-present) 96.2%
6. Honda Jazz (2002-2008) 95.9%
7. Honda Civic Hybrid (2006-present) 95.7%
8. Citroen C1 (2005-present) 95.7%
9. Toyota Prius (2004-present) 95.0%
10. Mazda 3 (2004-2008) 94.4%
These were the least reliable cars:
112. Hyundai Santa Fe (2006-present) 82.2%
113. Jaguar S-type (1999-2007) 81.2%
114. Volvo XC90 (2002-present) 80.6%
115. Land Rover Freelander (2006-present) 80.1%
116. Ford S-Max (2006-present) 79.9%
117. Land Rover Discovery (2004-present) 79.5%
118. Alfa Romeo 159 (2006-present) 79.0%
119. Jaguar XF (2008-present) 78.0%
120. Ford Galaxy (2006-present) 76.3%
121. Audi A5 (2007-present) 75.8%
