2018 What Car Reliability Survey

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https://www.whatcar.com/news/reliability-survey-2018-6/

2018 What Car Reliability Survey

We asked more than 18,000 people to to tell us about the reliability of their cars. From that data, we've compiled ratings for 159 models from 31 different car brands. Here we reveal the most - and least - dependable family SUVs aged one to four years old


... and coming in bottom of the list is:

Least reliable: Nissan Qashqai diesel - 79.9%

What went wrong? Battery 21%; Interior trim 11%; Steering 9%; Engine 8%; Engine electrics 8%; Bodywork 7%; Gearbox/clutch 7%; Non-engine electrics 6%; Air-con 4%; Brakes 3%; Sat-nav 3%; Wheels/ tyres 3%; Exhaust 1%; Exterior lights 1%; Fuel system 1%; Suspension 1%

A shocking 47% of diesel Nissan Qashqais went wrong, with faults in every one of our categories. Most remained driveable and were fixed under warranty, but a few owners had to pay up to £300.

Almost as many (46%) petrol Qashqais had a problem. Although the faults weren’t as widespread as on the diesels, a large proportion were on the battery (19%) and engine (12%). Engine electrics accounted for 8% and non-engine electrics 6%. More than half of cars could still be driven, but some owners faced bills of up to £500.


The full list:

Reliability for family SUVs aged one to four years old
Rank Make and model Score
1 Kia Sportage (2016-present) 97.8%
2 Audi Q3 petrol (2011-present) 97.3%
3 Peugeot 3008 (2017-present) 96.9%
4 Seat Ateca (2016-present) 96.7%
5 Kia Sportage (2010-2016) 95.5%
6 Renault Kadjar (2015-present) 94.6%
7 Hyundai Tucson (2015-present) 92.8%
=8 BMW X1 (2015-present) 92.3%
=8 Volkswagen Tiguan (2007-2016) 92.3%
10 Volkswagen Tiguan (2016-present) 91.8%
11 Dacia Duster (2013-present) 91.7%
12 Mercedes-Benz GLA (2014-2018) 91.1%
13 Mitsubishi ASX (2010-present) 89.2%
14 Audi Q3 diesel (2011-present) 89.0%
15 Nissan Qashqai petrol (2014-present) 85.3%
16 Nissan Qashqai diesel (2014-present) 79.7%


Curiously low "up to" figures for rectification costs out of warranty!
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)

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And off topic but check out the calamity that goes by the name of Tesla!

https://www.whatcar.com/news/reliability-survey-2018-9/
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)
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Nissan overall comes in at 27th out of 31 manufacturers covered:

https://www.whatcar.com/news/reliabilit ... y-2018-11/

(And interestingly Suzuki comes top although the Ignis wasn't included as far as I can tell)
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)
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