As a self employed recovery truck operator for over25 years about 85% of my business came from German cars and Range rover. People often ask which cars are the most reliable, my advice was always the same "buy Japanese".(apart from Mazda RX8). Very few people took my advice, on the bright side I was always busy. Thank you Germany!!!
@saidassimkus1133 Just traded my Skoda Octavia estate (bought because taxi drivers use them) in for a Toyota Corolla touring sports. The Skoda's fuel injectors were wearing out around 118,000 miles (legend says the engines can last up to 400,000 plus miles ?)causing the engine to idle very roughly, and I had spent £2000 to have parts of the suspension replaced to no avail, rattling again because of a failed bush. So rather than throw another couple of thousand at it I did some research for a bullet proof reliable car. The Toyota Corolla came up again and again, so I bought one. A superior car in every possible way.
Problem is, most people get the BMWs with the shit chocolate engines which is why BMWs are down on reliability but I bet if you did a count based on x20i, x30i, x35i and x40i you'll see the bigger engined ones hardly ever breaking down
Being a technician and having years of experience with mechanical breakdown insurance (extended warranties) I can say that if the cost factor is removed the results would remain the same. I love German cars for their looks, sporty build, solid feel, etc. However when working on them you do notice that certain parts are not manufactured as robust as they were previously. Up to the mid 2000's German cars were bullet proof, but it started changing when they started going eco friendly. Trying to push more power out of smaller engines, using lighter materials. This started affecting the longevity of their parts. Forget about the gadgets and electronics. I'm taking about engine and transmission internals as well as suspension parts. Remember that not all German cars have tons of electronics. The VW Polo or Up, the A class, Audi A1 and 1 series did not make it on this list. The Auris for example has equal amount of tech as a mid spec Golf and even comes in hybrid. From the French cars on this list the Renault Kangoo is powered by a Nissan engine and the Peugeot is basically an Aygo. Japanese cars are generally built to last. If you see how Japcars are abused in some countries and yet they don't give up, you would throw in the towel on this argument. We not saying that Japanese is better to drive, it's just more reliable. Despite this if I had money to throw away I would definitely drive German cars just for the thrill. Like Matt mentioned in his previous videos like these, if you want to drive a car that's not boring, make sure that you know what can go wrong and take out an extended warranty if need be . If you haven't had any major issues with your car then that's great. 👍
I always wanted E60 525-535d or E92 as my first car, it was my goal Driven some BMWs to see how they are to drive etc And they are really good to drive i admit, you sit super low and it just feels sporty Then i did a test drive on a 1st gen Mazda 6 and dear god i fell in love instantly It looks lowkey aggresive, its comfortable, its so fucking tight to drive and gives you confidence to throw it in corners at speed, the manual gearbox is really short and when you change gears it feels and sounds like you are reloading a shotgun lol you get that 'click' Even my friend that drives A6 fell in love with the gearbox And Mazda is one of the most generous manufacturers, i got everything on it except leather seats, which i am glad, and heated seats which i am sad it doesnt it have but okay Got all of that for like 1/5 of the price of a high milage, no specced, diesel E92 320d lol
Еngine broke, turbo broke, suspension brokе only for 120k km while problems started as back as 65k on a brand new 2017 nissan xtrail and i was definetley abusing to the max so huge no, they don't last hard usage with those small engines and money saved everywhere to hit the price range =) No prob at all till 85k for now with my 2018 A6 tho hitting speed limiter on daily basis and stuff.
I got a cheap 2005 Mercedes S211 two years ago and it is the best german car and best car in general I’ve owned so far, especially with the OM646 taxi engine, it’s just unbreakable. When I was searching for cars, there was a W211 with 760.000km for sale lmao I hope the Germans find their way back to the good old german engineering one day.
I got the American version the fit I mean other than an alternator snapped axle, muffler falling off rockers rusted off no power steering to the right, struts bottoming out and a few holes in the bottom of the frame. There's no issues with the engine but you can tell that transmission is starting to go
Take in consideration the abuse suffered by an BMW M3 for ex, in compare with Honda jazz or other 900kg little rabbit from top10. The top doesn't show reality...
The ‘Jazzy’ list if you don’t have much time: 15th Fiat 500L 14th Toyota RAV4 13th Toyota Yaris 12th Renault Kangoo 11th Honda Civic 10th Peugeot 107 9th Hyundai i20 8th Suzuki Alto 7th Kia Rio 6th Kia Cee’d 5th Toyota Aygo 4th Mazda MX5 3rd Toyota Auris 2nd Mazda 2 1st Honda Jazz
Probably they meant cars from at least 2010, but I think that it stll should be separated by categories/segments. The repair prices for many of the cars on this video is super high, though. I would shot myself if my old car had those problems and the repair price was that high.
Top ten is just japanese and korean.. and then there is that one sneaky little Peugeot lol. I remember it being based on Aygo though? No wonder if true.
I own Mazda 2 2010, it almost hit 300k and surprisingly never had any issues or major problem... It's just so amazing how this car can keep up this long!
After coming from two VW GTIs, a BMW 320d, then Audi A3 I went Mazda2 for cost reasons, a real step down (I thought). But after such a pleasurable experience and many road trips with this little runabout, it was a no brainer to upgrade to a Mazda CX-5 which has also been such a pleasure to drive.
Most issues appear to be gear boxes, so probably automatics in general. Honda jazz only issue was Airton and door locks, but would still not leave u stranded.
I had a Mk2 1.8 MX5 from new and drove it like I stole it every day for 15 years. In all that time I never replaced the clutch, the exhaust or the battery! In fact, the only thing that properly failed was the passenger side electric window mechanism that seized up. Truly astonishing reliability!
No, honestly, I never changed the battery and it stayed outside the whole time (sun, rain and snow), never garaged and never failed to start first time. The whole time I owned it I never changed the battery, or replaced any part of the exhaust or the clutch. Also, I never had to change an indicator bulb or a brake light bulb - it never broke down or failed to start.
I did the same with my suzuki alto. Tho its a 2009 model, i drove the car to its limits and even after 13 yrs it only needed a bit of tuning and basic maintenance
I had a 2006 MX5, the first year of the NC design. In 5 years of cross-continent drives to take on challenging roads, track days, and of course my daily commute the *only* part that broke was an aftermarket sway bar that I installed myself. I did buy my fair share of tires and racy brake pads though. I miss that car
Same car, same year. Trackdays and the only things I had were new brakes and disks. But... I bought the car at 5 years old that just received a new engine, blown at 88.000km.
I got my first Fit (Jazz) new in 09 and it has close to 200k miles and got my second Fit new in 18. Still have them both, still love them both. Extremely fun, reliable and economical vehicles. As a mechanic, I greatly appreciate those qualities.
Gonna disagree on the "fun" part, I had a Fit bought in 2020 until a few months ago, swapped it by a manual Golf because of the incredible slowness of the car.
@@Sergio_Paulo I don't know specifically which Golf you owned or if your Fit was an automatic or manual, but the 0-60 mph difference between a 2020 Fit (8.6 seconds) and a 2020 Golf (7.6 seconds) is only one second difference in favour of the Golf. If my comparison is remotely close to your experience, I would hardly call the Fit "incredibly" slow. I do know the Golf will always arrive at a repair shop before a Fit will.
@@buysellbuysell4699 I don't live in America ou Europe, I live in Brazil, and the market here is really different, apparently. Here I own a manual VW Golf with a 1.0 turbocharged engine, with 125hp and 200nm of torque, I came from a CVT Honda Fit, that was sold here with a 116hp and 150nm of torque engine, an aspirated 1.5. I call the Fit "incredibly slow", because with the configuration of the market from where I live, it's 0-60mph was around 12-13s, when the Golf's 0-60mph is around 8-9s, the only Golf with better numbers than the one that you mentioned is the Golf GTI, that has a turbocharged 2.0 with only DSG gearbox, it makes the 0-60mph in about 5-6s. For more context, the last year of the manual Fit here was 2018, if I'm not wrong, and even the manual was slow, with the same engine. Here we also have a fuel called "ethanol", that usually gives more power to the engines, what's a negative point to the Fit. While the Golf gets about 10hp with the use of ethanol (in the 1.0, 1.4 and 2.0 engines), the Fit only gets 1hp.
@@pentastarshipz493 Some people may not be interested in peasant cars in the 10s of thousands with 200 parts in them total. Some want luxury cars - what's the use of this video for such people? Do you get now why categories exist? Ugh.
Without even watching this, I knew the Jazz would be top 3. My family has owned 3 in total and they are stupidly reliable. They are also great fun to throw about on twisty roads.
