Britain’s Least Reliable Car Brands Revealed

Protect Line, a leading insurance broker offering a UK breakdown cover comparison service, researched the five least reliable car brands and their average repair cost. 

The data was sourced mainly from the extended car warranty data held by Warranty Wise. As a result, only car brands with more than 500 records have been included in the research.

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo is an Italian luxury car brand founded in 1910. It has a reliability rating of 5.3/10 and average repair costs of £720.

Chevrolet

Despite being a US brand, Chevrolet has been gaining popularity in the UK over the past decade. It has a reliability rating of 5.3/10 and average repair costs of £900.

Jaguar is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer based in Coventry. It has a reliability rating of 5.1/10 and average repair costs of £1,020.

Jaguar

Porsche is a German car manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars. It has a reliability rating of 4/10 and average repair costs of £1,550.

Porsche

Land Rover is a British brand of predominantly four-wheel drive, off-road capable vehicles. It has a reliability rating of 3.8/10 and average repair costs of £1,260.

Land Rover & Range Rover

Data from the Driving Instructors Association found that Toyota Prius is statistically most likely to be involved in a collision, with 1,207 crashes per 100,000 registered vehicles. Coming in second place is the Honda Insight, with 1,011 crashes per 100,000 registered vehicles.

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