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41 responses to “TOP 10 cars that WON’T break down! | What Car?”

  1. @LCOF Avatar
    @LCOF

    Not sure why you’ve included models that are 12 months old.

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    1. @paulste9424 Avatar
      @paulste9424

      Exactly. Why is a 12 month old Kia EV included. To be a fair comparison it needs to have been on sale at least 5 years?

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    2. @micahrickards6016 Avatar
      @micahrickards6016

      @paulste9424 agree

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    3. @Reifenthaler Avatar
      @Reifenthaler

      ​@paulste9424with the Kia, it’s not that trivial, when you consider the well-known ICCU-problems earlier electric Kia’s had including the EV 3.
      Quite calming for early adopters like us to know that Kia seems to have fixed this problem. 😅

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    4. @pupi-pupi Avatar
      @pupi-pupi

      cars are new phones with reliability measurements shrinking to laughable periods. 

      “your car didn’t explode after you rolled from the dealership? it should be on a list!”

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  2. @leesmith9299 Avatar
    @leesmith9299

    i’m more interested in how do we pick a car that will last 15 years without major costs. are the ones with teething problems under warranties also the ones that major thing won’t last long term? the grandland didn’t have many teething problems but do we really think those engines are going to be the ones that will likely last decades and 200k miles? only time will tell i guess but i’m doubtful.

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    1. @paulste9424 Avatar
      @paulste9424

      I don’t think you can expect any car to last 15 years and 200k without major costs.

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    2. @leesmith9299 Avatar
      @leesmith9299

      @paulste9424 shoot for the stars and get to the moon. you must understand all i want is my best chance. my words aren’t meant to be taken literally. when i say “how do we pick a car that will last 15 years” i don’t mean the “will” bit i just want to maximise my chances even if it’s not guaranteed. if i am for 15/200 but end up getting 12/150 i’d be happy.

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    3. @jrmaty Avatar
      @jrmaty

      My Swift (2010+ model) SZ2 did 145,000 miles in 15 years before it finally had a “major” issue – the gear cable snapped & catalytic converter needed replacing, all not particularly economical at that point. Up until that point? Not a single mechanical fault or breakdown. Miss that car… :'(.

      It was the bargain basement version – no AC, not even electric rear windows – but I guess that meant there was nothing to go wrong with it. 9,000 mile service intervals also kept it in good shape.

      edit: also got 54mpg average over it’s life, petrol. Not even the latest hybrid Swift manages that…

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    4. @illes79 Avatar
      @illes79

      @jrmaty +one for suzuki, only needs basic servicing , lasts forever.

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  3. @nerone1984 Avatar
    @nerone1984

    I bought a Suzuki Swift 2024, it’s a bit less peppered of the last model but feels kinda reliable.

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  4. @joe80ss Avatar
    @joe80ss

    Vauxhall 😂 you’re having a laugh.

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    1. @ozzyhono2077 Avatar
      @ozzyhono2077

      Ranked better than RAV 4 lol

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    2. @walsh20047 Avatar
      @walsh20047

      This survey is such a waste of time. The GR is ahead of the regular Yaris because of the sales volumes. Then a Vauxhall in the top 10. It will be in the scrapyard within 10 years.

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    3. @thatpeskyswan Avatar
      @thatpeskyswan

      @ozzyhono2077 It’s a 1 year old model, the previous model 2018-2024 did terribly in reliability, give it time and any PSA product will likely be pretty terrible

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    4. @basecamper7504 Avatar
      @basecamper7504

      Why?I had a new Vauxhall Astra twin top, 7 years old and >80k miles. The only thing I replaced in all that time was a blown fog light bulb. ( Although it was a real pain in the neck to change because of the design) It was such a good car and never failed to start or broke down. Vauxhall is still more reliable than VW.

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  5. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    So Kia and Hyundai are right up there with Toyota.

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    1. @joebloggs4191 Avatar
      @joebloggs4191

      Believe that if you will!