We have a Honda Jazz. One of the things that persuaded us to go for it was its reputation for reliability! Best car we've ever owned by a mile. It isn't sexy, many people would find it a little dull, perhaps, but it's comfortable and just keeps going. We love it!
One pattern I certainly noticed was that none of these were considered high performance vehicles and there’s a good explanation to that theory, cars with more power to tend to put more pressure on the vehicles components such as drivelines,clutches,pistons,turbos the less power you have the lesser problems you come about and also the more simpler a vehicle is the less likely you are exposed to problems hence why all the vehicles with so many features didn’t make the cut for the most reliable vehicles.
Plus the general maintenance is cheaper and less frequently missed than ones with second hand German luxury cars. I have Jaguar XJ from 2004 and it had never had a fault for last 5 years and 55000 kms. Same with my wife's BMW 328 E93. No unplanned visits to the garage for past 60000 kms :)
Perfect racing car must break right after the finish of the race, tbh. For me performance, is opposite of reliability. I think thats one of the reasons why expensive performance cars are used mostly for weekends, and not for a regular commuting.
Japanese cars, and Korean more recently, have always been at the top of reliability ... this is not new. German cars fail by their prohibitive repair price.
@@purwantiallan5089 I have driven Mazdas all my life and they never gave trouble bar one.. The Gen 2 Mazda 3 with the PSA 1.6 diesel. My mechanic basically told me its a Focus underneath and that's sumed up the issues... End off.
Good to see Mazda right up there, i had a 1st gen Mazda 3 2018-2020 and through lockdown/furlough was sat for weeks not moving but started 1st time when I needed it to get me somewhere. Very reliable.
I have driven Mazdas all my life. BG 323F, BA 323F, MX-3, Gen 1 Mazda 6, Gen 2 Mazda 3,Gen 2 Mazda 6. They were all trouble free. No issues Bar the Mazda 3 was a 1.6 diesel and had DPF trouble... Funny how it did... It had a PSA engine... 😅 MX-3 2 x6s.. Never ever any trouble...
What happened to Volvo ? Although I drive an 18 year old XC70, and that has been extremely reliable apart from the angle gear coupler for the all wheel drive system, maybe the new ones are not as solid ?
Last year, I was in need of a car because my current was broken. I really wanted a used Honda Jazz, aka Honda Fit. But it was during a time when used cars with 20k miles costs the same amount as a new car straight out the factory. So I ended up buying a Corolla Hatchback. The Honda Fit looks so adorable though; I would've been just as happy with that car.
People saying you can't compare a Honda Jazz with a BMW 3 series because a different type of driver owns them,ought to know I got my Jazz up to over 40mph the other day.Mark you it was in " sport mode" and downhill with my foot down. I really floored it !
The list includes italian, japanese, korean and french cars but not even one german? To be honest it confirms the experience I had so far with german cars.
@@Fearzzy if you watch the video about the most unreliable cars, it's almost completely german cars. I drive a 2022 M340i Touring myself, so let's hope it doesn't apply to all of them:) My Mercedes CLA 35 shooting brake was pretty much the worst car I ever owned.
Yeah, because one shitty random insurance from the UK is even at the slightest representative, let alone your trash and totally useless opinion. German cars are THE BEST cars on the market and will always be.
@@rmr5184 You do realize that this video was absolutely horseshit, right? In general the video was wrong and skewed because of the cost of repairs and of course more expensive cars will have more expensive repairs.
@@rmr5184 The 3-series is reliable, but idk about that M340i engine. BMW l6 10 years was the most reliable way to have a 3-series but after the turbo's took over its kinda gone out the window
Aa Really brought home how bad the situation is when the guy at the end expressed gratitude for simply having enough space to stand up inside his shared apartments.
I feel like a king 🤴 now in 600 sqf apartment, I could never live in Hong Kong under those conditions 😐. Poor people, the government should change their policies.
I'm driving 2013 Kia ceed SW 1.6 diesel with 219.000km on the clock. Car runs like a dream. I installed 9 inch screen Android infotainment system and webasto diesel heater. I change oil every 10.000km instead of 30.000k and the car runs great. No problems at all. We are very happy with the car. I have no plan to change car brand. Good job Kia! You earn my trust and I will buy another kia for sure. Cheers!
I'm surprised the Aygo, 106 and C1 weren't rolled into one, and the absence of the C1 (maybe there weren't enough or somehow less reliable). Anyway, Mazdas turned out more reliable than I expected
@@purwantiallan5089 well they just clearly didn't make the cut or whatever. I meant more the Aygo, 106 and C1 are effectively the same car. The early 106 and C1 only had the front bumper differ
Notice the most reliable cars have very limited options with engines, suspension, brakes etc. No turbos, no fancy adjustable dampers. Makes it easier to nail down when you have 1 or 2 engines and Billy basic passive suspension and bottle top brakes.
That's why I like Mazda recently, naturally aspirated 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 have the same gas mileage as those boosted micro engines with similar power while being way more simple and having way better throttle response.
Great job Germany! Also congratulations on shutting down all those nuclear power stations right before winter👏🏼showing the world how it’s done, as always. Greta must be so proud.
@@akashi283 better than Alfred H maybe but not by much. Europe is controlled by the wef which is owned by Blackrock, inc. It makes little difference which of their manufactured puppet leaders are “elected”
i’m using Mazda 2 2008 for 15 years!!.it is a amazing car and very easy to drive in city.nice acceleration and nice handling.it has no repairs for past 15 years!! i love my mazda❤
Suzuki Alto has a problem with gearbox and brake caliper carriers. If you use it for like 10 years, the gear shifting won't be smooth and you always get this problem in brake caliper carrier getting damaged. Worst part is, it's hard to find spare parts for it. One mechanic rigged me by telling me it was a problem with the engine mount rather than the brake calipers. Changed all the three for £650 and still had the same sound.
Not surprised to see the Mazda 2 so high up. I run a 2018 skyactiv-g sport model as a daily. Looks great, drives very sweetly and has been faultless in the three and a half years I've had it. Owned many different cars - and driven many more - but would recommend the 2 anyday. It's fun to chuck about yet refined when you need it to be. In a world of Corsa's and Polo's the Mazda 2 is a breath of fresh air.
I fully concur. It's been the least hassle of any of my cars. No issues with my 2016 Mazda2. Upgraded to Android Auto/Apple Car play at the dealer and there's no reason to upgrade to a newer car. 6 speed auto is a lovely addition in this ranged 3 we~
@@JustinElliot1990 No, there is nothing really to dislike. It's not the roomiest car in its class in terms of boot or cabin space but if that isn't important to you then I would definitely recommend it. Avoid base models and go for at least SE-L Nav spec in a bright paint finish.
With all the research and your quickly mentioning the main faults on cars the costs to fix,I reckon you did really well,now we have a better idea of the most reliable car Honda Jazz previous generation..well done congratulations Matt brilliant 👏 😀
i currently own a previous generation of the honda civic sport plus from 2019. I ve had the car since it was brand new with 0 km. 80.000 km later and the car never had an issue besides the air conditioning...they said it was a factory defect so they replaced it under warranty...the only downside was waiting for almost a month for the part to come. Besides everything is wonderful...I highly recommend it..cheap car with very good looks and some nice features and decent power.
Well that's still pretty new. My lancia Y is from 2001 and it still works just fine. That's what I would consider reliable. If yours runs that well after 300k km then you could consider it really reliable. I hope it does ! Hondas are awesome.
I drive also a Civic limousine 4 door from 2018. One part of the air conditioning was also replaced, it is a suppliers fault. And i have a Civic EJ6 from 1997 too. It is in a great shape and i had zero problems with our strict german technical inspection.
That is 4 years...so, basically, new car. So glad my polo just had some problem with abs, but probably cause i didn't use it and suspension work at like 150.000 km and 11/12 years. Rest is just normal mantainance.
@@bondjamesbond9041 how the f do you know? you know all the 3008 owners in the world? i drive a 508 since 12/2016 and never had a problem just regular maintenance!
