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发帖数: 49 | 1 German cars 'among worst for engine failures'
18 Jan, 2013 3:05pm Claire Holden
Audi, BMW and VW ranked in the bottom 10 of a study into engine reliability
German-made cars are not as reliable as many believe, according to new
research. Warranty Direct has studied its claims data to compile a list of
the manufacturers with the most reliable engines - and Audi, BMW and
Volkswagen all finished in the bottom 10 out of a total 36 makers.
In fact, the only firm whose cars had a worse engine failure rate than Audi
was MG Rover. MINI wasn’t much better, finishing third from bottom, while
its parent company BMW came seventh from bottom. And, despite its reputation
for rock-solid reliability, Volkswagen came ninth from bottom.
Honda scooped the gold medal – the study found that just one in every 344
Honda engines failed, compared to one in every 27 Audi engines. Despite its
recent recall woes, Toyota came second and Mercedes managed to outperform
its fellow German brands with a respectable third-place finish.
Duncan McClure, Warranty Direct Managing Director, said that engine failures
are the worst for motorists as they’re the repairs that can lead to the
highest costs because of the parts and hours of labour required to fix them:
“The nuber of failures may be low compared to areas such as axle and
suspension damage but engine repairs almost always result in costs reaching
the thousands for motorists who aren’t covered by a warranty.”
An engine failure on a Range Rover Vogue recently led to Warranty Direct’s
highest ever claim of ￡13,000.
Top 10 manufacturers
Manufacturer 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 10 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
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/62383/german-cars-among-worst-engine-failures#ixzz37Z5aKCmH | T*********s
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: German cars 'among worst for engine failures'
: 18 Jan, 2013 3:05pm Claire Holden
: Audi, BMW and VW ranked in the bottom 10 of a study into engine reliability
: German-made cars are not as reliable as many believe, according to new
: research. Warranty Direct has studied its claims data to compile a list of
: the manufacturers with the most reliable engines - and Audi, BMW and
: Volkswagen all finished in the bottom 10 out of a total 36 makers.
: In fact, the only firm whose cars had a worse engine failure rate than Audi
: was MG Rover. MINI wasn’t much better, finishing third from bottom, while
: its parent company BMW came seventh from bottom. And, despite its reputation
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