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Audi, BMW and VW ranked in the bottom 10 of a study into engine reliability
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A study was conducted recently regarding engine reliability from many manufacturers in the UK where it turns out the Germans, famous for rock solid reliability, make few of the least reliable engines in the business! In the study renowned manufactures like BMW, Volkswagen and Audi ranked in the bottom ten of the reliability chart which consisted of 36 car manufacturers. This study was conducted by Warranty Direct, one of the top firms which sell warranty for cars in the UK.
In this astonishing survey, it turns out that Audi is second from the bottom, at 35th place just one place before British company, Volkswagen, one of the biggest, most renowned and reputed brands in the world, ranked 9th from the bottom on the list.
Top 5 manufacturers
Manufacture........Failure rate (%)....Failure rate (1 in x)
1 Honda...........0.29%...............1 in 344
2 Toyota.........0.58%................1 in 171
3 Mercedes.......0.84%...............1 in 119
4 Volvo ............0.90%...............1 in 111
5 Jaguar...........0.98%...............1 in 103
Bottom 5 manufacturers
Manufacturer........Failure rate (%)....Failure rate (1 in x)
1 MG Rover........7.88%.............1 in 13
2 Audi...............3.71%.............1 in 27
3 MINI...............2.51%............1 in 40
4 Saab..............2.49%............1 in 40
5 Vauxhall..........2.46%............1 in 41
via : German Engines Among The Least Reliable? | MotorBeam - Indian Car Bike News & Reviews
source : German cars 'among worst for engine failures' | Auto Express
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A study was conducted recently regarding engine reliability from many manufacturers in the UK where it turns out the Germans, famous for rock solid reliability, make few of the least reliable engines in the business! In the study renowned manufactures like BMW, Volkswagen and Audi ranked in the bottom ten of the reliability chart which consisted of 36 car manufacturers. This study was conducted by Warranty Direct, one of the top firms which sell warranty for cars in the UK.
In this astonishing survey, it turns out that Audi is second from the bottom, at 35th place just one place before British company, Volkswagen, one of the biggest, most renowned and reputed brands in the world, ranked 9th from the bottom on the list.
Top 5 manufacturers
Manufacture........Failure rate (%)....Failure rate (1 in x)
1 Honda...........0.29%...............1 in 344
2 Toyota.........0.58%................1 in 171
3 Mercedes.......0.84%...............1 in 119
4 Volvo ............0.90%...............1 in 111
5 Jaguar...........0.98%...............1 in 103
Bottom 5 manufacturers
Manufacturer........Failure rate (%)....Failure rate (1 in x)
1 MG Rover........7.88%.............1 in 13
2 Audi...............3.71%.............1 in 27
3 MINI...............2.51%............1 in 40
4 Saab..............2.49%............1 in 40
5 Vauxhall..........2.46%............1 in 41
via : German Engines Among The Least Reliable? | MotorBeam - Indian Car Bike News & Reviews
source : German cars 'among worst for engine failures' | Auto Express
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