@@bondjamesbond9041 I have a Peugeot 3008 (diesel) never had a problem. Beautiful car to drive. Had a Peugeot 308 (diesel) before that (had it for ten years). I drive hard and fast. It had one thing fixed under warranty - nothing after that (just regular servicing)
I have to agree with this #1 list. I have 2012 honda jazz ge8, and it still running like a clock. All I have to do just regular oil change every 7000 km and refil the fuel 👌
Ah yes the good german quality 😂 (Oh no the control unit for my tyrepressuresensor failed so it communicates wrong values to the tyrepressuresensor-receiverunit, so that this throws an error where the ecu got confused and thought there where no tyres on the car so it disabled the engine and enganged the emergency break on the Autobahn because the speed sensor is communicating with the tirepressure and temperature sensor for extra calibration so the speed is even more accurate. But it crashed because it did not receive any values from the sensors. That would make 10000$ to repair please because we need to get a new ecu, tirepressure-sensor and receiver unit, new amplifier, new tires, new start-stop-control-unit because stop and go had a malefunction and a new rear left speaker, because that did also have a malefunction and triggered the engine light to come on. Do you want that we clear your 3735 error codes from the ecu? because the ecu gets low on storage with all those codes. Oh and because we accidentally disconnected the car battery you also need a new battery and a new engine :D )
Great video, but the results were quite predictable. Years ago I bought a then 13yr old Honda Accord for about £400. Had it for several years, did loads of miles, and other than tyres, didn't spend anything on it, didn't even change the oil! It just worked. Sold it for £325 when I needed something more economical.
So I should buy either a Honda, Toyota, Kia, or Hyundai. Got it. (My grandma has been driving a Kia C'eed bought new in 2007, so that's 16 years now. only thing that ever went wrong with it was the electronics. The buttons for windows up & down and A/C stopped working, but that car is still going strong today).
Why is there only one cool car on this list (MX-5). Is it like a theme that nice cars are unreliable? And btw all those expensive repairs are cheap af. I got some new brakes for my Audi S3 last year and it cost me almost 2,5K$.
MX-5 is a well built car, but it has mostly simple parts. It greatness is because it is simple. Most "nice cars" are nice because they feature expensive and complicated stuff.
By a huuuuuuuge margin. Check ADAC ratings for example. They really just check how oftern they have to help people with a broken car. No care of pricing. This list is heavily biased :)
yes, massively. They just look at the costs of repairs and not the frequency of the breakdowns. Also cars used mainly for driving to the shops break down less than cars used for driving distances. These videos are complete crap. What should matter is how often a car develops a flaw per 100 000 miles. Or something like that. Not how much it costs to repair.
Yes, cost seems to be the most important factor in their list (they made a least "reliable" cars list aswell). It makes sense from the perspective of the insurer because they need to charge more money if they are expected to pay more but from a consumer perspective those lists are useless. Reliable is not a synonym for "cheap" or "cheap to fix" but this is what those lists show. The video should be called "The cheapest cars to keep running REVEALED". Then it would be accurate.
yes, surely. Probably a few Lexus cars would be there as well. Very reliable, but when something does go wrong the cost to repair is much higher than with econoboxes.
I used to own a 2014 KIA Cee'd and I never had a problem with it, even after abusing it sometimes. Just normal maintenance and that thing was never a surprise for me. I recommend it to everyone. Awesome daily.
Dominated by Japanese and South Korean cars of course. Pretty much all the cars on the list however are cheap little *basic* city runarounds, with less on them to go wrong and cheaper to fix when they do go wrong. This obviously skews the results. I'm sure there's more expensive cars which go wrong less frequently than these cars but when they do, the bills are larger so, it impacts their rating. If you excluded cost, that would probably give a truer rating of absolute reliability. You have to bear in mind Warranty Wise are an insurance company and are creating a rating on which they can price their policies and it's not specifically a reliability rating.
@@m.ahussain4005 but it's based on cost of repair also. A Suzuki Alto for example is a very cheap car so, 100/1000 could go wrong and be unroadworthy but cost £300 each to repair meaning total bill was £30,000 per 1000 cars but a Lexus for example could be 50/1000 but they cost £1,000 each to fix, meaning total cost of £50,000 skewing the reliability rating BUT, the Lexus is statistically 2x more reliable
Before people go off about high performance cars being less reliable(justifiably), the Japanese cars still dominate the top of the list(Koreans in the mix). Not like other manufacturers don't sell economy vehicles. It'd be understandable if this was still the 80s/90s... it's 2022 and that trend has not changed at all.
@ChristopherH 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what the B58 that sucks In oil filters? The derailer of chains? The abysmal failed plasma arc cylinder plating technology? Constant pcv issues & coolant & oil loss? Or maybe the vanos solenoid failure or maybe even the fact they won't even aggressive stage1 one now since they found out how short their lifespan is? That B58 yeah? 🤣🤣
@ChristopherH also, when Toyota sent Yamaha the b58 to see what they could do with it for the new Supra, they sent it back they refused to work on it they deemed it as a time bomb, yamaha have since been proven right.
Honda for the win! As a single woman, reliability is super important to me. I drive Honda Civics and have had a great experience with them. Drove my ‘02 Civic LX for 18 years with only one mechanical breakdown in all that time. (I had only a total of 3 breakdowns in 18 years. One was tires and the other was the battery.) Just bought a brand new 2023 Honda Civic Touring. Love the car and am looking forward to many more years of driving with it. Honda is awesome!
Tires and batteries are not breakdowns you have a spare wheel, you have jump leads you don't need recovery, I have a jump pack that requires nobody else to jump start my car.
I know the Kia Ceed's most common problem all too well (suspension and wheel bearings - "How much Mr Mechanic? I'm not buying your garage."). A great car for the price, second hand, but worth checking carefully before buying.
Great videos Matt but to me the format is flawed. Because of the impact of cost to repair in the formula, expensive cars like limo's, High end SUV's and performance cars make up nearly the whole least reliable list and econoboxes dominate the most reliable list. If you were thinking of buying a Conti GT you won't go for an MX5 instead so it would be much more interesting and useful to have multiple videos splitting class/ genre of car. Just my 10p (or £10.10 allowing for inflation!)
It’s not really flawed: it prioritises some things, and he’s open about that. To me low repair bills and less time in the workshop = synonymous with reliability. I think most would agree. You and I might know a (used) £15k Bentley is going to cost you lot more for repairs than a £15k Toyota. But some need a reminder that luxury cars are costly to run.
@@nintendokings Not entirely. It might be cheap and quick to repair but if it happens frequently then its unreliable. You can't rely on it to get you from A to B.
I think reliability is only one thing. I prefer fun reliable "enough" over boring "so reliable". Maybe the MX-5 is an exception, but not sure how comfy the seats are. Happy with my +30 year old W124 (not that I can afford another car, really).
Ive got an Fiat Punto 1.4 8v 77ps 2013 Model buyed IT with 78.000km now its 221.000km No issues at all oil Change Brake Spark plugs still got the original Clutch still Runs Like a Champ and IT consumes 5.2 lt / 100km
It is noticeable that the cars mentioned here are mostly compact vehicles, which inherently have fewer features, resulting in fewer potential breakdowns. The more features they have, the higher the likelihood of something going wrong. However, drawing general conclusions at this point would be unwise.
German car makers couldn't deisgn a good car with a gun pointed to their families heads. You would think being the inventor and home of such big brands for over a century they would have gotten wide spread reliable automobiles right. I shudder to think they are attempting EVs when they failed at ICE. Anything from Europe is a absolute no go for me as well. The car brands here just suck. Ain't saying they can't ever. But the current ones? Nope.
I owned a Toyota Auris Hybrid for 6 years (bought it used and 4 years old) and never had any problem with it. Really reliable and cheap to own car, extremely good milage and in my opinion it also looks good. (that's subjective) Combined with the electric motor it has 143hp which was ok enough to drive as fast as needed but not fast enough to be fun. But for that you didn't have to spend much money on maintanence and gas! And yeah, unfortunately the interior is more plastic than the Kardashians. So it doesn't fulfill any luxery wishes. But at the end of the day: For it's price it's a fantasitic car with a lot of value.
Keep saying to many of my work colleagues that if you want a reliable car to get to work and back, then get a Japanese or Korean Car. Some are not great to look at, but when I drive to work in the Winter here in the U.K all I see is Peugeot 307's, Vauxhall Corsas and surprisingly a lot if Audi A3's on the hard shoulder broken down.
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We had a Toyota Carina E for 28 years.. we sold it 2 years ago, so the car is 30 years old now. We didn't change any parts of the vehicle, and we hadn't had any repairs. The car passed all the tests every time without any problems. Even after this time, I would still recommend it to everyone who is learning or just doing wathever. The Carina is a great and stable vehicle. It was the best at the time!
I love my 2018 Mazda 2. Superb manual gearbox, excellent steering and easy on my wallet. It's so much fun to throw into corners since it barely weights anything.