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  6. @BCdgz Avatar
    @BCdgz

    Mini😂

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  7. @petewatson9866 Avatar
    @petewatson9866

    Lies!
    We had a brand new Kia EV3 GT Line-s this April and 2 weeks later the gearbox would not select drive or reverse. We had to raise complaint with Santander, because the dealership was not wanting anything to do with it, in the managers own words “He sells cars not rents them” even with video footage. But Santander got an independent engineer and the fault happened with him driving, he even found more faults with the charger door, as I had problems with charging.
    So please remove the 100% score for the EV 3 as I still have the video footage and the conversation with Santander, and Kia dealership and the engineers report.
    I didn’t expect this trouble from Kia, I did get an apology from Santander for my stress but nothing from Kia, not even a response from the dealership, (not that we were expecting from that despicable lot)
    SO IF YOUR THINKING OF BUYING A EV3 STOP AND THINK DO YOU WANT THE STRESS LIKE WE HAD? A brand new car that you don’t want to drive, it had roughly 300miles on the odometer for the 10+ weeks we had it, 90% of this was done in first two weeks. We were scared to drive it any distance incase we were stuck at side of the road or worse it decided to come out of drive
    Go to their competition Skoda, Even Hyundai

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    1. @surreyguysurrey4898 Avatar
      @surreyguysurrey4898

      And you managed to buy an EV3 with a gearbox too which is pretty impressive in itself 😂

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  8. @barrycrosby8602 Avatar
    @barrycrosby8602

    Surprised the corolla wasn’t in there, 0 issues in 5 years

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    1. @NedNew Avatar
      @NedNew

      Barry, surprise can cause headaches and nausea. Be careful, take a break for an hour or two, sip some lemon flavoured water and go easy on long words or polysyllables. Good luck.

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  9. @mrcf20 Avatar
    @mrcf20

    2025 Vauxhall Grandland Ultimate: Electric Tailgate Nightmare – 2-Week Dealership Repair Fails, Breaks Again Immediately

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  10. @nicholasriley3569 Avatar
    @nicholasriley3569

    Revisit this survey in 6 yrs, 7 yrs, 8 yrs, 9 yrs, 10 yrs from now. Some of your “most reliable” models will have morphed into “most unreliable” and even been scrapped due to engine issues!

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  11. @mike-kp9yi Avatar
    @mike-kp9yi

    Reliability surveys should be for cars over 4 years old

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    1. @Tintoycar Avatar
      @Tintoycar

      True, I had less problems with an 18 year old Civic than a neigbour with a 3 year old BMW.

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  12. @matthieumiliton1977 Avatar
    @matthieumiliton1977

    So several of the top 10 haven’t been on sale for even 12 months. What the point of this!?

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    1. @pupi-pupi Avatar
      @pupi-pupi

      to sell you new car

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    2. @richard_ellis Avatar
      @richard_ellis

      To inform used car buyers, I suppose.

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  13. @williamfence566 Avatar
    @williamfence566

    Had a Honda for 8 years and 100,000 miles with only a drivers seat fault which was replaced at no cost by the dealer ( at the time the car was 6 years old ). This should be the measure of a reliability survey.

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    1. @CoxJul Avatar
      @CoxJul

      This is a perfect example of an anecdote, a single data-point that is a single person’s experience. I’m not saying it’s not significant to you, but in a statistical based study it is not – except as one of over 32k experiences.

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    2. @williamfence566 Avatar
      @williamfence566

      ​@CoxJulmy example was a nod to how a reliability survey should and could be measured. One year old or 10000 miles expectation should be off the scale.longer term and higher mileage is a truer measure even if the sample size may be a touch lower.

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  14. @megapangolin1093 Avatar
    @megapangolin1093

    Hmm, very concerned about how on earth Vauxhall has moved, it is inexplicable. Mini? Very surprising too. Japanese/Korean are the way forward, every time. It makes them luxury cars to me. The luxury of knowing that you have bought a car that has been properly engineered and built.

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  15. @garywood1317 Avatar
    @garywood1317

    I am surprised no Honda in the top 10. We are on our third and love them.

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  16. @Mandela_House Avatar
    @Mandela_House

    Vauxhall Grandland – Really??? 🤣🤣

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    1. @vadimungureanu8440 Avatar
      @vadimungureanu8440

      The 1.6 CDTI diesel is rock solid, but haters gonna hate anyway, sheep life.

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  17. @theanswer1993 Avatar
    @theanswer1993

    Haven’t had a single issue with my Dacia Duster 😊

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  18. @simonthomas5367 Avatar
    @simonthomas5367

    My 2018 BMW 1 Series is still going strong! That 3 cylinder motor is great.

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  19. @ThePetrolCarmy Avatar
    @ThePetrolCarmy

    No way lexus did not make it to the list, some of these cars are barely bought so they have a high score.

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  20. @flimgenco Avatar
    @flimgenco

    Interesting how the top 3 brands had not a single model in the top 10.

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