@@JustinElliot1990 I agree. It doesn't feel as small as it really is (in a good way). I've had mine since June 2021 and to be honest, I have nothing to complain about. Maybe the headlights could be LED in a 2018 car but they are still more than enough for me. Simply a brilliant car. Compared to the previous gen Yaris for example (which is also in the video) the driving experience is night and day. Besides, the car looks great. Might sound stupid for a subcompact hatchback but I still look back at it every time I walk away from it.
@@aapovainonen2705 Funny that you mention the Yaris, which is my current car at the moment lmao! Great car tho but doesn't offer driving dynamics. Now I kinda regret my purchase. Still gonnaa buy the Mazda later on tho. Anyway thx for the reply mate!
My heart filled with joy after seeing that the Toyota Auris 2016 I just bought used scored 3-place almost tied with second place. Reliability was my key choice factor, but I didn't know that this model was so reliable
MX5 at 4? That's impressive. A fun car that also proves to be very reliable. BMW/Audi/Merc/other European premium brand, take note. I notice some attempts lately to shift the perception of premium more towards driving experience, exterior/interior styling and materials used instead of technical reliability, but if that's the norm - just buy a Ferrari or Maserati straight away.
Don't know about this list but my Opel Zafira (2002) is on 354 000 kilometers and still runs like a beast. Cheap for fixing, reliable. For 10 years it didn't leave me even once on the road.
Bro there is as much recall and issue in ford engine and transmission people only talk about Korean cars because they don’t want to dirty the name of American brand
As a few people have mentioned, including repair cost in the ' reliability score' just completely skews it. You might as well say the Peel P50 is the most reliable vehicle because you can fix it with a £15 Meccano set.
And..? Maybe Bugatti's are also super reliable, but they cost thousands to repair so who cares. People who do care about reliability usually also cares about how much the repairing costs.
As a self employed recovery truck operator for over25 years about 85% of my business came from German cars and Range rover. People often ask which cars are the most reliable, my advice was always the same "buy Japanese".(apart from Mazda RX8). Very few people took my advice, on the bright side I was always busy. Thank you Germany!!!
Germany can't get anything right 😂. Can't make cars or win wars or stay out of trouble 😂
what do you think about skoda octavia for example alot of taxi drivers drive it
@saidassimkus1133 Just traded my Skoda Octavia estate (bought because taxi drivers use them) in for a Toyota Corolla touring sports. The Skoda's fuel injectors were wearing out around 118,000 miles (legend says the engines can last up to 400,000 plus miles ?)causing the engine to idle very roughly, and I had spent £2000 to have parts of the suspension replaced to no avail, rattling again because of a failed bush. So rather than throw another couple of thousand at it I did some research for a bullet proof reliable car. The Toyota Corolla came up again and again, so I bought one. A superior car in every possible way.
@@Chipchase780can you tell us more, please ? I'm interested in buying a toyota corolla.
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4:37 As soon as that BMW flashed on the screen I thought "this can't be right" 😂
@Two2 no just no
Same
@@nishanth970 yep. Absolute no
@@r0gue71 RUF models are also very reliable.
Problem is, most people get the BMWs with the shit chocolate engines which is why BMWs are down on reliability but I bet if you did a count based on x20i, x30i, x35i and x40i you'll see the bigger engined ones hardly ever breaking down
You should do a video on :
1. The most reliable premium cars
2. The least reliable premium cars
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Isn't the second one just the least reliable cars list? That already exists
@Excalibur Yklz true
@Excalibur Yklz facts
Most reliable sport car
Least reliable sport car
Being a technician and having years of experience with mechanical breakdown insurance (extended warranties) I can say that if the cost factor is removed the results would remain the same. I love German cars for their looks, sporty build, solid feel, etc. However when working on them you do notice that certain parts are not manufactured as robust as they were previously. Up to the mid 2000's German cars were bullet proof, but it started changing when they started going eco friendly. Trying to push more power out of smaller engines, using lighter materials. This started affecting the longevity of their parts. Forget about the gadgets and electronics. I'm taking about engine and transmission internals as well as suspension parts. Remember that not all German cars have tons of electronics. The VW Polo or Up, the A class, Audi A1 and 1 series did not make it on this list. The Auris for example has equal amount of tech as a mid spec Golf and even comes in hybrid. From the French cars on this list the Renault Kangoo is powered by a Nissan engine and the Peugeot is basically an Aygo. Japanese cars are generally built to last. If you see how Japcars are abused in some countries and yet they don't give up, you would throw in the towel on this argument. We not saying that Japanese is better to drive, it's just more reliable. Despite this if I had money to throw away I would definitely drive German cars just for the thrill. Like Matt mentioned in his previous videos like these, if you want to drive a car that's not boring, make sure that you know what can go wrong and take out an extended warranty if need be . If you haven't had any major issues with your car then that's great. 👍
Well built explanation and spot on.
I always wanted E60 525-535d or E92 as my first car, it was my goal
Driven some BMWs to see how they are to drive etc
And they are really good to drive i admit, you sit super low and it just feels sporty
Then i did a test drive on a 1st gen Mazda 6 and dear god i fell in love instantly
It looks lowkey aggresive, its comfortable, its so fucking tight to drive and gives you confidence to throw it in corners at speed, the manual gearbox is really short and when you change gears it feels and sounds like you are reloading a shotgun lol you get that 'click'
Even my friend that drives A6 fell in love with the gearbox
And Mazda is one of the most generous manufacturers, i got everything on it except leather seats, which i am glad, and heated seats which i am sad it doesnt it have but okay
Got all of that for like 1/5 of the price of a high milage, no specced, diesel E92 320d lol
Еngine broke, turbo broke, suspension brokе only for 120k km while problems started as back as 65k on a brand new 2017 nissan xtrail and i was definetley abusing to the max so huge no, they don't last hard usage with those small engines and money saved everywhere to hit the price range =) No prob at all till 85k for now with my 2018 A6 tho hitting speed limiter on daily basis and stuff.
Ex wife has 2006 bmer 5 series and hasn't missed beat in years and does serious mileage,serviced once yearly lol mind boggles
I got a cheap 2005 Mercedes S211 two years ago and it is the best german car and best car in general I’ve owned so far, especially with the OM646 taxi engine, it’s just unbreakable. When I was searching for cars, there was a W211 with 760.000km for sale lmao I hope the Germans find their way back to the good old german engineering one day.
Not surprised to find Honda Jazz at the top of the reliability list. I have never regretted buying one. Very reliable with cheap running costs.
I got the American version the fit I mean other than an alternator snapped axle, muffler falling off rockers rusted off no power steering to the right, struts bottoming out and a few holes in the bottom of the frame. There's no issues with the engine but you can tell that transmission is starting to go
Moment of silence for all the Audi, BMW, Mercedes cars at workshops...
🤨
I think they are happy, as they will keep their job, real silence for Japan-Korean cars no job at their clean workshops !
Take in consideration the abuse suffered by an BMW M3 for ex, in compare with Honda jazz or other 900kg little rabbit from top10. The top doesn't show reality...
They still offer better driving experience and build quality than these superminis though 💁🏾♂️
@@calinkln-enduroalba7507 What about the mx5 sports car?
Gotta love the MX-5 for standing out amongst the sea of hatchbacks!
And rear wheel drive
@@jab-gn3sw yep. And also has only 180bhp at best.
@@purwantiallan5089 that's plenty enough to have fun
Agree for nc. But it’s not for ND. The manual gearbox of ND it’s just a crap.
@@AL-ey6du have you ever driven one…..?
Or do you read and regurgitate….?
The ‘Jazzy’ list if you don’t have much time:
15th Fiat 500L
14th Toyota RAV4
13th Toyota Yaris
12th Renault Kangoo
11th Honda Civic
10th Peugeot 107
9th Hyundai i20
8th Suzuki Alto
7th Kia Rio
6th Kia Cee’d
5th Toyota Aygo
4th Mazda MX5
3rd Toyota Auris
2nd Mazda 2
1st Honda Jazz
The rav4 and the MX-5 clearly stand out. Must be the highlights of the video.
Nice to see french and Italian cars on the list!
The fact that 4 Toyotas are on this list 🥶
Probably they meant cars from at least 2010, but I think that it stll should be separated by categories/segments. The repair prices for many of the cars on this video is super high, though. I would shot myself if my old car had those problems and the repair price was that high.
Top ten is just japanese and korean.. and then there is that one sneaky little Peugeot lol. I remember it being based on Aygo though? No wonder if true.
I own Mazda 2 2010, it almost hit 300k and surprisingly never had any issues or major problem... It's just so amazing how this car can keep up this long!
After coming from two VW GTIs, a BMW 320d, then Audi A3 I went Mazda2 for cost reasons, a real step down (I thought). But after such a pleasurable experience and many road trips with this little runabout, it was a no brainer to upgrade to a Mazda CX-5 which has also been such a pleasure to drive.
Lol, the CX 5 is in the Car wow most unreliable list 😅
@@reedOsama the 2.5 and 2.0 are the most reliable engines in the CX5,maybe the Diesel versión Is the one f up
Most issues appear to be gear boxes, so probably automatics in general.
Honda jazz only issue was Airton and door locks, but would still not leave u stranded.
@@tacuazinfulnope it’s the Skyactive petrol garbage.
@@R2D2trashcan maybe you got a lemon, all the cx5 I've known,own and driven are bullet proof, even Scotty Kilmer said it
So basically: Inexpensive Japanese/South Korean econobox = reliable, trouble-free motoring.
Korean cars are garbage. Engines always have issues and burn oil when they get some miles in. No comparison to japanese cars
In more surprising news; the sky is blue!!
Basically small simple engines are reliable. Shocker
As the old proverb says
Don't but Korean junk
I had a Mk2 1.8 MX5 from new and drove it like I stole it every day for 15 years. In all that time I never replaced the clutch, the exhaust or the battery! In fact, the only thing that properly failed was the passenger side electric window mechanism that seized up. Truly astonishing reliability!
Always these electrical things that irritates me goes off when u needed them.
@@knshobhin560, actually it wasn’t the motor of the window mechanism that failed - it used a steel cable and it seized up inside its guide tube.
15 years for battery? Gotta be kidding me lad.
No, honestly, I never changed the battery and it stayed outside the whole time (sun, rain and snow), never garaged and never failed to start first time. The whole time I owned it I never changed the battery, or replaced any part of the exhaust or the clutch. Also, I never had to change an indicator bulb or a brake light bulb - it never broke down or failed to start.
I did the same with my suzuki alto. Tho its a 2009 model, i drove the car to its limits and even after 13 yrs it only needed a bit of tuning and basic maintenance
I had a 2006 MX5, the first year of the NC design. In 5 years of cross-continent drives to take on challenging roads, track days, and of course my daily commute the *only* part that broke was an aftermarket sway bar that I installed myself. I did buy my fair share of tires and racy brake pads though. I miss that car
The 2000 MX-5 1.8i also.
Bill, you also claimed that you hadn't changed your underwear for over two years.
Mine blew its engine at 80k 🤣
Same car, same year. Trackdays and the only things I had were new brakes and disks.
But... I bought the car at 5 years old that just received a new engine, blown at 88.000km.
probably one of the things about those is the rust, which seems like a waste of mechanically good car...
Shows how Japanese is so Honest in making their cars. Built to last!!
Kia is Korean
@@michaellewis1538 dude it's the same thing shut up lol
@@xorkatoss no it isn't, tf
This is nonsense. Don't listen. This is Bollocks.
@@xorkatoss Let's hope that your intelligence has improved in the past year since you made this comment but I doubt it . . .
I got my first Fit (Jazz) new in 09 and it has close to 200k miles and got my second Fit new in 18. Still have them both, still love them both. Extremely fun, reliable and economical vehicles. As a mechanic, I greatly appreciate those qualities.
You are fit to fall in love with the Jazz😊
Gonna disagree on the "fun" part, I had a Fit bought in 2020 until a few months ago, swapped it by a manual Golf because of the incredible slowness of the car.
@@Sergio_Paulo I don't know specifically which Golf you owned or if your Fit was an automatic or manual, but the 0-60 mph difference between a 2020 Fit (8.6 seconds) and a 2020 Golf (7.6 seconds) is only one second difference in favour of the Golf. If my comparison is remotely close to your experience, I would hardly call the Fit "incredibly" slow. I do know the Golf will always arrive at a repair shop before a Fit will.
@@buysellbuysell4699
I don't live in America ou Europe, I live in Brazil, and the market here is really different, apparently. Here I own a manual VW Golf with a 1.0 turbocharged engine, with 125hp and 200nm of torque, I came from a CVT Honda Fit, that was sold here with a 116hp and 150nm of torque engine, an aspirated 1.5. I call the Fit "incredibly slow", because with the configuration of the market from where I live, it's 0-60mph was around 12-13s, when the Golf's 0-60mph is around 8-9s, the only Golf with better numbers than the one that you mentioned is the Golf GTI, that has a turbocharged 2.0 with only DSG gearbox, it makes the 0-60mph in about 5-6s. For more context, the last year of the manual Fit here was 2018, if I'm not wrong, and even the manual was slow, with the same engine.
Here we also have a fuel called "ethanol", that usually gives more power to the engines, what's a negative point to the Fit. While the Golf gets about 10hp with the use of ethanol (in the 1.0, 1.4 and 2.0 engines), the Fit only gets 1hp.
Can we have the same concept but for each category on its own?
supercars, suvs, hatchbacks... I think that would make great content
Yep. And also Touring Cars.
that’ll lead to 20 vids eventually, a Reliable vehicle is a RELIABLE vehicles no matter what
Well, they're not in this vid ... nuf said, right ?
@@pentastarshipz493 Some people may not be interested in peasant cars in the 10s of thousands with 200 parts in them total. Some want luxury cars - what's the use of this video for such people? Do you get now why categories exist? Ugh.
@Damar Fadlan thats just plain stupid, it has to be an even number
POV: Everyone knew the first car would be a Japanese one 😂
Boring trash
That's not how to describe a point of view...
@@imkirbo3094 right 😂
@@extendo7137 what about RUF? RUF also are among most reliable.
@@imkirbo3094 Tommykaira says hello.
Toyota and Honda entered the chat and bmw and vw left 🤣🤣🤣
Nah, Toyota and Honda are absolute GARBAGE.
@@Jousten16
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Elessar cry harder
german and euro car fankids ☕
VW is hit or miss for reliability 😂you either get a really reliable one like my polo or you get one with the dash lit up like a Christmas tree🤣🤣🤣
@@Jousten16 umm did you watch the vid? 🤣🤣 clearly they aren't Garbage and your financed German junk heap is. Deal with it you scrub
Without even watching this, I knew the Jazz would be top 3. My family has owned 3 in total and they are stupidly reliable. They are also great fun to throw about on twisty roads.
We have a Honda Jazz. One of the things that persuaded us to go for it was its reputation for reliability! Best car we've ever owned by a mile. It isn't sexy, many people would find it a little dull, perhaps, but it's comfortable and just keeps going. We love it!
One pattern I certainly noticed was that none of these were considered high performance vehicles and there’s a good explanation to that theory, cars with more power to tend to put more pressure on the vehicles components such as drivelines,clutches,pistons,turbos the less power you have the lesser problems you come about and also the more simpler a vehicle is the less likely you are exposed to problems hence why all the vehicles with so many features didn’t make the cut for the most reliable vehicles.
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Toyota Century Reliable than Any Bentley Or Maserati Ferrari or whatever the Fkin luxury car
Plus the general maintenance is cheaper and less frequently missed than ones with second hand German luxury cars. I have Jaguar XJ from 2004 and it had never had a fault for last 5 years and 55000 kms. Same with my wife's BMW 328 E93. No unplanned visits to the garage for past 60000 kms :)
@@Username-u5e the Toyota Century also has very low hp, even when it used a v12. His comment still stands
Perfect racing car must break right after the finish of the race, tbh. For me performance, is opposite of reliability. I think thats one of the reasons why expensive performance cars are used mostly for weekends, and not for a regular commuting.
Japanese cars, and Korean more recently, have always been at the top of reliability ... this is not new. German cars fail by their prohibitive repair price.
Ford Focus also among those.
@@purwantiallan5089 Considering it was designed by Ford Europe, it can be considered German (and British).
@@purwantiallan5089 I have driven Mazdas all my life and they never gave trouble bar one.. The Gen 2 Mazda 3 with the PSA 1.6 diesel.
My mechanic basically told me its a Focus underneath and that's sumed up the issues... End off.
Good to see Mazda right up there, i had a 1st gen Mazda 3 2018-2020 and through lockdown/furlough was sat for weeks not moving but started 1st time when I needed it to get me somewhere. Very reliable.
I have driven Mazdas all my life.
BG 323F, BA 323F, MX-3, Gen 1 Mazda 6, Gen 2 Mazda 3,Gen 2 Mazda 6.
They were all trouble free. No issues
Bar the Mazda 3 was a 1.6 diesel and had DPF trouble... Funny how it did... It had a PSA engine... 😅
MX-3
2 x6s..
Never ever any trouble...
Update - got a 62 plate Mazda 3 (gen 2) now 🙂
What happened to Volvo ? Although I drive an 18 year old XC70, and that has been extremely reliable apart from the angle gear coupler for the all wheel drive system, maybe the new ones are not as solid ?
Last year, I was in need of a car because my current was broken. I really wanted a used Honda Jazz, aka Honda Fit. But it was during a time when used cars with 20k miles costs the same amount as a new car straight out the factory. So I ended up buying a Corolla Hatchback. The Honda Fit looks so adorable though; I would've been just as happy with that car.
I've owned a 2009 Mazda 2 for the past 4 years. It's been perfectly reliable in the time I've had it. I love it to bits.
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Notice how all the old people cars had clutch/gearbox problems 😂
Even Lexus IS200 ever prone to that gearbox problem.
Honda has cvt problems
There all old peoples cars
Repairs to a Cambelt on an Alto, this would be an achievement as it is chain driven!
hahah right!
I thought that ! Probably the labour charge to try and find the belt…..
Good point!!
The Alto seems to suffer from subframe rust. Same issue Kia seems to have
People saying you can't compare a Honda Jazz with a BMW 3 series because a different type of driver owns them,ought to know I got my Jazz up to over 40mph the other day.Mark you it was in " sport mode" and downhill with my foot down. I really floored it !
In that case, the BMW etc cars should be more robustly made. They cost enough.
Germans mastered build quality, Italians mastered styling, Japanese mastered reliability.
Make this kind of videos every year. It's important!
Totally agree
He does.
Yes absolutely!
The list includes italian, japanese, korean and french cars but not even one german?
To be honest it confirms the experience I had so far with german cars.
i mean yeah, u can bet there is some german cars just outside of the list tho^ not alot of reliable german cars these days
@@Fearzzy if you watch the video about the most unreliable cars, it's almost completely german cars.
I drive a 2022 M340i Touring myself, so let's hope it doesn't apply to all of them:)
My Mercedes CLA 35 shooting brake was pretty much the worst car I ever owned.
Yeah, because one shitty random insurance from the UK is even at the slightest representative, let alone your trash and totally useless opinion.
German cars are THE BEST cars on the market and will always be.
@@rmr5184 You do realize that this video was absolutely horseshit, right? In general the video was wrong and skewed because of the cost of repairs and of course more expensive cars will have more expensive repairs.
@@rmr5184 The 3-series is reliable, but idk about that M340i engine. BMW l6 10 years was the most reliable way to have a 3-series but after the turbo's took over its kinda gone out the window
Aa Really brought home how bad the situation is when the guy at the end expressed gratitude for simply having enough space to stand up inside his shared apartments.
Awesome 😎
I feel like a king 🤴 now in 600 sqf apartment, I could never live in Hong Kong under those conditions 😐. Poor people, the government should change their policies.
yes, agreed
These is,nt good in the sense that it ends up affecting civilians financially in different angles of life
We see complains here and there on social media ,from different people in different parts all around the world
I'm driving 2013 Kia ceed SW 1.6 diesel with 219.000km on the clock. Car runs like a dream. I installed 9 inch screen Android infotainment system and webasto diesel heater. I change oil every 10.000km instead of 30.000k and the car runs great. No problems at all. We are very happy with the car. I have no plan to change car brand. Good job Kia! You earn my trust and I will buy another kia for sure. Cheers!
I'm surprised the Aygo, 106 and C1 weren't rolled into one, and the absence of the C1 (maybe there weren't enough or somehow less reliable). Anyway, Mazdas turned out more reliable than I expected
What about C4? And GT By Citroen?
@@purwantiallan5089 well they just clearly didn't make the cut or whatever. I meant more the Aygo, 106 and C1 are effectively the same car. The early 106 and C1 only had the front bumper differ
Petrol Mazdas have always been reliable
Notice the most reliable cars have very limited options with engines, suspension, brakes etc. No turbos, no fancy adjustable dampers.
Makes it easier to nail down when you have 1 or 2 engines and Billy basic passive suspension and bottle top brakes.
Lexus...?
That's why I like Mazda recently, naturally aspirated 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 have the same gas mileage as those boosted micro engines with similar power while being way more simple and having way better throttle response.
@@arekb5951 me too love Mazdas especially RX-7 and RX-8 Type S.
@@cheez1012 Lexus: Hello there.
Kia Rio is an exception i guess
Great job Germany!
Also congratulations on shutting down all those nuclear power stations right before winter👏🏼showing the world how it’s done, as always. Greta must be so proud.
Great job Western World for burning all the coal for the last 200 years ! - All the billionaire capitalists must be so proud.
Angela Merkel was better
@@akashi283 better than Alfred H maybe but not by much. Europe is controlled by the wef which is owned by Blackrock, inc. It makes little difference which of their manufactured puppet leaders are “elected”
You forgot to add, they're consuming more carbon than ever, which is a big proof they're all green!!!
i’m using Mazda 2 2008 for 15 years!!.it is a amazing car and very easy to drive in city.nice acceleration and nice handling.it has no repairs for past 15 years!! i love my mazda❤
Suzuki Alto has a problem with gearbox and brake caliper carriers. If you use it for like 10 years, the gear shifting won't be smooth and you always get this problem in brake caliper carrier getting damaged. Worst part is, it's hard to find spare parts for it. One mechanic rigged me by telling me it was a problem with the engine mount rather than the brake calipers. Changed all the three for £650 and still had the same sound.
Not surprised to see the Mazda 2 so high up. I run a 2018 skyactiv-g sport model as a daily. Looks great, drives very sweetly and has been faultless in the three and a half years I've had it. Owned many different cars - and driven many more - but would recommend the 2 anyday. It's fun to chuck about yet refined when you need it to be. In a world of Corsa's and Polo's the Mazda 2 is a breath of fresh air.
Mazda 2 although only had 179bhp is surprisingly very reliable.
Handling like a dream. It drives like a bigger car! Im thinking of buying. Any concerns? What are the things you dislike about it?
I fully concur. It's been the least hassle of any of my cars. No issues with my 2016 Mazda2. Upgraded to Android Auto/Apple Car play at the dealer and there's no reason to upgrade to a newer car. 6 speed auto is a lovely addition in this ranged 3 we~
@@JustinElliot1990 No, there is nothing really to dislike. It's not the roomiest car in its class in terms of boot or cabin space but if that isn't important to you then I would definitely recommend it. Avoid base models and go for at least SE-L Nav spec in a bright paint finish.
@@jdmguy44 How is the cabin noise? What kind of speed do you need to go to hear road noise and wind noise?
I love how the MX-5 is in here
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With all the research and your quickly mentioning the main faults on cars the costs to fix,I reckon you did really well,now we have a better idea of the most reliable car Honda Jazz previous generation..well done congratulations Matt brilliant 👏 😀
I don't think anyone would buy that ugly car 😂
@Two2 Get a proper job. Nobody watches your crappy videos.
@Lone Wolf lmao
ugly?
better looking than some euro cars 😂
that's why it has demand and sells well in Many countries 🤣😂
@@lonewolf1300 except some of the rich guys.
@@Moonlight-hq3gi sorry man, for me is like a rounded up dacia sandero
Shout out to the 1.9 TDI owners, can't be stopped 🙌
For large SUV, hands down Lexus GX460/Prado or 4Runner.
👋as ever mat funny& informative, it's good to see cars that the average man can afford being reviewed 😉👍
Porsche and RUF cars are also equally very reliable.
Are you an Indian scammer?
@@ArnoldPranks no definitely not y would you think that?
@@YBehri no it's Mathew my dear Watson
@@YBehri are u a Indian scammer ?
i currently own a previous generation of the honda civic sport plus from 2019. I ve had the car since it was brand new with 0 km. 80.000 km later and the car never had an issue besides the air conditioning...they said it was a factory defect so they replaced it under warranty...the only downside was waiting for almost a month for the part to come. Besides everything is wonderful...I highly recommend it..cheap car with very good looks and some nice features and decent power.
Civic Type R 1993 and 2008 models are also preferrable.
Well that's still pretty new. My lancia Y is from 2001 and it still works just fine. That's what I would consider reliable. If yours runs that well after 300k km then you could consider it really reliable. I hope it does ! Hondas are awesome.
I drive also a Civic limousine 4 door from 2018. One part of the air conditioning was also replaced, it is a suppliers fault.
And i have a Civic EJ6 from 1997 too. It is in a great shape and i had zero problems with our strict german technical inspection.
That is 4 years...so, basically, new car. So glad my polo just had some problem with abs, but probably cause i didn't use it and suspension work at like 150.000 km and 11/12 years. Rest is just normal mantainance.
I've got a Peugeot 3008 I've had it 4, year's now and covered 55, thousand miles and so far has never let me down, and going for the 5008 next
You have been very lucky. Not all 3008 owners have had your experience!!
@@bondjamesbond9041 how the f do you know? you know all the 3008 owners in the world? i drive a 508 since 12/2016 and never had a problem just regular maintenance!
@@bondjamesbond9041 I have a Peugeot 3008 (diesel) never had a problem. Beautiful car to drive. Had a Peugeot 308 (diesel) before that (had it for ten years). I drive hard and fast. It had one thing fixed under warranty - nothing after that (just regular servicing)
Yes if had my 2012 3008 for 7 years and not had one thing go wrong yet , luv luv luv it !!!
As a Honda Jazz driver, this is no surprise. Brilliant motors. 130k and not a single fault in 10yrs!!! German cars? no thanks.
I have owned 5 Jazz cars over 19 years and the only faults have been a failed driver’s electric window and key fob. Amazing cars.
Suzuki swift is also very relaible car i have one with 3, 78, 890kms 2019 version still running great.
No idea how they missed that...
@@vishnupillai300 Yeah suzuki cars are as reliable as toyotas and are good capable at offroading at cheap but western media racism killed them in Usa
This video is a useful video it’s good to know that what cars are reliable and will be cheap to run
Yep. Like IS300. Only costed $27000.
I saw a BMW @ 04:37 and I thought there's no way a BMW can be on the list .... not even top 100 reliable car's list 😂
Once again Toyota has proved that they build reliable Cars !
I have to agree with this #1 list. I have 2012 honda jazz ge8, and it still running like a clock. All I have to do just regular oil change every 7000 km and refil the fuel 👌
1:01 Fiat 🇮🇹
1:38 Toyota 🇯🇵
2:12 Toyota 🇯🇵
2:36 Renault 🇨🇵
2:56 Honda 🇯🇵
3:17 Peugeot 🇨🇵
3:39 Hyundai 🇰🇷
4:08 Suzuki 🇯🇵
4:52 Kia 🇰🇷
5:10 Kia 🇰🇷
5:28 Toyota 🇯🇵
5:47 Mazda 🇯🇵
6:11 Toyota 🇯🇵
6:39 Mazda 🇯🇵
7:07 Honda 🇯🇵
Ah yes the good german quality 😂
(Oh no the control unit for my tyrepressuresensor failed so it communicates wrong values to the tyrepressuresensor-receiverunit, so that this throws an error where the ecu got confused and thought there where no tyres on the car so it disabled the engine and enganged the emergency break on the Autobahn because the speed sensor is communicating with the tirepressure and temperature sensor for extra calibration so the speed is even more accurate. But it crashed because it did not receive any values from the sensors.
That would make 10000$ to repair please because we need to get a new ecu, tirepressure-sensor and receiver unit, new amplifier, new tires, new start-stop-control-unit because stop and go had a malefunction and a new rear left speaker, because that did also have a malefunction and triggered the engine light to come on. Do you want that we clear your 3735 error codes from the ecu? because the ecu gets low on storage with all those codes. Oh and because we accidentally disconnected the car battery you also need a new battery and a new engine :D )
@@qwertz4035
Mr. Kilmer said: "endless money pit, endless money pit, endless money pit!"
🤣
@@qwertz4035 German cars (BMW, Audi, Mercedes) are for FLEXING... can't really FLEX with a Honda Jazz outside of a fancy club.
The Mazda 2 is such an spectacular vehicle for university student, my cousin had 2 and it just works perfectly.
We all know that Japan makes the most reliable cars!
If even they would know how to design at least. Kia is a bmw copy 😂😂 ,i know it's not japanese
@@lonewolf1300 Get your eyes checked buddy, Kia looks nothing like BMW
makes useless, disgusting trash bins.*
There, fixed that for you.
@@rdmz135 check it twice .
@@Jousten16 cry some more🤣 German cars are FACTUALLY junk.
Great video, but the results were quite predictable. Years ago I bought a then 13yr old Honda Accord for about £400. Had it for several years, did loads of miles, and other than tyres, didn't spend anything on it, didn't even change the oil! It just worked. Sold it for £325 when I needed something more economical.
So I should buy either a Honda, Toyota, Kia, or Hyundai. Got it. (My grandma has been driving a Kia C'eed bought new in 2007, so that's 16 years now. only thing that ever went wrong with it was the electronics. The buttons for windows up & down and A/C stopped working, but that car is still going strong today).
Why is there only one cool car on this list (MX-5). Is it like a theme that nice cars are unreliable? And btw all those expensive repairs are cheap af. I got some new brakes for my Audi S3 last year and it cost me almost 2,5K$.
MX-5 is a well built car, but it has mostly simple parts. It greatness is because it is simple. Most "nice cars" are nice because they feature expensive and complicated stuff.
interested to know the reliability excluding the cost impact, would the results change?
By a huuuuuuuge margin. Check ADAC ratings for example. They really just check how oftern they have to help people with a broken car. No care of pricing. This list is heavily biased :)
yes, massively. They just look at the costs of repairs and not the frequency of the breakdowns. Also cars used mainly for driving to the shops break down less than cars used for driving distances. These videos are complete crap. What should matter is how often a car develops a flaw per 100 000 miles. Or something like that. Not how much it costs to repair.
@@Callhouse Agreed, or at least include the repair price relative to the price of the car.
Yes, cost seems to be the most important factor in their list (they made a least "reliable" cars list aswell). It makes sense from the perspective of the insurer because they need to charge more money if they are expected to pay more but from a consumer perspective those lists are useless. Reliable is not a synonym for "cheap" or "cheap to fix" but this is what those lists show. The video should be called "The cheapest cars to keep running REVEALED". Then it would be accurate.
yes, surely. Probably a few Lexus cars would be there as well. Very reliable, but when something does go wrong the cost to repair is much higher than with econoboxes.
Still waiting for a bike race between Matt and Yianni
A tricycle
I used to own a 2014 KIA Cee'd and I never had a problem with it, even after abusing it sometimes. Just normal maintenance and that thing was never a surprise for me. I recommend it to everyone. Awesome daily.
I think a car's reliability score should also factor in the repair cost proportionally to its original price.
Dominated by Japanese and South Korean cars of course.
Pretty much all the cars on the list however are cheap little *basic* city runarounds, with less on them to go wrong and cheaper to fix when they do go wrong. This obviously skews the results. I'm sure there's more expensive cars which go wrong less frequently than these cars but when they do, the bills are larger so, it impacts their rating. If you excluded cost, that would probably give a truer rating of absolute reliability. You have to bear in mind Warranty Wise are an insurance company and are creating a rating on which they can price their policies and it's not specifically a reliability rating.
The theme was most reliable used cars, its pretty hard to find a used expensive car that hadn't had any faults by now.
@@m.ahussain4005 but it's based on cost of repair also. A Suzuki Alto for example is a very cheap car so, 100/1000 could go wrong and be unroadworthy but cost £300 each to repair meaning total bill was £30,000 per 1000 cars but a Lexus for example could be 50/1000 but they cost £1,000 each to fix, meaning total cost of £50,000 skewing the reliability rating BUT, the Lexus is statistically 2x more reliable
Before people go off about high performance cars being less reliable(justifiably), the Japanese cars still dominate the top of the list(Koreans in the mix). Not like other manufacturers don't sell economy vehicles. It'd be understandable if this was still the 80s/90s... it's 2022 and that trend has not changed at all.
Lexus make the most reliable premium cars too
How BMW hasn't made an engine block made of plastic yet is beyond me...
They have, it's called B58.
@ChristopherH 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what the B58 that sucks In oil filters? The derailer of chains? The abysmal failed plasma arc cylinder plating technology? Constant pcv issues & coolant & oil loss? Or maybe the vanos solenoid failure or maybe even the fact they won't even aggressive stage1 one now since they found out how short their lifespan is? That B58 yeah? 🤣🤣
@ChristopherH also, when Toyota sent Yamaha the b58 to see what they could do with it for the new Supra, they sent it back they refused to work on it they deemed it as a time bomb, yamaha have since been proven right.
@@bigduphusaj162 Do you have a link to that story? Very curious here.
@@hl954 you cannot post links on here mate.
EDIT: Well you can but it gets removed instantly and you get shadowed
Honda for the win! As a single woman, reliability is super important to me.
I drive Honda Civics and have had a great experience with them. Drove my ‘02 Civic LX for 18 years with only one mechanical breakdown in all that time. (I had only a total of 3 breakdowns in 18 years. One was tires and the other was the battery.)
Just bought a brand new 2023 Honda Civic Touring. Love the car and am looking forward to many more years of driving with it. Honda is awesome!
Tires and batteries are not breakdowns you have a spare wheel, you have jump leads you don't need recovery, I have a jump pack that requires nobody else to jump start my car.
I know the Kia Ceed's most common problem all too well (suspension and wheel bearings - "How much Mr Mechanic? I'm not buying your garage."). A great car for the price, second hand, but worth checking carefully before buying.
What about the Lexus CT200h?
Its a Lexus of course its reliable.
And this video just made me appreciate my Jazzy even more. Hopefully their used prices will increase as well.
Great videos Matt but to me the format is flawed.
Because of the impact of cost to repair in the formula, expensive cars like limo's, High end SUV's and performance cars make up nearly the whole least reliable list and econoboxes dominate the most reliable list.
If you were thinking of buying a Conti GT you won't go for an MX5 instead so it would be much more interesting and useful to have multiple videos splitting class/ genre of car.
Just my 10p (or £10.10 allowing for inflation!)
What about most reliable touring cars?
It's Mat
It’s not really flawed: it prioritises some things, and he’s open about that.
To me low repair bills and less time in the workshop = synonymous with reliability. I think most would agree.
You and I might know a (used) £15k Bentley is going to cost you lot more for repairs than a £15k Toyota. But some need a reminder that luxury cars are costly to run.
@@nintendokings Not entirely. It might be cheap and quick to repair but if it happens frequently then its unreliable. You can't rely on it to get you from A to B.
The most reliable go karts, thank you.
I think reliability is only one thing. I prefer fun reliable "enough" over boring "so reliable". Maybe the MX-5 is an exception, but not sure how comfy the seats are. Happy with my +30 year old W124 (not that I can afford another car, really).
The most depressing list of cars I've ever seen
Thr most unreliable was worse. Bunch of wooden German finance expresses. The last good handling car the Germans made was e30
I’ve got a Kia Cee’d JD and love it. I’m surprised it didn’t score higher up to be fair.
😂
Awful boring cars
@@gypsyemperor7535 Everyone has their own opinion and budget. It does what it says on the tin and the after sales service I've had is second to none.
@@ant647448336 -zzzzzz
@@gypsyemperor7535 An equivalent Golf or an A3 are hardly exciting cars either though.
Ive got an Fiat Punto 1.4 8v 77ps 2013 Model buyed IT with 78.000km now its 221.000km No issues at all oil Change Brake Spark plugs still got the original Clutch still Runs Like a Champ and IT consumes 5.2 lt / 100km
Punto is unkillable car.
That 1.4 77hp engine is slow but extremely reliable.
I knew a guy that bought a new Punto 1.4 new back in 2002...It blew its head gasket after 14 months at 17000 miles..
@@265justy Type 188 from 1999-2003 had issues and the Facelift Models from 2003-2005. Type 176 is just crap never buy one.
Im amazed that the E60 M5 made it to second and the Land Rover Range Rover made it in 4th. Awesome list, carwow! Keep it up!
Wrong video?
It is noticeable that the cars mentioned here are mostly compact vehicles, which inherently have fewer features, resulting in fewer potential breakdowns. The more features they have, the higher the likelihood of something going wrong. However, drawing general conclusions at this point would be unwise.
What I noticed was that apart from 1Fiat, 1 Renault and 1 Peugeot all were from Japan or South Korea.
So much for vaunted German engineering then.
German car makers couldn't deisgn a good car with a gun pointed to their families heads.
You would think being the inventor and home of such big brands for over a century they would have gotten wide spread reliable automobiles right.
I shudder to think they are attempting EVs when they failed at ICE.
Anything from Europe is a absolute no go for me as well. The car brands here just suck. Ain't saying they can't ever. But the current ones? Nope.
No mercedes no audi no bmw no volkswagen. Nope No german cars. There is your common seen.
They're all in getting their indicators repaired!
I owned a Toyota Auris Hybrid for 6 years (bought it used and 4 years old) and never had any problem with it. Really reliable and cheap to own car, extremely good milage and in my opinion it also looks good. (that's subjective) Combined with the electric motor it has 143hp which was ok enough to drive as fast as needed but not fast enough to be fun. But for that you didn't have to spend much money on maintanence and gas! And yeah, unfortunately the interior is more plastic than the Kardashians. So it doesn't fulfill any luxery wishes.
But at the end of the day: For it's price it's a fantasitic car with a lot of value.
Those are great cars indeed! What do you own now? Japanese as well or?
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Keep saying to many of my work colleagues that if you want a reliable car to get to work and back, then get a Japanese or Korean Car.
Some are not great to look at, but when I drive to work in the Winter here in the U.K all I see is Peugeot 307's, Vauxhall Corsas and surprisingly a lot if Audi A3's on the hard shoulder broken down.
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We had a Toyota Carina E for 28 years.. we sold it 2 years ago, so the car is 30 years old now. We didn't change any parts of the vehicle, and we hadn't had any repairs. The car passed all the tests every time without any problems. Even after this time, I would still recommend it to everyone who is learning or just doing wathever. The Carina is a great and stable vehicle. It was the best at the time!
I have owned a Lexus RX 350 since 2004. The car broke 3 times only. Two times for the AC and one time for a radiator leakage.
Mat can you review a new Bugatti Bolide?
I love my 2018 Mazda 2. Superb manual gearbox, excellent steering and easy on my wallet. It's so much fun to throw into corners since it barely weights anything.
Handling like a dream. It drives like a bigger car! Im thinking of buying. Any concerns? What are the things you dislike about it?
@@JustinElliot1990 I agree. It doesn't feel as small as it really is (in a good way). I've had mine since June 2021 and to be honest, I have nothing to complain about. Maybe the headlights could be LED in a 2018 car but they are still more than enough for me. Simply a brilliant car. Compared to the previous gen Yaris for example (which is also in the video) the driving experience is night and day. Besides, the car looks great. Might sound stupid for a subcompact hatchback but I still look back at it every time I walk away from it.
@@aapovainonen2705 Funny that you mention the Yaris, which is my current car at the moment lmao! Great car tho but doesn't offer driving dynamics. Now I kinda regret my purchase. Still gonnaa buy the Mazda later on tho. Anyway thx for the reply mate!
My heart filled with joy after seeing that the Toyota Auris 2016 I just bought used scored 3-place almost tied with second place. Reliability was my key choice factor, but I didn't know that this model was so reliable
MX5 at 4? That's impressive. A fun car that also proves to be very reliable. BMW/Audi/Merc/other European premium brand, take note. I notice some attempts lately to shift the perception of premium more towards driving experience, exterior/interior styling and materials used instead of technical reliability, but if that's the norm - just buy a Ferrari or Maserati straight away.
where corolla ?
Auris is the sibling of Corolla in this part of the world as well as in Australia.
Spoiler, 15 most reliable cars you can buy are not even on this list lmao
Mat thank you so much for this insane video!
Don't know about this list but my Opel Zafira (2002) is on 354 000 kilometers and still runs like a beast. Cheap for fixing, reliable. For 10 years it didn't leave me even once on the road.
The conclusion is that cheaper equals reliability.
The Japanese and Koreans have done a good job ❤
SHOCK Thers's an Italian car on the list
So true, we have that Kia ceed 2012and the only problems we had were exactly the ones you pointed out in the video. a very very reliable little thing!
Watching from Zimbabwe, the Honda jazz is indeed the most reliable car it survived a collision with a Rolls Royce 🇿🇼
In the US, the Hyundai from 12-17 is one of the worst. Engine and trans issues. Class actions.
Maybe something to do with the Americans primarily purchasing automatic transmission vehicles.
Until recently, that wasn't the case in Europe.
Bro there is as much recall and issue in ford engine and transmission people only talk about Korean cars because they don’t want to dirty the name of American brand
As a few people have mentioned, including repair cost in the ' reliability score' just completely skews it. You might as well say the Peel P50 is the most reliable vehicle because you can fix it with a £15 Meccano set.
And..? Maybe Bugatti's are also super reliable, but they cost thousands to repair so who cares. People who do care about reliability usually also cares about how much the repairing costs.